Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba is still disheartened to see houses constructed through the mass housing initiative unoccupied and vandalised, while thousands of Namibians do not have decent housing. He registered his disappointment at the recent Swapo post-mortem meeting on the party’s poor performance during the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Pohamba, whose statement was...
Education minister Anna Nghipondoka is expected to make an announcement tomorrow on the state of readiness to reopen schools for grade 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 learners. Grades 11 and 12 as well as lower primary learners already resumed face-to-face learning this month, while grades 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 are expected to...
A significant number of Covid-19 samples are being rejected by the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) on a daily basis due to possible contamination. Laboratory technicians at NIP said they often receive improperly marked and poorly sealed samples from the regions. This not only has the potential to expose laboratory technicians to contaminated material, but...
WALVIS BAY – Health authorities yesterday announced that the recommended isolation period for patients with confirmed Covid-19 infections will no longer be more than 14 days. This is according to Dr Kaveto Sikuvi, from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Sikuvi, who is accompanying the high-level government delegation assessing the Covid-19 situation at Walvis...
Both the MTC Nestor Sunshine Boxing & Fitness Academy and the MTC Salute Boxing Academy have upped their fight against Covid-19 after both academies dispatched teams of health officials to disinfect their gyms and maintain strong health standards. In their ongoing efforts to remain ahead in the battle against the deadly coronavirus, both gyms have...
Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) chairperson for the junior tennis committee Santie van der Walt has expressed great satisfaction with the high level of performance displayed by local youngsters at the recent Sanlam Junior Tennis Tournament Series, which ended last weekend. Last weekend’s event marked the second and last edition of the Sanlam-sponsored tennis series for...
WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay is currently a hive of activity as consignments of food, mattresses, clothes and other basic essentials are arriving at the town to aid the residents of Twaloloka who lost everything during a devastating fire on Sunday evening. A consignment of food and mattresses also arrived yesterday from the Office of...
The second attempt by Fishrot accused Ricardo Gustavo to get bail was refused by the Windhoek High Court yesterday when his appeal application was dismissed. Acting Judge Kobus Miller ruled the magistrate did not err in judgement when he denied the 44-year-old bail on the grounds of public interest or administration of justice. “The magistrate...
Three magistrate’s courts were shut down with immediate effect yesterday for 14 days after two court officials tested positive for Covid-19. The Katima Mulilo and Katutura magistrate’s courts, as well as the Windhoek Traffic Court were temporarily closed. According to a statement issued by the Office of the Judiciary, the closures were necessitated when a...
Industrialisation and trade minister Lucia Iipumbu yesterday said the ministry was investigating allegations of corruption and mismanagement made against senior officials of the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida). This follows after staff members penned a second letter to the government, this time to Iipumbu requesting urgent intervention at the agency. The staff members allege mismanagement,...