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WALVIS BAY – About 655 fixed term workers will be laid off at the Walvis Bay-based Seaflower Pelagic Processing factory after government slashed the company’s quota by half.

The health ministry is working in synch with the UN health agency the World Health Organisation and other stakeholders to test 2 000 people for possible Covid-19 at Walvis Bay. 

A number of parliamentarians this week supported the establishment of the African Medicine Agency (AMA), which will serve as the continental regulatory body of medicines and medical products.

Kavango East constituency councillor and National Council member Petrus Kavhura has bemoaned the delivery of national documents by the home affairs ministry in his constituency, describing it as “pathetic and unsatisfactory”.

The National Assembly has been approached to ratify an agreement between Namibia and the Russian Federation on the transfer of sentenced persons.

The New Megane R.S. 300 TROPHY is the ultimate fusion of exceptional design and heart-racing performance.

The Roads Authority (RA) has confirmed its continued recognition for having the best road infrastructure on the African continent.

Unionists believe there would be significant job losses in the next weeks across all sectors of the economy after the Windhoek High Court yesterday declared a government proclamation, which sought to forbid retrenchments and salary cuts of employers during the state of emergency, as unconstitutional and invalid.

WALVIS BAY – Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has urged citizens to play their part and protect themselves from Covid-19 as cases continue to spike.

The future for hundreds of sea fisheries workers in Namibia looks bleak and uncertain as most of the fishing companies will not be in a position to operate until the beginning of the new season when the dust has settled after new fishing quotas have been allocated.