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Omagumbo ogendji ngoka gena aantu  ya kanitha iilonga omolwoshikonga shika ngashingeyi shombuto yoCovid-19 otaya ka pewa oshimaliwa lumwe shi thike po N$750, kepangelo.

Minista gUuhaku nOnkalonawa Kalumbi Shangula okwa tseyitha kutya ngashingeyi Namibia okwa koleka omwaalu gwaantu yena ombuto yoCovid-19 yeli 13.

President Hage Geingob yesterday appointed Air Marshal Martin Kambulu Pinehas, the commander of the Namibian Air Force, as the new chief of the defence force (CDF) with effect from today.
Pinehas replaces Lieutenant General John Mutwa, who has been beset by ill-health since the beginning of last year.

Several large families in the informal settlement said practising social distancing is not possible to enforce in some poor houses occupied by several people.

WALVIS BAY – A flotilla of six Chinese vessels, seized and initially accused of illegal fishing in the fishing in the vicinity of Henties Bay, were cleared of any illegality and were given clearance to leave the country and continue with their voyage to China. 

The Old Mutual Investment Group has decided to join the fight against the novel coronavirus by generously making a monetary pledge of N$5 million.

Labour ministry’s executive director Bro-Mathew Shinguadja yesterday urged Hilton hotel employees, who were last week sent on forced, unpaid leave by the five-star hotel management, to approach the labour unions.

Health advisor in the Office of the President Dr Bernhard Haufiku said in light of the  Covid-19 crisis, Namibia should not forget Hepatitis E, which infects millions of people.

Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday said the State has so far only conducted about 40 Covid-19 tests, despite criticism that limited testing could leave cases undetected. “I don’t have the exact number but I think we have so far tested just over 40 people for Covid-19,” Shangula told New Era upon enquiry yesterday.