Nearly 6 000 out of jobs
For the past three months nearly 400 local companies have given notice of their intention to retrench a total of 5 748 workers, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt economies across the world.
- July 11th, 2020
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For the past three months nearly 400 local companies have given notice of their intention to retrench a total of 5 748 workers, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt economies across the world.
Namibia’s High Court came through at the 11th hour to rescue ailing Air Namibia after the Transportation Commission of Namibia unceremoniously attempted to suspend Air Namibia’s Scheduled Air Services Licence this week.
OMUTHIYA – A Namibian Defence Force soldier, currently on operation in Okongo, has received a serious warning following the sharing of information on social media pertaining to his displeasure of their accommodation.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has told the Gubagub community – who remain steadfast on ancestral land claims – that landlessness is becoming chronic in Namibia but it is not unique to Khomas region where they claim to have lost land.
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WALVIS BAY - Officials of the Walvis Bay and Swakopmund municipalities were locked in lengthy meetings on Tuesday to consult how vulnerable people can be temporarily relocated to occupy mass housing units currently lying idle.
The Omusati region has not reported any new cases of African swine fever in the past two months, an indication that the outbreak has been successfully contained.
On 27 June 2020, I had the privilege and honour to attend the burial of my former principal and mentor, one of the illustrious and iconic sons of Namibia, Alfons Mono Dikuua, from the formidable Hambukushu Royal Family. In this tribute, I start my writing with the following expression, wherever he finds himself right now:
Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) acting CEO Dr David Uirab says there is absolutely no reason to test everyone for Covid-19 to be able to manage the pandemic.
The subtext or unstated mission of last week’s quick comments on quarantine or caution fatigue was to find out how people can be encouraged to keep their focus on doing the right thing.
Otjomuise-Erero kweri wezire ovivarero ovipe o 22 vyo vandu mo Namibia nai mbenondwi yomutjise imbwi o Corona, ousipi o Covid-19.
Otjomuise- Kombundo’ mieze vivari no ma yuva yetatu ndinondi otjiuru tjo porise ya Namibia, Omukondonenene Ongenera Sebastian Ndeitunga, okuza no ku karyangera ovaÞuta va Pukiro mena rongendo yo u runga wo vi namwinyo, owo nai mbu tjiheri ko u runga nu ngwari mbwarira okupunda, kapena otji¿a na tjimwe tjatjitwa.
OTJOMUISE- Orutu rOtjiwa¿a tja Pukiro rOkupirura Ourunga wOvinamwinyo (Community Against Stock Theft Organisation poo ousupi o CASO) rwa toororere ovanane notjirata tjipe.
WALVIS BAY – Forty-three crew members on a fishing vessel have tested positive for coronavirus, sparking fears of wider human transmission within the industry.
The 15-year global effort to improve the lives of people everywhere through the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 was already off track by the end of 2019.
NKURENKURU - A family of 14 from Mulemba village in Mankumpi constituency was left dazed and in agony after a blaze reduced to ashes their entire harvest on Monday.
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Covid-19 is a global public health challenge but in Africa, the malady has metamorphosed into an “economic pandemic”, requiring bold and innovative parliamentary responses, SADC Members of Parliament have been told.
Nombunga politika dakara asi mpombongarero zanavenye kuna lipakerere omu dina kutjilisa mbunga zaSWAPO asi tavazi kompanguro morwa mavango nye aga gakara gonokomitiyee omu mbunga zaSWAPO vana hara kugusa mavango nagenye vakare vanasipundi novanasipundi gona morwa ngesi awo kuna kuoma asi kapi yina wapa omu vana litumbura velike.
The frustrated family of the missing young woman Shannon Darlikie Wasserfall is seeking financial assistance to acquire a private investigator to help find their missing beloved daughter.
The Mafwe Youth Forum, an apolitical body of youth under the Chinchimane/Linyanti Khuta of Chief George Simasiku Mamili, congratulated Masule Mutau for being appointed silalo (area) induna for Maunga-Malihela.
National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) councillor for Otjinene constituency and National Council member Erwin Katjizeu called for remedial work at schools in Otjinene Constituency in Omaheke region.
A jobless woman spent her 50th birthday by feeding and donating several items to a destitute family from the Goreangab informal settlement.
In light of a government directive allowing learners from pre-primary to grade 3 to resume classes yesterday, New Era visited some schools in Keetmanshoop to establish their preparedness for the face-to-face learning amid the seismic pandemic.
A 26-year-old woman, who recently gave birth to triplets, said she is grateful for the blessing, but would find the going tough taking on the financial burden of six children.
In what is being hailed as a novel initiative in the history of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, standing committees of the regional inter-parliamentary body have started holding virtual statutory meetings.
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Namibian Ambassador to Cuba Samuel /Goagoseb this week dismissed claims that only selected luggage meant for students in Cuba were taken along on a South African humanitarian flight last week.
OTJIMUHAKA - Residents of the Otjimuhaka in Kunene region are still over the moon after Telecom Namibia installed a network tower two years ago at the village.
In his piece for New Era on 13 June, Vitalio Angula makes some great points regarding the need for de-stigmatising alcohol treatment.
On the 28th of April 2017, I approached MTC via e-mail with the idea of multiple Aweh.
Tourism activities came grinding to a halt after a state of emergency was declared and subsequent lockdown.
Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani has described the late educationist Martin Shipanga’s dedication and commitment to drive a generation of black people out of the “doldrums of hopelessness” as noteworthy to become a standing leader in society.
MASHARE - Mashare irrigation project, which is being run by a local company, Konigstein Capital, on Friday started harvesting blueberries at the N$90 million plantation in the Kavango East region.
A capacity development workshop for members of parliament on issues of sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR), HIV and AIDS is scheduled to take place in Otjiwarongo on Thursday and Friday this week.
GOBABIS - The Ombara Otjitambi yOvaherero community, Vekuii Rukoro, last week Friday paid a courtesy visit to Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate.
Higher education institutions must come up with innovative solutions and transition to a new normal amidst the current Covid-19 crisis.
An attempt by law firm Shikongo Law Chambers to claim N$3.1 million from a Chinese construction company in legal fees allegedly accrued during a court challenge of the cancelled N$7 billion Hosea Kutako International Airport tender was shot down by the High Court last week.
Defence minister Peter Vilho shot back at the auditor general’s office, describing the institution’s staff as a “sabre-toothed tigers” who are in the habit of instilling fear in the lives of executive directors with threats of adverse opinions and subpoena.
As more learners return to school this week, some schools have started fine-tuning timetables to accommodate pupils by applying various methods such as the platoon system.
WALVIS BAY - After battling coronavirus for almost two months, Walvis Bay resident Rudi Witulski was finally released from the Welwitschia private hospital at the town on Friday morning.
RUNDU - The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has condemned in the strongest terms the “criminal acts” of Rundu Rural constituency councillor who was last week granted bail in the local court after allegedly assaulting a pensioner.
Katima Mulilo – The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade handed over 27 200 reusable face masks to the Zambezi regional Council for distribution to eight constituencies within the region.
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Vice President Nangolo Mbumba has called for the fast housing distribution, saying citizens were justified in their calls to have a place to call home.
It is unfair and outright stupid for one to blame others for not fully meeting the expectations of one when it comes to addressing national socio-economic issues in their entirety
The coronavirus pandemic presents new and unprecedented challenges to the world.
WINDOKO – Sikwata sesi lwanela bupilo, nesi cauzi mwa Windoko viki yefelile, kulwanisa taba yakutahisa mulao olumelela kusula milwalo.
KATIMA MULILO – Limembala zalipisinisi ili bayahi banaha China babapila mwasikiliti sa Zambezi, nebatambekile neulo ya lico zateko yekona kulikana N$54 920, ili zekafiwa kwamabasi ashebile mwasikiliti.
Kongola – Limembala zeñwi za kopano ya Swapo mwa silalanda sa Kongola, kuzwelela kwa mitayi yelishumi kayemine mwasilalanda sa Kongola, mwasikiliti sa Zambezi basabisa kuli bakaipangula hakutaha kwa liketisa za milonga ni likiliti zesataha silimo se, bakeñisa kuli kopano ipalezwi kutatulula misunga yezwelapili mwasilalanda.
The implementation of Air Namibia’s new business plan would require a financial commitment of over N$7 billion during the current financial year, thus making it both unaffordable and unsustainable
Landless People’s Movement (LPM) parliamentarians yesterday claimed provocation by Swapo members in the National Assembly, asserting that ruling party MPs were allowed to call opposition leaders derogatory names without any injunction from the presiding officer.
An attempt by a former Otjozondjupa police deputy commissioner to get the Supreme Court to reverse the ruling of the High Court where he had challenged his dismissal was set aside by a three-judge panel.
RUNDU – The vaGciriku royal family says the closure of national borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the process of nominating a new traditional leader.
A last-minute additional quota allocation by the fisheries ministry has led to the saving of hundreds of jobs at NovaNam, at least for the time being.
Twelve expectant mothers accommodated at Lady Pohamba Maternity Waiting Home in Gobabis in Omaheke region on Wednesday got a donation of food and sanitary kits from the Omaheke Regional Council and Catholic AIDS Action (CAA).
Journalist Kuzeeko Tjitemisa spoke to the Minister of Justice Yvonne Dausab on her short, medium and long-term plans to enhance justice and to expound on the challenges facing the ministry and the state of the judiciary system.
Otjomuise- Oritjaine ngurova o Ministera yOuveruke nOzombatero Zotjiwa¿a, Onganga Kalumbi Shangula, erero otja tjivisire kutja ovandu varwe hambondatu vamunikirwe ondwi yo Corona.
Otjomuise- Osondaha indi ovana zongamburiro vo zo mbongo peke peke otjimarire totjikando otjitenga okuworongana motjivarero otjinene opp kozonbongo indo zondindi motjivarero atjihe tjinga nambano morukondwa orutjaine ovando mbu ma veworongana averi potjivarero o 2500 poo kehi ya nao.
Okalkpana-Epukiro kamuna omekurisiro nge kayenda nandarire kutja oko karira Okarukondua Komatoororero ku ko keni okuza no ku papuruka ko Tjinene nu ozombura azehe inda kena iyotjira otjinane ihi o Swapo.
President Hage Geingob has conferred the status of national hero upon struggle veteran and renowned educationalist Martin Shipanga who died early this week in Windhoek.
While the country is in the throes of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, cases of malaria caused by mosquitos are on the increase in the two Kavango regions, where the disease claimed 14 lives since January until last week on Wednesday, confirmed the chief medical officer.
The police at Walvis Bay are investigating a Chinese couple on allegations they are selling Chinese medicine purportedly that prevents people from contracting Covid-19 at the coastal town.
President Hage Geingob this week sent a congratulatory message to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on the occasion of his country’s independence celebrations, which was celebrated on Tuesday.
OIDIVA - The principal of Oidiva Primary School, Huhwa Matheus, in Okongo constituency of Ohangwena region has raised concerns about the shortage of water as schools prepare to reopen next week.
The executive director in the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, has retired this week from her position and the public service.
The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) feels despite all good intentions and effort, the local tourism market will not be able to save the sector, which needs at least 40% occupancy to survive.
The environment ministry in collaboration with the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) has translocated 30 giraffes to two communal conservancies and a national park last month.
Residents of Siraro village of Mpungu constituency in Kavango West have written a petition focusing on the transgressions of a man who has lived at that village for four years but had to be evicted for grabbing communal land on several occasions.
The Covid-19 isolation facility built at the Rundu Intermediate Hospital, at the cost of N$3 million, has been completed in response to the national battle against the pandemic in Kavango East region.
The abortion debate post-independence was started by Dr Libertina Amathila, the then minister of health.
The statistics for Covid-19 are on the rise in Namibia.
Ministeragona gougendero noyirugana Veikko Nekundi moutano kaupwire kakapatwilire evango lyokugava nbombudi lya ndi asi mberewa moOkongo.
Rundu rural constituency councillor and member of the National Council, Michael Mukoya Shipandeni Shikongo was granted N$3000 bail in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
The ministry of environment in conjunction with conservation partners raised N$22 million for the Covid-19 relief, recovery and resilience.
The number of elephants in Namibia has multiplied from 7 000 to about 24 000 since independence, of which 150 to 200 elephants are found in Kavango West region.
The municipality of Walvis Bay in partnership with Food Namibia has launched a backyard garden project as a measure to lessen the effects of Covid-19 to residents of the coastal town so that they could grow their vegetables.
The mayor of Helao Nafidi, Elias Nghipangelwa, has expressed disappointment after Covid-19 relief food was stolen and sold by two security officers entrusted to guard the warehouse where the food was stored.
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An unknown suspect/s tried to set the infamous gallows at Henties Bay on fire on Saturday evening, they also removed the noose that was attached to it.
Self-proclaimed prophet Jackson Babi and his co-accused Ananias Ananias, who were initially arraigned on charges of being in possession of rhino horns, appeared on a separate charge in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court for offering a N$13 000 bribe to investigation officers last Friday.
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Rundu Town Council’s caretaker Sebastian Kantema says the town is struggling to deliver effective services, as it has depleted its funds that would allow for swift and quality service delivery.
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As it is known to many that dystocia is very uncommon in goats, it was surprising to attend to a considerable number of dystocias in goats in 2019.
With the commencement of the winter season, small stock (goats and sheep) farmers have a big task at hand of ensuring that this lambing (sheep birth) and kidding (goat birth) season progresses well in order to potentially achieve their production targets.
NKURENKURUS- ǁGau!nâs ministers, Anna Nghipondokas ge ge mî, ǁnāti ī skolgu hîa ǂgaoǀkhāsa ǂurusib ǁgaragu ai dīǀoaǀoa tamagu mā-amhe tidesa, skolga ǁgau!nâs !aroma ǀhui-amsa.
Dītsâdi hîas ǁKharas ǀKharisi ǀAwemā!nansa ra dīdi îs Aimûǀgarus 2030 di ǀaweǁguiga ǀoasase dīǂuise, xaweb ge, ǂkhari-omn mâsiba nēsib īsa !oa 2030ǁî kurib mûǂuiba ǀoasase sîsenǂuisa ra !hâumâi.
As the HIV/Aids pandemic continues to take its toll in more than 160 countries across the globe, people are beginning to accept it and live positively with it.
Teaching is a noble profession, a talent resulting from an innate capacity to serve as a hub transmitting belt of knowledge.
Following consecutive debilitating droughts that devastated the crop and livestock sectors the recent rainy season has brought much relief to both commercial and communal farmers who have now recorded bumper harvests.
The three dams that supply water to the central areas have enough water to last for the next two years, NamWater chief executive officer Abraham Nehemia has assured the nation in light of a previous series of dry spells that depleted the country’s main supply dams.
The lack of proper road networks in Ohangwena region, especially in remote areas, remains a hindrance to development in rural areas but the non-existence of roads also affects the movement of residents in those areas, lamented Ohangwena Governor Walde Ndevashiya.
MP and councillor for Okatana constituency in Oshana region Rosalia Shilenga is concerned about the state of the dilapidated roads in the constituency, which affects the transportation of both goods and services
The recognition of Chief Hosea Kutako by naming the country’s international airport after him and placing Chief Hendrik Witbooi’s face on the monetary unit are symbolic and don’t relieve the suffering and historic poverty entrapment of their communities that have still not structurally been addressed.
In light of a directive from the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development to local authorities, the Gobabis Municipality resolved to prohibit long-distance trucks to park or overnight in town with effect from 3 July 2020, stated the CEO of the Gobabis Municipality, Ignatius Thudinyane.
Some Swapo members from the party’s 14 branches in Kongola district in the Zambezi region are threatening to revolt against the party come the local and regional elections slated for later this year for its alleged failure to resolve long-standing internal disputes.
An unemployed couple, caring for their two-year-old girl with cerebral palsy are seeking employment that will enable them to look after their only daughter.
Responding to the public outcry for affordable private healthcare, Khomas Medical Centre and Sanlam have collaborated to introduce the Khomas Loyalty Fund (KLF).
WINDOKO – Sikiliti sa Zambezi si talimani nitokwahalotuna ya mimbeta yababa kungulelwa kwatuko, ili kuli sikone kukwanisa kulwanisa kakokwani ka Covid-19, haiba inge kazuha mwasikiliti.
WINDOKO – Liluko la tuto libulela kuli hakuna mafosisa likolo halikupa bashemi kunyatela mapampili akutokwa buikalabelo hala butuku bwa Covid-19.
WALVIS BAY – Mukwaezi wa motikala yelonga libyana yapila kwa Walvis Bay, ili yomuñwi wabapili kuswalelwa kakokwani ka Covid-19, usweli kunyaziwa kuli kiyena yana hasanyize kakokwani.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has defended the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s decision to amend its party list of officials that were sworn in as members of the National Assembly in March this year.
WALVIS BAY – Stakeholders in Erongo region have taken an all-hands-on-deck approach to revive a planned 150-bed field hospital to cater for coronavirus patients as Covid-19 cases in the country reached 102 yesterday.
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Celeste Becker said that people with criminal records of any nature should not be allowed to serve in the envisaged Information Commissioner Office (ICO).
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Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has described the late parliamentarian Clara //Gowases as a selfless individual whose commitment to parliamentary work has contributed immensely to the progress of the legislature.
The Namibia National Students Organisation will hold its General Students Council (GSC) meeting starting today until next week Monday at Otjikondo in the Kunene region.
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The Rundu Town Council is desperately searching for a substantive CEO to lead the local authority.
Otjomuise- Omwara wo Nguatjindu, omukazendu omusuverwa wOmbara Sam Kambazembi, Veindira Uaripii Kambazembi, ma ka suvisiwa muhuka mOnÿerombapa tja Mongua.
Otjomuise- Oo Tjipangandjara veraka ro Tjiingirisa vetja kongotwe yo mu rumendu auhe omunandoneno kwa kurama omukazendu.
As a means of complying with efforts towards the successful implementation of Vision 2030 which espouses the provision of improved sanitation and good hygiene, the //Kharas Regional Council held ground-breaking ceremonies for the construction of flush toilets to replace bucket toilets at Aroab and Aus.
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NKURENKURU - Education minister Anna Nghipondoka said schools that do not meet the necessary health hygiene protocols would not be allowed to reopen for learning.
Covid-19 has affected all forms of social and economic activity in and around the country.
Article 10 of the Namibian constitution states that all people are equal regardless of their sex, race , social or economic status.
Vakurona kapi navavasininika asi vatume vana vawo kosure vakavaronge mononkondwa rongero, Presidente Hage G. Geingob yimo ngoso katente mbudi nkera.
KEETMANSHOOP- //Kharas, nguuru Aletha Fredericks kakandwirepo nonkango edi karuganesere gumwe dokuhamena konavaNama edi dina kara asi mitili gumwe kadiruganesere ogu vana kugazarera asi nare kakamonekere kompanguro momandaha.
Omakange- kampani zaNampower sivike kasipwire kavageve rutjeno kosure kumwe nomukunda gwaOmakange momukunda horowero gwaKunene noyimaliva yokusika ko N$21 yonomiliyuna.
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An unemployed woman and her three children are living off handouts and sometimes go without having a meal for days.
A breastfeeding woman of Walvis Bay who tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday finds herself in a tricky situation after she was advised to find someone to look after her children before she goes for quarantine.
The Women’s Action for Development-initiated programme dishing out free meals to more than 4 000 school learners in Ohangwena region has been praised by parents, learners’ guardians at this time of the pandemic.
The Nama Traditional Leaders Association and the Ovaherero traditional authorities have called for the removal of all colonial symbols in Namibia.
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Chinese business people have committed to remain firm in the multi-sectoral effort to help the Namibian government to fight the Covid-19 pandemic that has disrupted global economic activities, by pledging to help feed those in need in the Oshikoto region.
The Omaheke region education directorate benefited from a special development-funding programme aimed at ensuring that government schools are adequately prepared to deal with Covid-19 health protocols.
The story of the 20th century genocide history is vividly alive in post-genocidal Namibia because there is still the “unfinished business”.
Firstly, I will start off with explaining what this heading means. Virtually, we have come to understand that Swapo as an organisation has always been a people`s organisation that has been loved so much, henceforth, the members of the Swapo party like myself call ourselves Swapos out of love and mere belonging.
WALVIS BAY – The business community at Walvis Bay yesterday welcomed the announcement by President Hage Geingob to allow economic activity to return to the coastal town despite strict travel restrictions.
RUNDU – Elizabeth Nepemba Correctional Facility in Kavango West region says it is pleased to assist nearby schools with restoring their damaged school chairs and desks without compensation with the help of offenders who are being taught basic vocational technical skills.
As part of its projects to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the German embassy will support needy families with food parcels in the areas of Gobabis, Witvlei in the Omaheke region and Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa region.
A University of Namibia’s associate professor has decried the meagre public funding of research activities, saying the scant allocation of resources is negatively affecting institutions of higher learning to contribute meaningfully to the fight against Covid-19.
OMAKANGE - Nampower last week extended power to a school as well as the local community of Omakange in the Kunene region for N$21 million.
The issue of national reconciliation has reappeared in the National Assembly.
If there was ever a less known and under-appreciated institution in government, it would be the Namibian Correctional Service (NCS).
!Ereamsa Chinab !nâ ūhâ ǂgaeǂguis ge ǂganamsendi hîan Chinab !hūǁîn ǂharugub ǂnûiǂgādi Namibiab !nâ hâde ra dīdi, gaxuse !âuhe hâ
ǀAeǁgams !Ā!khōmas ge 11 kai !nâgu ǀgaisa !nâba ra māga ǀnî !âgu ǀAeǁgams ǂnaumâiǁanǁguigu digu !nâ ge !am. ǀAegams !ā!khōmai-aos
Xrat 10 di skolǀgôab, Kaiǀaub dib ge hāǀaro ra ǁkhāǁkhāsens ǁgau!nâde ǁîb kurisa skolǀgôana gere mā, ǀgui timî tsî gu ge skolga daode a ǂganam Covid-19 !aroma xawe.
Education authorities yesterday abruptly cancelled today’s return to school pending an announcement by President Hage Geingob later this afternoon.
WALVIS BAY – There will be no travelling out of Erongo region anymore with immediate effect.
The Namibian Supreme Court has joined other jurisdictions in the region by having its first e-hearing or video conference hearing on Friday in a matter involving the government and the Namibia National Teachers Union.
Education commentators have weighed in on the government’s directive instructing both private and public schools to lower the pass mark to 35%.
As the number of coronavirus cases in the country spiked at the weekend, both Air Namibia and the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) confirmed an immediate lockdown of their respective head offices and a return to stage 1 Covid-19 lockdown measures due to possible exposure to the virus.
OMUTHIYA - A number of unemployed qualified teachers staged a peaceful demonstration at Omuthiya on Friday where they demanded the abolishment of job interviews, claiming the process was a waste of resources as hundreds scramble for few posts.
Four organisations donated items worth N$230 000 to the health ministry’s Covid-19 emergency operation centre to strengthen the fight against the pandemic.
The African Union recently rolled out the Partnership to Accelerate Covid-19 Testing (PACT), building on the lessons from past outbreaks and epidemics.
On 9 June 2020, viewers around the globe were glued to international TV networks to watch the live coverage of the funeral of George Floyd.
Muzamaisi wa katengo kamunzi wa Bukalo, Martin Limbo, ukulubelwa kuli uhanile kusiya ofesi, nihaike kuli nako yana filwe yakubeleka nefitile kwa mafelo la 31 Kandao, mi katengo nekasika iekeza.
Nihaike kamaiso ya katengo ka Affirmative Repositioning (AR), ibulela kuli maikuto ateñi atomami kwaliketisa za tutengo twa litolopo mwa kweli ya Njimwana, munyatisisi walitaba zalipolitiki ukengela kana katengo ka AR kakona kufetula lipolitiki zakona zaliswanelo za sicaba kuba lipolitiki zanaha.
KATIMA MULILO – Maikuto amaticele ni baituti aka nanuha, kasamulaho sikolo sa purojekiti sa Tobias Hainyeko nesi amuhezi litafule zemyanda yesilezi kazemashumi aketalizoho ni lipula zapalo yeswana.
Likwambuyu wa Liluko la Milao Yvonne Dausab, ubulela kuli nihaike ofesi ya milao isebelize katata kutalimana ni butata bobutiswa ki kakokwani ka Covid-19 mwanaha, mokuñwi nekupala.
His greatest ambition lies in crafting a progressive and flourishing entertainment industry, hence he credits the likes of Robert Shipanga, Sula Kyababa, Fidel Odel, and DJ Remind as his biggest influencers who propelled him to start doing things on his own, mastering the craft of turning talents into a business.
WALVIS BAY – Healthcare workers at Walvis Bay have started the process of mass testing for Covid-19 in order to stave off a wave of infections at the harbour town.
Justice minister Yvonne Dausab says although the judiciary did everything in its power to mitigate the most adverse effects that the Covid-19 pandemic has on the country, some risks were simply unavoidable.
International relations deputy minister Jenelly Matundu has applauded the government’s approach on gender issues, as well as efforts aimed at addressing violence against women and children in the country.
Bus, mini-bus and seven-seater drivers clashed on Tuesday at SADC Square commuters rank in Rundu.
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The University of Namibia has joined forces with renowned online education platform Coursera to offer its students and staff free access to over 3 800 courses from the world’s top universities.
MASHARE – The prolonged global lockdowns as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on the multi-million-dollar blueberries project at Mashare in Kavango East.
The senior citizens sheltered at Tsumeb’s Martin Shailemo old age home had a collective sigh of relief after individuals and companies joined forces to rehabilitate the once dilapidated retirement home.
Omuveo wa KaÞumba- Ongooneya ya Maheke, Pijoo Nganate, meripurire ko ku sembamisa okapare kovanane vombazu voru kondwa rwa maheke.
Omuveo wa KaÞumba- Ovanane vombazu vasere okupewa ondengero ndje ve pwire, Onooneya ya Maheke, Pijoo Nganate, matja.
Otjomuise- Okwiisira kovitjitwa peke peke mehi nganduu kouye wopendje katjisupi ongondoroka no ma zepero wo ndekurona ya Africa no mukwatera wa America, George Floyd, ongahukiro kutja OtjiÞiro Otjindjandja nambano tjekuru oku yenena oku riyanena no ku riyama embo riurisiwe nditja “Tjitjekura Tjeriyama”.
Urban and Rural Development minister Erastus Uutoni, says its core developmental areas for the allocated budget of N$1.7 billion is the provision of serviced land, housing and improved sanitation countrywide.
The National Assembly on Tuesday approved and passed to the National Council for review, the N$72.8 billion national budget tabled by finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi last month.
Swanu leader Tangeni Iijambo has questioned the country’s policy of national reconciliation, saying there is no evidence suggesting it has worked in an independent Namibia.
The City of Windhoek has installed 11 high-mast lights in some of Windhoek’s informal settlements.
The Omuthiya Town Council has reaffirmed the Namibian Traffic Information System (NaTIS) office will be up and running soon.
It may be necessary to react to what was revealed in local newspapers about someone who was suspended from Hillside Christian College in Walvis Bay, over apparent racist rants.
On 5 June 2017, Arab states led by Saudi Arabia severed all diplomatic ties with Qatar. Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia imposed a land, sea and air embargo on Doha to impel the Middle East state to alter its foreign policy.
Munamberewa kurona godoropa zaBukalo ana parapo kugava mberewa, nampili moomu asi ezuva lyendi lyokukara asi age murugani gondango zodoropa zina kayhege kwedi kakupwire.
Nkuuru gomukunda Kavango zoupumezuva Bonifatius Wakudumo kahuguvarere ministeli nokuzipandura minsteli zo mapukururo, magwanekere nounkurungu morwa elituromo lyazo mokugava udivi ntanteko kuhamena kompuyuta modoropa zaRundu.
Ohangwena ruha roukanguki mukurona gwawo John Hango katente asi awo kub akara novantu 44 ava vana tura mevango lyokundindilira pevango eli vatlisapo lyakara modoropa zaOshikango.
The country’s agrarian reform must be a tool for redressing poverty, inequality and unemployment, Landless People’s Movement (LPM) leader and Member of Parliament Bernadus Swartbooi said on Monday.
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The Agriculture, Water and Land Reform ministry has been allocated an amount of N$929 million in order to improve the water security situation in the country, including upgrading of the existing infrastructure.
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“If I get cold, I wear everything,” said a man who has made a facet crawl tunnel his home at Wanaheda playgrounds.
Travellers who overstayed their temporary permits due to the disruption to flights caused by the Covid-19 have been granted an exemption and will therefore not be declared illegal immigrants for the time being.
RUNDU - The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade in the Kavango East handed over 41 000 face masks meant for pensioners, vulnerable children and marginalised communities in the region on Monday.
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to perversely disrupt institutions around the world, the Namibian parliament has not been spared.
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At the beginning of 2020, an outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, never seen before, raged around the world, posing a severe threat to the safety and health of all human beings. As one of the first virus-stricken countries, through months’ painstaking efforts and tremendous sacrifice, China has achieved an initial victory in containing the spread of the virus.
The last several years have seen multiple crises engulf global affairs, and we are in the midst of one of the most daunting ones yet: the Covid-19 pandemic.
Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) leader Gotthard Kandume in his maiden speech in the National Assembly expressed concern over the increasing support to state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
The Omuthiya Town Council yesterday announced its plans to upgrade a stretch of gravel road measuring 700 metres along Extension One to bitumen standards, bringing much relief to residents who, for years, endured dust from the busy route.
Some farmers in the //Kharas region could incur potential livestock losses should the cold conditions, compounded by windy and rainy conditions, prevail in the south. This is the view of Karasburg Farmers Association chairperson Hansie Esthuyse.
A teenager died a horrendous death on Sunday afternoon in Swakopmund after he was bumped and dragged by a tow-in vehicle at the coastal town. The teenager, Laurens Alberts Bester, aged 15, died on the spot.
Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta says poaching instances of high valued and iconic species such as rhino and elephant were reduced significantly.
Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo has praised the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) for providing free basic computer training to Rundu residents.
Life is a daily struggle and one of hardship for two elderly men from the San community living at Tondoro village in Kavango West region, who live together through abject poverty. One of the two men is crippled while the other is blind.
The police have managed to obtain the statement of a five-year-old victim, who was allegedly abducted and sexually violated by a 50-year-old man last year.
RUNDU – A 20-year-old man was denied bail yesterday in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court, where he appeared on a charge of murder for allegedly killing his biological mother.
!Nanidisiǀgamǀa (62) kurixa kairs, Debbie Maxuilili Ankamas ge Namibiab kaira khoena ra ǁgoaǂui in ǂōrisasib ǀkha ǁguiri ûitsamaxūn tsî !hanaǂgāb !nâ tsî ǁnās ǀkha ǂhanuba !kharese !gû!oa mâsib ǂûǁawosasib dib ǂnamipe !hūb a ǂhabase.
Namibiab Studentn Marisi ǂKhâ!nâs ǂGaes (NSFAF) ge ǀgaisa ǁgoaǂuis !nâ hâ, mâtis surudesa maride studentna xu nî hō-oas dis ǀkha hîa nēsi N$2.8 biluns ai mâsa.
WALVIS BAY - The Walvis Bay-based Hillside Christian College has fired a grade 2 teacher assistant for racial remarks made on social media early last week, saying racism has no place at the school.
The minister of education, Anna Nghipondoka, has noted with concern that the provision of physical education facilities such as additional classrooms, new schools, hostels and maintenance remains a challenge as the bulk of the ministry’s N$14 billion allocation goes to operational expenditure.
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Winnie Moongo has raised concerns about the poor state of infrastructure at public hospitals, saying government should be focused on fixing the ailing health sector.
State-owned enterprises will receive N$1.3 billion with Air Namibia receiving the lion’s share of that budgetary allocation, minister of public enterprises Leon Jooste announced last week in parliament.
A 71-year-old pensioner Fredericka Swartz was one of the first Rehoboth residents to be allocated a piece of land by the town council.
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Years after hanging up his football boots, Slogan Matheus, who is also a former police officer, is now a proud owner of a legal firm.
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The ministry of higher education has given the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) the go ahead to resume face-to-face classes.
When I was in India, I updated my Facebook status, saying “What is the use of wishing women a happy mother’s day while you respect animals more than them?”, went to church for a good three hours and came back to death threats from college mates and my broadcasting lecturer summoning me to his office.
WINDOKO – Yomuhulu wa Sipokola sa Naha Sebastian Ndeitunga uketile Elizabeth Sibolile kuba yomuhulu wa sipokola mwa sikiliti sa Ohangwena, kuyola Simeon Shindingwe yana pumuzi famusebezi kwamafelo akweli ya Kandao.
WINDOKO – Macaziba balumela kuli naha izwelapili kutalimana ni butata bwa kubitelela.
WINDOKO – Muetapili wa kopano ya Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Bernadus Swartbooi, viki yefelile naize hana kacimacima, nihaike utisize siyongili mwandu ya milao mwalivi zefelile.
Swapo parliamentarian John Likando, who is also the Kabbe South constituency councillor, says there is a need to reform the Namibia Stock Exchange to allow black Namibians to enter the mainstream economy.
The long-awaited completion of the new Namibian Police Forensic Science Institute facility is progressing well and is expected to be completed soon.
The Kavango West Regional Council has appealed for more funding from central government, for the current and coming financial years.
The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) in Oshikoto has expressed disappointment in the conduct of some members of parliament, saying the use of insults and vulgar words does not reflect well on a Christianity nation that is also driven by cultural norms.
The Popular Democratic Movement Women’s League (PDMWL) feels the shortage of contraceptives in public health facilities across the country is life threatening.
Otjomuise- Okutuura poo okutunjuna orukupo oruningandu tjinga imba mbatinyuna poo okutuura ovakazendu ave zembuuka kutja ovo ve vetoora po zo nda zo mundu wo yao.
Otjomuise- TjaÞoro! Imbwii oomwano omuhona Hivirikee Uaseuapo mbwa yakurire ombuze ndjiheri ombuze otjate yokutja Orukondwa rwa Rongo aruhe nambano rwa pata kapena oma nyinga nyingiro.
The headman of the Omufimba village in Okongo constituency in Ohangwena region has evicted a 30-year-old widow from her matrimonial home, following the death of her husband last year.
All People Party (APP) parliamentarian Erastus Shumbwa has raised concerns about the high unemployment rate among the country’s youth, saying serious measures are needed to tackle this problem head-on with bigger determination.
With the launched 2019 National Labour Migration Policy, the government has committed to addressing a wide range of areas such as deficiencies in Namibia’s institutional framework relating to labour migration.
NKURENKURU - The people of Nkurenkuru are relatively adhering to Covid-19 regulations, including the mandatory wearing of masks when in public, town CEO Petrus Sindimba said this week.
Namibian Police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga has appointed Elizabeth Sibolile as the new regional commander of Ohangwena, replacing Simeon Shindinge who retired at the end of May.
Oniipa Town Council CEO Jakob Junias said since the settlement was declared a village and a decade later upgraded to a town, there has been equitable development, while the living conditions of inhabitants have improved.
WalvisBay -sure vana kutumbura asi Hillside Christian College kava hagekesere posiruwo gona mitili gwawo ogu gaza monombudi ahanese mbudi zendi zokuhamena rutandu.
Gumwe gadivikwa muhudisi Jackson Babi nkera kagusirepo ehundiro lyendi lyopangenderera eli gatuliremo muhahende gwendi Kadhila Amoomo kompanguro zekeguru sivike esi sina puko omu gahundilire asi ngano vahamukwata ntani vahaza vakakona kone embo lyendi nalinye morwa tayikara ngwendi kapisi paveta.
Varongwa vane wovamati womosure Swakopmenu secondery school nkera kavavakonakonene kokambumburu koCovid 19 konyima tupu opo kavalikidire asi awo kuna kara nouvera wesakisa -vana kutjangwilira asi kuvhura kukara uvera owu ngesi vana vatura mosipangero sepangero.
WALVIS BAY – The Hillside Christian College has suspended a teacher who went on a racist tirade on social media.
Youthful Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Inaaviposa Hengari said the cost of corruption in the public sector is paid for by poor people and unemployed young people who cannot get work because money intended for development is being used to purchase holiday homes and luxury cars.
Government has been urged to support smallholder farmers in terms of improved seeds, fertilisers, logistics, water availability, training and appropriate implements. Landless People’s Movement (LPM) parliamentarian Edmund Isaaks requested the National Assembly last week.
NKURENKURU - Although school principals in the Kavango West region have indicated that they are coping with the current safety measures put in place during the reopening of face-to-face classes, some remain doubtful that the situation will remain the same once all learners return for lessons.
If you are looking for a nice culinary treat of a hotdog in Windhoek, DIE BANGOS, a small home-operated eatery in Wambo location along Judika Street in Katutura is the place to be.
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The critical care unit, popularly known as the intensive care unit (ICU), is a section of a hospital where special medical equipment and services are provided for patients who are seriously ill.
The number of children between the ages of 5 and 17 working in agriculture has been on the rise globally since 2012. Increasing from 98 million to 108 million children, agriculture accounts for 71% of all child labour.
The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) is struggling to recover its student debt, which currently stands at a whopping N$2.8 billion.
Four male learners from Swakopmund Secondary School were yesterday tested for Covid-19 after presenting flu-like symptoms at a local state hospital.
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says the budget presented by finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi balances between the need to enable the country to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Council members serving on local public universities should at least possess a minimum master’s degree qualification, information minister Peya Mushelenga proposed in the National Assembly last week. Mushelenga recommended to the minister of higher education, Itah Kandii-Murangi, that the acts governing tertiary institutions should be revisited to provide for appropriate requirements for membership to the councils of the two public institutions.
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Nico Smit has charged poverty eradication has long been a slogan used by government to rally voters during elections.
OPUWO – The Putuavanga Secondary School in Opuwo last week reopened classes for grade 11 and 12 learners in a bid to save the academic year despite limited resources, including lack of proper sanitation.
“They committed a modern day lynching in broad daylight . . . I can’t stand for that!”
Digital literacy refers to the ability of users to utilise, access and productively use digital devices such as mobile phones, PCs/laptops and other platforms to share constructive news or events
!Hūb di ǁÛb, Hage Geingob ge ǂoa ge wekheb Donertaxs ai ge ǂan!gâ, !nubusib sī!nâhe ǁkhā ǂganǀgauba ūhâ omn dib a ǁgoaǂuidi di ǀguisa Namibiab !nâ tsîb nē !nubusiba ǁaupexa 300 000 omdi khaohâs ǀkha !hūb a ǂhabase mâsa.
ǂOa ge wekheb Wunstaxs ai gu ǂhanub skolgu tsî aitsama mâbasen skolgu tsîna Xrat 11 tsî 12 hâra skolǀgôan !aroma daode a ǀhui-am, os ge nēsa kaise !gâise ǁKharas ǀkharib skolgu !nâ ge !gûǁnâ.
!Nona kaidisi ǂkhawusa tsî ǂhâb !nâ hâ omaridi khoen ge Kavangob Huriǂoas !nâ ai!â gere ǂoa wekheb !nâ ǂûn di ǀkhaeba Tunacor ǁAun ǂHaruguba xu ge !khō!oa.
Deputy Judge President Hosea Angula last week ordered Swapo Party not to remove Katrina Shimbulu as councillor of the Oshakati Town Council.
In any drought year, communal farmers often struggle to feed their families.
KATIMA MULILO – Baituti ba litopa za 11 ni 12 mwa sikiliti sa Zambezi nebakutezi kwasikolo, kasamulaho aliviki zakukwalwa kwalikolo zasicaba ni zakwa mukunda kuzwa mwakweli ya Lyatamani, ili kulatelela milao yakulwanisa kakokwani kakatasalize lifasi kafela ka Covid-19.
WINDOKO – Mueteleli wa naha Hage Geingob, nazibahalize viki yefelile kuli muuso unze usinganyeka hala nzila sakata yakukwalula miseto kuli sicaba sikale kuba mwalieto.
WINDOKO – Yabizwa mupolofita Jackson Babi niya nyazwa niyena Frzans Naululu Dumeni, ili bane baswanela kubonahala mwa khuta ya muatuli mwa Windoko viki yefelile, kuli bayo ikupela kulibelela muzeko wabona kwande, nebaboni taba yabona iswa la 24 Sikulu kulumelela lipatisiso za sipokola kuzwelapili.
National Unity Democratic Organisation chief whip Joseph Kauandenge said the budget debate currently taking place in the National Assembly is a waste of time.
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has defended the N$6.2 billion allocated to the ministry of defence, saying civil operations of the ministry directly promote economic growth through their business activities and protection of the country’s natural resources.
Swapo parliamentarian and former journalist Modestus Amutse has commended the country’s state-owned media for an excellent job in keeping the nation informed “under very difficult circumstances”.
The grief-stricken family of 43-year-old Bryan Hembapu, who died in the United Kingdom in March, have thanked Air Namibia for repatriating his remains for free.
The St George’s Diocesan School has defended its decision to request parents to sign Covid-19-related indemnity forms once pupils return to school. Many parents frowned upon the decision this week.
The National Disability Council of Namibia says it is severely underfunded to the extent that it can only afford a workforce of 11 workers.
Grade 11 and 12 learners in Zambezi region have returned to school after weeks of nationwide closure that shut public and private schools since March due to the enforcement of the state of emergency that was triggered by the Covid-19 global pandemic.
With the reopening on Wednesday of both public and private schools for Grade 11 and 12 learners it was smooth sailing in the //Kharas region as the majority of schools successfully complied with the state of emergency regulations to ensure the virulent coronavirus is kept in check.
Otjomuise- Otjoro tjo 74, ndiri epango rovandu mbakwatwa mo mbura indji o 1974, ndjiri ombura wina osikore indji o Chief Hosea KuÞako mOmongua, tji ya paturuka, Oroviungura tje ri kwambere kozo ngondjero mo Namibia okuvatere ovahepauke mo ru veze ro u zeu mena ro mu tjise wo Corona.
Ehungiro- Omandaha tjiyari 25 ku Kambundu yari eyuva ra Africa ekoverwa arihe ra Africa, nawina ozondekurona za Africa momahi wo zonganda, tjirizemburuka eyuva ro ma sembamisieo yoruwano rwa Africa mo mbura indji o 1963 mo tjihuro ohongora tja Ethopia, o Addis Ababa.
The Presidency has apologised to local journalists after media workers were yesterday barred from covering the official inauguration of the Covid-19 isolation facility at the Windhoek Central Hospital.
The Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) yesterday said it only expects students to resume face-to-face learning around 3 August.
Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Nico Smit has lambasted government, saying if it were a business, it would have been liquidated long ago.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday telephonically accepted President Hage Geingob’s invitation to visit Namibia post-Covid-19, according presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari.
Chief Kilus Nguvauva III of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority on Monday announced the cancellation of the annual tribal commemorations scheduled for June and August due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
About 250 learners in Oshikoto region will be returning to school equipped with the necessary stationery, months after classes were temporarily interupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
OPUWO - Some of the visually impaired residents of Opuwo feel they are excluded and left out of Covid-19-related programmes.
Hotel Rundu has cut salaries of all employees by 25% as the hospitality sector struggles to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Ohangwena region has received 700 bags of maize flour each weighing 5kg with a combined value of N$35 000 from International Commercial (Pty) LTD (ICPL) in Oshikango to assist its communities most in need.
Stakeholders from the multi-sectoral stratum continued to show their support and assistance towards the containment of the fast-spreading Covid-19 pandemic when the Oshikoto Regional Council received 300 surgical masks from Element Medical Suppliers to be distributed to the most needy.
RUNDU – Because the wearing of face masks has become mandatory in public places as a preventive measure for Covid-19, a well-known Rundu tailor Toze Bejami on Wednesday donated 300 masks to help government curtail the spread of the pandemic.
Konyara vantu wokusika ko 1400 kwavapa matengekero morwa epuko eli vavagwana vaporosi mwaza sirongo morwa kapi vasikisamo veta ezi zo Covid 19 vatulire mosirugana kutunda mwa Nsinano 2020 ano ava vakwata kuna kara nye dogoro mwaKudumogona mvhura zeezi.
Nkurenkuru-mukarelipo gwaAngola moNamibia Oliveira Francisco-Guilherme kakadingwire komberewa zanguuru gomukunda Kavango zoutokero Sirrka Ausiku sivike esi kasipwireko.
Mutungimo momukunda ana kara norunyegenyo morwa mukaro ogu kansela gomukunda ana kuruganesa varugani womomberewa zaKeetmanshoop Urban, Maxie Minaar.
As Namibia transitions into stage 3 with more relaxed Covid-19 regulations, churches could face the music for contravening strict coronavirus guidelines.
OVER 1 400 fines have been handed out by the police across the country due to people breaching Covid-19 state of emergency regulations between 28 March and 29 May this year.
Two toddlers from Onamafila village in Ohangwena region and another from Tsumeb drowned in separate incidents on Sunday afternoon.
The Namibian Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) will be granting a once-off payment of up to US$250 (N$4 352) to support students currently studying abroad, as part of its contribution towards the Covid-19 pandemic.
Windhoek on Monday got a consignment of 30 000 face masks that will boost the current raft of hygienic measures in the city.
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Meatco new board chairperson Johnnie Hamman says the principle of inclusivity must play an integral part in taking the meat processing and marketing entity forward, adding that “no one should be left out”.
The Namibian newspaper has not been spared from the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and has embarked on a restructuring exercise that will unavoidably result in job losses.
The Mamuno border post in Botswana has run out of confirmatory testing kits, which are used for testing of truck drivers for coronavirus, putting Namibia’s fight against Covid-19 in jeopardy.
Karasburg East constituency councillor Dennis Coetzee has denied allegations that he deliberately withheld information from the public regarding the production of face masks in favour of a company owned by his wife. “Dennis Coetzee deliberately withheld information on a government tender for the manufacturing of face masks, in the process arranged that his wife’s company, Denacle Investments, be awarded the tender,” an aggrieved resident Jacobus Basson claimed in a petition seen by New Era.
The bulk of the 2020/2021 budget of the Walvis Bay municipality will be allocated to the continuation of already approved capital projects, service delivery as well as maintenance and upgrading of infrastructure projects.
A concerned resident is dismayed over the alleged maltreatment of administrative staff in the office of the Keetmanshoop Urban constituency councillor, Maxie Minnaar.
The body of a baby girl, wrapped in plastic bags, was found during the morning hours of 1 June at the Eenhana municipal dumpsite by a group of women collecting refuse for recycling.
RUNDU - The Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) says schools should not bar learners from attending classes because of their hairstyles. “Nanso further calls on all schools across Namibia to adhere to the call by the ministry of education that no learner be sent home as a result of their hairstyle. Nanso calls on all learners to remain calm as we await on the guidelines from the Office of the Attorney General that will regulate this situation in both state and private schools,” Nanso spokesperson Dylan Mukoroli said in a statement.
Three hundred needy and vulnerable households in Kavango West last week received food parcels from Tunacor Fisheries Limited. The gesture aims to ease the threat of food insecurity being posed by the coronavirus global pandemic. The donation comprised of boxes of frozen fish, dry food and school stationery.
ARIAMSVLEI - As a region bordering directly with South Africa, which accounts for almost 80% of Namibia’s imports, a need exist to relook at Covid-19 mitigation measures in place at the Ariamsvlei and Noordoewer border posts, said //Kharas governor Aletha Fredericks. The governor made the remarks during a stakeholder consultation meeting held last week at Ariamsvlei.
The world is in an uproar! The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020 in the USA was an act of premeditated murder as called by some. Police in the United States of America has through the years being on a killing spree against people of colour, and nothing was being done against them.
When Larry Kramer passed away on 27 May, the world lost an AIDS activist that many who are infected with or affected by HIV or AIDS might not know the critical role he played in the gains towards policy and treatment enjoyed today worldwide. It was his aggressive demands for a strong response to the AIDS crisis that helped change the US health policy in the 1980s and 90s, as he foresaw a disease that could kill millions irrespective of their sexual orientation and sadly, his prediction came to pass.
Shanghais, ǁnā haka !ā!khōmaidi, People’s Republiki Chinab dib didi ǀguis tsî ǁkhāti a !gâsa kai!ās ǀAeǁgams ǀkhas, ge 20 000 maskerde Namibiab dana!ās di ǁanǂgāsabena huis nē ǁōsa khoraǂuisensa ǁkhaes !aroma ge ǀkhae. Shanghais ge !khawagas Yangtze !āb dis !nâ ǂnôa tsî 24.3 miljun ǁanǂgāsabena ūhâ. Shanghais ge hoa !hūbaisises ǁîsa marisi aib ais tsî !kharaga ǂâiǀgaugu tsî xūna dīs ǀkha ǂansa !āsa. Ai!â gere ǂoa wekheb Fraitaxs ais ge Chinese !hūb ǂNûǁkhaebas ǀAeǁgams !nâsa 20 000 xa a !nāsa N95 maskerde ǀAeǁgams !Ā!khōmaisa ge ǀkhae.
ǀAeǁgams !Ā!khōmais ge ǀgaisa ǂâiǂhansensa ge gowaǂui ǁnāti ī ū!oaheǁoasa ǂkhôadīs hîa khoen nî ǂhanu-ūga ra mâihe ǁgamamdi tsî nau hâ ǂhâǂhâsa sîsenūxūn ai ra dīhegu ǂnamipe. Nē ra ǂkhôadīhen ge ǂhanub ge Covid-19 ǂōǂōsib ǁaeb !nâ huib ase ǁnāti ī !garo!ā !âgu tsî ǂnaumâi ǁganǁguigu tsîna !gōsase a mâibaga, in tsēkorobe !anu ǁgam-e ūhâ ǁkhā.
Telecom to the rescue… People with hearing impairment, who are unable to dial in on the toll-free Covid-19 number will henceforth be served via WhatsApp on 0851 100 100. Telecom Namibia sponsored a WhatsApp number, as well as a mobile device to the Covid-19 call centre.
Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) board chairperson Patrick Swartz has rejected claims that there was no fairness in the latest agency recruitment processes.
School board members of Tuguva Combined School in Kavango West region were blissful for a donation of old clothes to destitute learners last week.
WALVIS BAY – The Zimbabwean ambassador to Namibia, Rofina Chikava, has applauded the local authorities for allowing 182 Zimbabwean nationals, working on cruise ships to be repatriated via the Walvis Bay airport on Friday.
My friend Vicky Joel, runs the Circle of Hope Academy in Ondangwa. This is a school for children suffering from a range of disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Bipolar Disorder. ADHD for instance is a mental illness that is prominent amongst young children and it thus affects the way they act and focus. On a daily basis, Vicky has to care and teach children who are hyperactive, who are inattentive and have a hard time controlling urges and take a lot of risks.
When security guards are fighting for salary increment, we are there. When Shoprite employees took to the streets to protest against inhumane working conditions, we marched with them. When teachers demand a pay rise and their bush allowance, equally, we were there. But who will march for or with us when it comes to bread and butter issues confronting journalists? No one!
America, or more specifically the United States, is usually called the land of great opportunity. Those who capitalise on the big opportunities provided in the United States are said to be living the American dream. The rest of the world has heard of popular American names like Capitol Hill, Wall Street, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, etc., and it is especially in those types of places that the American dream is built and most notably realised.
WINDOKO – Likolo mwanaha Namibia hali itukiseza kukwalula mwalituto za pata ka pata hala litopa zabutokwa za 11 ni 12, katengo kakayemela maticele ili kakazibahala ka Nantu kabulela kuli likolo kaufela liswanela kuba mwa makete sakata pili la 3 Mbuwana lisika fita kale. Haiba muuso inge upalelwa kutahisa makete awo, katengo nekazabisize kuli hakuna likolo zeka kwalulwa.
WINDOKO – Kampani ya Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) ika hulisa litatubo zayona mi ikana itatuba ni mwalitolopo zeketilwe batu babalikana 327 kazazi.
WALIVIS BAY – Muyemeli wa Silalanda sa Tolopo ya Walvis Bay Knowledge Ipinge, nalumelelani ni buiketelo bwa Mueteleli wanaha Hage Geingob bwa kukwala tolopo ya Walvis Bay kapilipli, mi naize neli buiketelo sakata kwaneku la muuso. Geingob nazibahalize Labune kuli tolopo ya Walvis Bay ikakuta kwa mayemo apili akukwaliwa, ili kutoloka kuli hakuna babalumelezwi kuzwa mwamandu haisi babaya kwakuleka lico ni milyani mwamazazi asupile.
The Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) will upscale its testing capacity through automated testing platforms and decentralisation that will see the institution testing up to 327 samples a day. This will see an increase of 192 tests per day as from 8 June. NIP’s current testing capacity per day stands at 164 tests at the Windhoek Central Reference Laboratory (WCRL).
Omusati regional police commander Commissioner Titus Shikongo is concerned some residents of the region are not adhering to state of emergency measures and regulations, specifically regarding the mass gathering and social distancing that help to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Fishermen on a fishing expedition stumbled upon a bag containing four elephant tusks hidden in shallow waters between Ondangwa and Ongwediva over the long Africa Day weekend.
Given the challenging economic landscape, comprised of sluggish business activity brought about by the Covid-19 lockdown, coupled with the prolonged recession, finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi on Wednesday said now is not the time to introduce new taxes. As a result, previously announced Income Tax and Value Added Tax proposals, such as a dividend tax for residents, taxation of trusts and subjecting income derived from commercial activities of charitable, religious, educational institutions under Section 16 of the Income Tax Act, introduction of VAT on income of listed asset managers, supply of sugar and mandatory requirement to issue tax invoices by VAT vendors, are still under review.
Government has resolved to allocate N$500 000 from the National Emergency Disaster Fund to assist with the purchase of construction material for the shelter of the San community in Kavango West.
NKURENKURU – The ministry of education is currently working around the clock to install water tanks at some 54 schools in the Kavango West region. Most of the schools are located in remote areas where there is a huge backlog in the provision of potable water.
The Keetmanshoop municipality has entered into several agreements with property developers as a means to address the increasing need for decent housing for its less fortunate residents.
As is customary every year, the Speaker of National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, yesterday officiated at the opening of a budget review meeting that is intended to scrutinise the responsiveness of the more than N$72 billion national budget that was tabled by Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi on Wednesday.
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WALVIS BAY - Cabinet has directed that all authorised officers, including regional councillors, appointed in terms of the National Disaster Risk Management Act, are now required to consult the national leadership before taking any decisions linked to the Covid-19 response interventions.
Cases of smuggled alcohol continue to increase, with most of the contraband being confiscated, while some of the alcohol passes undetected through scores of roadblocks erected countywide as part of coronavirus enforcement measures.
The Namibian Police in Kavango West region is greatly concerned about illegal crossings that have increased along the porous Namibia-Angola border that is so serious that 306 dug-out canoes used for illegal crossing have been seized.
Community concessions like the King Nehale Conservancy in Oshikoto region are feeling the pinch of the devastating effects from the global Covid-19 pandemic.
A Keetmanshoop-based community activist yesterday distributed over 100 face masks to the poor as a preventative measure against Covid-19. “We, who can afford face masks, need to visit town daily to buy food and essential commodities but at times forget that these same poor people also have nutrition needs but cannot visit shops as they do not have the mandatory face masks to do so,” said Emrico Blaauw.
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If the youth want to explore their full potential and to optimally use their abilities to be successful in empowering and sustaining themselves, they should approach the process with the correct mindset, said //Kharas regional governor Aletha Frederick.
Rundu – As part of its corporate social responsibility initiative, the Rundu-based OK Foods recently donated food worth N$7 000 to Hompa Shiyambi children’s home, located some 70 kilometres east of Rundu in the Ndonga-Linena constituency of the Kavango East region.
Moomu yina kara asi nosure domoNamibia tadikapaturuka vakaronge vanona kulironga kontambo ndunge 11 ntani 12, mbunga zovamitili zadivikwa asi NANTU, kavatente asi nosure nadinye dahepa kugwana yiruganeso youhaku komeho zikapaturuke sure mwa Pembagona 1. Ano nsene epangero kapi naliyisikisamo oyo, awo kuna parapo asi hawe nosure kapi nadikapaturuka.
City of Windhoek councillor Brunhilde Cornelius has cited the Local Authorities Act of 1992 in saying the legislation does not empower the municipality to provide any telecommunications services.
President Hage Geingob has said Africa must maintain unity of purpose and move forward with a sense of urgency towards the uplifment of its citizens.
An Omaheke-based woman died in a car crash this past weekend while on her way to attend her father’s burial in northern Namibia. The woman, who was identified as 31-year-old Olivia Ebas, was employed as a senior librarian at the Omaheke education directorate.
The youth league of the National Unity Democratic Organisation Organisation (Nudo) has come out strongly in condemning individuals who are allegedly secretly pushing for the recall of the party’s president and deputy health minister Esther Muinjangue.
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The City of Windhoek has raised grave concern over the vandalism of water tanks and other facilities. The facilities were availed as part of government’s intervention to ensure that rural areas and informal settlements in particular, have access to reliable water supply during the Covid-19 crisis.
At a time where many sectors of the economy have adversely been affected by Covid-19, unions representing the majority of civil servants in Namibia have announced there will be no salary increment for public sector employees this year due to the global pandemic.
With Namibian schools scheduled to reopen for face-to-face teaching and learning for the critical 11 and 12 grades, the Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) says all schools should get health safeguards before 3 June.
The councillor of Olukonda constituency, Victoria Shikongo, fears rural areas will be extremely vulnerable to large-scale coronavirus infections if measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus are not strictly adhered to.
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Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni said in future government wants to formulate regulations to restrict the sale of alcohol at the horseshoe market at the Single Quarters where the main business is the unrestricted selling of alcohol.
The father of a 22-year-old woman who has been missing for over a month, travelled from Windhoek to Walvis Bay this past weekend to meet with the police and visit places his daughter had last visited.
Comparative education as a study is particularly essential in education and the world of research. In principle, education is a system of decorative means for the culture of society, which can change forms and models in line with life’s requirements to achieve the ideals of a perfect life, reflected in a country’s model and education system.
Children living on the streets or loosely known as ‘street kids’ have been a concern for several years now. This issue seemed to have gone off the radar for a while, with previous efforts to reintegrate street children back into their homes and schools. With the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the plight of street children has resurfaced.
Hardap ǀkharib !nâ ǁgoe Omomas di ǁanǂgāsaben, ge ra ǁgū aitsama ûibasensa, Pro Namibian Children ti ǀon hâ ǂnûiǂgās di huib ǀkha. Nē ǂhanub !auga mâ ǂnûiǂgās ge ǀhûhâsib !aroma !hanab projeks ǀkha ge tsoatsoa, in nē ǁaeb Covid-19 dib !nâ ǂûn ǂhâbasa ǀnōb ai nî hâsa ǁawoǁawo ǂuru ǀhûhâsiba omkhâis !aroma.
Kai tsî ǀgaisa sîsenxasib, ǂgari-aon tsî ǀawa!namn dib hîa ûitsamaxūn !nariba Omaheke ǀKharib !nâ !khamǂuis ǀkha a ǁaxab, ge go īǁkhā kai in ǁaupexa 100 !narihe hâ gomana ǂoage wekheb Wunstaxs ai Otjombinde ǁhûi!nâharis !nâ hō-oahesa.
Ministris ǂurusib dis ǀae!khō-aob, Dr Ishmael Katjitaeb ge ǁnāti ī !aob ǀhûhâsib !nâ hâb, ǀnîsib ǂhanuba ǂhanu !nurigu Covid-19 diga mā!kharu tama tsî ra sâus diba go ǂhara.
Economists expect a substantial increase in the resource allocation towards the social sectors and have even suggested another emergency income grant (EIG) to stimulate economic growth when finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi tables his first national budget next week.
The temporary hike in bus and taxi fares by the Road Transportation Board (RTB) recently has not been well received by the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), who want the hike to be reconsidered.
The inhabitants of Omomas in the Hardap region are striving to become self-sufficient with the help from Pro Namibian Children. This non-governmental organisation has established a community gardening project in the hopes of improving food security amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
RUNDU – Vendors at the Rundu Open Market have expressed their unhappiness with the current trading hours imposed on them by the town council and in compliance with the state of emergency Covid-19 regulations.
Fort McMurray, Ocanada- Mokurooro ku kwa zuko Ngurimuje Mujoro ondera ndjasere kutja wa ronda oku mu yarura ko Namibia okuza po ru tinajdnaj ro zo ndera rouye rwa Edmonton wee sira wina aharondo.
OMAUEZONJANDA- Otjiwa¿a tjo va Þuta okuza me Pukiro orini nganduu ko Eiseba na Tjombinde kanaa tjaseerewe no mambo watjo motjari uriri nu ngwari wina tjaseerwe atja pama tjinga otjo tjini atjihina tja ye nenene oku hakaena no tjiuru tjo porise otjini okumupa inga ngeri motjari tjatjo owo nai ngamba nge tji pamisa ohunga no u runga wo vi namwinyo mba honapara.
The African swine fever that has killed close to 300 pigs in parts of the Omusati region, with an enormous and costly impact on small-scale farmers in the region has been successful contained.
The ministry of agriculture has announced the lifting of restrictions after successfully containing the food and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the Zambezi region.
Four suspects arrested over the weekend on charges of alleged stock theft were on Monday denied bail in the Tsumeb Magistrate’s Court and remanded in custody.
A man, who was convicted by Oshakati High Court for raping a pregnant woman and carrying out multiple robberies in Omusati region in 2011, wants to appeal his sentence.
NKURENKURU - Angola’s consulate general in Namibia Oliveira Francisco Guilherme paid a courtesy visit to the Kavango West regional governor Sirrka Ausiku last week.
OMUTHIYA - Kapana vendors at Omuthiya are up in arms over the trading conditions under the current stage 2 post-lockdown period.
KEETMANSHOOP - The annual Nama Cultural Festival, which was scheduled to take place from 21-24 May, has been postponed.
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Parastatals are dragging their feet to provide details related to foreign nationals occupying some strategic positions in the country’s public enterprises.
The state of emergency, precipitated by Covid-19, has brought changes and challenges to the majority of Namibians, a situation that has impacted on people’s daily lives, as they have to include school activities in their daily schedule.
The Namibian President, Dr Hage G. Geingob, declared a state of emergency for six months in March 2020. Additionally, he started with the country’s lockdown of two regions i.e. Khomas and Erongo.
In my last article on the family, I wrote about the protection and the joy children bring into our lives and the potential they have of deepening one’s relationship with the world. On the other hand, it has been said before, that “the way a society treats its children is a reflection of the dynamics of that society”.
!Hūb di ǁÛb di ǁkhoreb ge, ǁaupexab ǂhanuba N$200 miljun marisa nî sâusa sao ra koro kurigu !nâ, hânas mîǁguib hîas ge dana ǂgaeǂguisa a ūb în tā ǀasa autona ministern tsî ǂhanub berodi mâisan !aroma ǁamahes diba nî sîsenǂuihes karao.
ǀNî !âǀhuru-aon ǁgau!nâs !nân, ge ǁî!nāpe go ǀhûǀgui, ǀgôan hîa xrat 11 tsî xrat 12 hâra !nâ hân nî skolgu ǁga 3 Gamaǀaeb dis ai ǁarusa. ǁNās ǀguis ge nî īǁkhā kai ǁîn noxopa nē kurib di 18 Hôasoreb dis ai ǁkhāǁkhāsens kurib âna nî dītoasa.
ǀAwa!namn ge wekheb ǁaeb !nâ 22 khoena !khōsis !nâ ge ū, ǀhubuǀhubusenxūn ǀkha !gaeǁaresa ūhâ ǁhōn ǀkha. ǁNāpa go New Erab ǂhôare-ao-i xa ǁawoǁawosa tama !gôagu ase goro dīhe !gôagu hîa ǀawa!namn ge !kharu ge tsēdi !nâ gere mā !nurigu !oagu i ge ra ǁgau, N$1 miljuns ǁkhāsiba ūhâ ǀhūbuǀhubsenxūnan ge khoena xu a ǀhanasa.
OMUTHIYA - Many poor people in the remote areas of Oshikoto region say they are struggling to afford the mandatory face masks in order to curb the spread of Covid-19.
The father of a 22-year-old woman who has been missing for over a month in Walvis Bay said they need closure. Shannon Darlikie Wasserfall’s father Tega Matheus said her daughter always communicated about her whereabouts when she goes out.
The ministry of safety has been given 10 days to pay more than N$100 000 to a police constable who was unfairly dismissed from work in 2018. Sakeus Eden Inyemba was awarded a settlement of N$105 204 for salaries in arrears in 2019 when he received a default judgement against the ministry of safety and the inspector general of the Namibian police.
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The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has called on Namibians to support the local tourism sector, which has been crippled by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) Council has appointed Andrew Niikondo as acting vice chancellor, effective 19 May.
Shot in the arm… The Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) last week received a much-needed donation of N$4.8 million from the Social Security Commission. The money will be used to procure reagents and other necessities to help scale up the country’s Covid-19 testing capability.
About 150 families, including a visually impaired woman, received food parcels from Motovac Namibia last week. The beneficiaries included 47-year-old Julia Shilongo who lives at Mix settlement on the outskirts of Windhoek. Motovac Namibia also donated food parcels to vulnerable families at Windhoek’s Havana, Ondangwa, Outapi, Ongwediva and Rundu.
WINDOKO – Tutengo twa liluko la tuto tulumelelani kuli baituti babali mwa litopa zabutokwa sihulu mwa sitopa sa 11 ni 12 balukela kukala lituto la 3 Mbuwana. Kalulo yeo ika balumelela kuli bafeze lituto zabona zasilimo la 18 Ñulule unumwaha.
WINDOKO – Ofesi ya Mueteleli wa naha ilumela kuli ika buluka masheleñi alikana bolule bamyanda yemibeli (N$200 million), kulatelela buiketelo bwa kamaiso ya naha bwa kuyemisa kulekela makwambuyu ni babeleki babañwi bamuuso limotikala ze nca, mwalilimo liketalizoho zetaha.
KATIMA MULILO – Baoki babalalu bane bakile batamiwa mwalihola zakusasa Lasunda, viki yefelile kakukulubelwa kuli neba lobile mulao wabutuku bwa Korona, kaku nwa bucwala bali kwa sipatela sesituna sa Katima Mulilo, nebalifisizwe N$2 000 muñwi ni muñwi. Mapokola nebaize baoki babalalu, musali alimuñwi ni baana bababeli nebasweli kuikola kwa mandu abaoki mapokola habayo baswala. Babalalu ki Mufalo Mwilima walilimo ze 28, John Netha walilimo ze 32 ni Ruth Mundia walilimo ze 28.
The gender ministry has found safe shelter for a victim of gender-based violence following a New Era report yesterday. Gender minister Doreen Sioka yesterday said the 19-year-old victim from Ohangwena region, who has claimed sexual exploitation and abuse by her close relatives and neighbour, will be placed in a place of safety.
//Kharas regional governor Aletha Frederick has assured residents of the region that she will do everything within her ability to ensure each citizen in the region acquires whatever service they are entitled to.
OMAUEZONJANDA- Ovananene vevari vombazu va Maheke ve no ngamburio kutja ouyenda w otjiuru tjo porise ya Namibia, Omukonÿonone Ongenerara Sebastian Ndeitunga, ka mu ngandjo.
Like many other tourism establishments, resorts in the Etosha National Park have recorded a significant loss in revenue due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Ten tailors from the Hardap region received textile materials from the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) to sew masks for sale to the community.
ONHUNO - The Namibian Police in the Ohangwena region on Tuesday unearthed large liquor consignments believed to be a syndicate of supply and sales of alcohol in violation of the state of emergency restrictions.
KEETMANSHOOP - Keetmanshoop Urban constituency councillor Maxie Minnaar says the chairperson of the //Kharas Regional Council Jan Scholtz, (Swapo member) has no authority and mandate to stop any programmes from her office.
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China Jiangxi International (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd emulated other Chinese enterprises that recently donated food to needy citizens by providing 14 tons of food to Namibians desperately in need of food in Oshikoto region.
Apa nye tupu kava geve mbudi asi varandesi woyininke yohepere tavatameke kurandesa nye mekeverero lina kwata moyitji, mbudi zongoso kavazitambwire nomawoko gavali asi tavaparuka.
SHIGHURU – Mberewa zovaChina moNamibia sivike kasipwire kava geve nondja ntani yiruganeso momambo kovanekoro wokusika ko 230 pomukunda gwaShighuru.
The culture around fasting this year, which started on 23 April until 23 May 2020, is curtained by the Covid-19 pandemic. Normally, most Muslims jointly commence the fast at Masjid or home.
Efforts to contain the coronavirus have worsened the social and economic divisions that already exist in Namibian society. This is evidenced by the fact that the most vulnerable groups who also happen to be at the bottom of the socio-economic strata are not able to respond to the state of emergency in the same way as the middle and higher-income groups.
Three nurses were arrested in the wee hours of Sunday for allegedly consuming alcohol on the premises of the Katima Mulilo state hospital in an apparent breach of the strict coronavirus regulations.
Air Namibia, as a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), does not support social distancing protocols on its aircraft as this would leave its ‘middle seats’ empty and result in the cost of air-tickets becoming costly.
A police investigation is underway after a 25-year-old man committed suicide shortly after assaulting two nurses at the Katutura state hospital on Friday morning. Jason Tuhafeni committed suicide by hanging himself in one of the hospital wards.
The World Health Assembly has designated 2020 as the year of nurses and midwives. A year-long effort to celebrate the work of Nurses and Midwives, highlight the challenging conditions they often face and advocate for increased investments in the nursing and midwifery workforce.
Names, especially among indigenous African people, denote identity, carry cultural and contextual meanings, and represent in some instances, ethical, moral and educational values.
The Roads Authority (RA) has confirmed all Namibia Traffic Information System (NaTIS) offices countrywide were reopened yesterday. However, it emphasised that it is of utmost importance for all NaTIS visitors to comply with the directives of social distancing by avoiding large crowds at the offices and to ensure all hygiene interventions are in place.
!NAMIǂNÛS – Marco ǁAu!khōs ge ǀgūǁae ǁîs tsîna ǁnān hîa ra Covid-19 ǁōs !nâ huiba māna ǁhao tsî !nona tongu di !khoahâ ǁaun tsî corona xxoros !oagu ǁkhaubasens huisenūxūn tsîna ge mā. Marcos ge ǁKharas ǀkharisi ǀawemā!nansa a mān ge: !omn !anu-ūxūn, sîsenai!khaiga !anu-
Noxopan ge ǀgam Namibiaǁîn hîa ge corona xoxoros !oagu positifse !âihe hâ ina nē ǁōsa xu ge ǂuru tsî !hūb !gôab ǂuru ge khoen diba 11 kōse go sī-ū. Nēs ra ǂâibasens ge, ǁnā ǁawoǁawosa 16 khoen hîa Covid-19 ǀkhan nēsis kōsena xun 11 khoena ge ǂurusa tsîn nēsin koron ǀguina noxopa ǀae!khōs !naka hâsa. Nēsis kōse-i ge noxopa ǀgui khoe-i tsîna Namibiab !nâ Covid-19 ǁōs xa ûiba ge ǂoa!nâse !nurisa tama hâ.
!Gôab ǀhubuǀhubusenxūna sîsenūs dib ge ra ǂharo, Covid-19 ǁōs di ǁkhaubas ǁgaragu ases ǂauxûiba sîsenūsa a ǂkhāsa ǁaeb nēb !nâ. Nē mâsiban ge Namibiab ǀAwa!namna tsēkorobe ra !hara tsî nē ǂâiǂhansens ǀkha ǂnôa. !Hoaǂkhaib !nân ge mâtikō ǀhubuǀhubusenxūna khoena xu a ūs di !nuribas gere mā soab ais ge ǀawa!namn ǀhûs di mîgowaba-aos, Kauna Shikwambisa ǀhûhâsigu khoena gere hōhō!nâ,
Chinese ambassador to Namibia Zhang Yiming has reiterated that since the outbreak of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, the People’s Republic of China has been transparent about the first cluster of virus cases and acted swiftly to contain the pandemic.
Two more Namibians who tested positive for coronavirus have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 11 in the country.
Chinese ambassador to Namibia, Zhang Yiming, has heaped praise on President Hage Geingob and his government for having acted boldly without wasting time by declaring the recent state of emergency.
SHIGHURU - The Chinese embassy in Namibia last week has donated food parcels and household items to 230 families at Shighuru village. This is after officials from the Chinese embassy visited the village and observed the deplorable state the people in the area were living in.
The Embassy of the United States (US) in Namibia has begun with groundwork on its state-of-the-art embassy office in Klein Windhoek. Embassy spokesperson Walter Parrs revealed this on Friday.
LÜDERITZ - Marco Fishing recently came on board donating three tons of frozen fish and sanitisers.
On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) a global pandemic setting the stage for frenzied responses from governments around the world.
Is nursing a calling or a profession? This question has been the subject of discussion for many years. During my studies as a University of Namibia student and even post-university, I have been hearing “nursing is a calling” and not a profession.
WINDOKO – Muyemeli wa Silalanda sa Kabbe John Likando ubulela kuli bakeñisa mezi amuunda amañata mwa silalanda, buñata bwa bayahi bazielehile mi habakwanisi kuya kwa tolopo kuyobata zebatokwa bakeñisa kunanuha kwa nuka ya Lyambai, ili yese fitelezi mihato ye supile.
WINDOKO – Muzamaisi yomunca wa katengo ka National Youth Service (NYS) Felix Musukubili ubulela kuli uikutwa kukokobezwa kulatelela kuketiwa kwahae ki Mueteleli wanaha Hage Geingob.
WINDOKO – Fibele ya likulube ya Afilika yebihiwa kuli sebulaile likulube ze 102 mwa sikiliti sa Omusati, ise iyandulukezi kwa mutayi wa sikolo sesi pahami sa Unam wa Ogongo.
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court decision to cancel a N$211 million contract awarded by Namibia Airports Company (NAC) to a Chinese-owned company to upgrade the Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Airport, formerly known as the Ondangwa Airport. Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb, appeal judges Elton Hoff and Theo Frank ruled that the process and manner in which the tender for phase 2 was awarded was not transparent.
OMUTHIYA – A senior official at the Oshikoto Regional Council was on Wednesday arrested after he was found with three government vehicles without authorisation at his various residents.
The Damara King’s Council does not recognise Frans ‘Migub’ /Goagoseb as a traditional leader and has distanced itself from his action where he was recorded whipping a member of the LGBT community in Gobabis last month.
The Swakopmund municipality has already begun developing programmes to assist community members who have been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic once the lockdown has been completely lifted.
KEETMANSHOOP – Small businesses in the //Kharas region have been thrown a lifeline after the Ministry of Trade and Industrialisation donated materials to sew the much-needed face masks as part of the fight against Covid-19.
Otjomuise-Nandarire kutja ngunda ozosikore notu veze two ma hongero w kombanda ngunda twa pata nganduu komatjivisiro yarwe, kehi yomazeva ngena otji¿a no ru kondwa orutjavari romapatero mena romuntjise imbwi o Corona, ousupi o Covid- 19, o ministera yo ma hongero poo ovirata vyo tuveze two ma hongero wo kombanda, maviyenene oku twapo omirari kangamwa ovanatje kutja vengunda ama vehongwa.
The ministry of environment has put down four elephants, which were part of a large group terrorising villagers and damaging crops of communal farmers in the north.
The De Beers group has donated N$900 000 to women’s shelters in Namibia to alleviate the pressure in response to the increased gender-based violence resulting from Covid-19.
Keetmanshoop – Urban constituency councillor Maxie Minnaar said she has exercised her duties with distinction and diligence since she started serving members of the public.
It was not easy being a village girl then you find yourself in a big town where you barely know anyone, seized with only one option – to fend and explore the harsh realities of this world, says Lavinia Hautoni (19), a first-year Pre-Engineering student at Unam.
As if being pregnant was not enough to make a woman anxious, expectant and new mothers are left to navigate through pregnancy and delivery with even more anxiety and challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The trial of Affirmative Repositioning (AR) land activist Dimbulukeni ‘Dee’ Nauyoma has been postponed to 19 May this year.
The De Beers Group yesterday handed over a Covid-19 testing machine as part of the N$15 million in-kind donation made by the company to the government.
Founding President Sam Nujoma last week donated food parcels and face masks with a combined value of N$40 000 to the government as part of the country’s fight against Covid-19.
Onathinge – Vekoro lyanakufa Gerhard Semoen gonomvhura 69, ogu kakere asi kumwe nomunwendi namutekurwendi kavafire mehudi, nye ngesi kuna kara noudigu asi ngapi navahoreka vana kufa ava.
Rundu – Moomu tupu yakara asi nkenye mvhura sivaruro sovanona kuna kuzeruka modoropa zaRundu, nosure nkenye mvhura kugwana vanona wovanzi kupitakanena, eyi yatwaredera asi nosure ditameke kutulisapo nonkondwa rongero doyipereki omu navarongera vanona vavanzi owo.
OMUTHIYA - Fares have been hiked across the country as long distance bus operators implement government’s social distancing order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) has made a contribution of N$6 million to the conservation relief, recovery and resilience facility aimed to assist the sector, which is currently hard hit by the impact of Covid-19.
RUNDU - The police in Kavango East has beefed up border enforcement to prevent a potential Covid-19 outbreak from illegal immigrants entering the country. Two boats are being used to patrol the Namibia-Angola border along the Okavango River
OMUTHIYA - Omuthiya informal traders will have to wait for few more days until the town’s open market is revamped to a better standard.
OMUTHIYA - Good Samaritans continue to lend a helping hand by donating food parcels to the less privileged as part of the response to combat Covid-19.
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