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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.