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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.

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.