The Namibian Police Force yesterday received 200 shields to help combat Covid-19. The force in its capacity as ‘frontliners’ in the fight against the virus was handed the shields by the company Unique Design yesterday afternoon at its headquarters in Windhoek. “We have given these shields as a token of appreciation for being there for...
It is 34 years since the people of Sweden and the rest of the world were robbed of an outstanding leader with a great passion for freedom and social justice, Olof Palme, who was assassinated as he returned home from the cinema. Newspaper reports in recent months have discussed his life and his death, and...
GRÜNAU – After struggling for years to source funding, residents of //Gamaseb and !Gawachab conservancies in //Kharas region could not hide their joy when they recently received N$3 million from the European Union (EU) through the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF). Johannes Markus, the chairperson of the group said, “We optimally benefit from wildlife in our conservancy through...
Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has placed some staff members on suspension for various reasons. These include defrauding the institution of sums ranging between N$500 000 to N$2.9 million in a suspected fraud committed between January 2016 and December 2019. New Era has established two employees were suspended between July and at the beginning...
WALVIS BAY – Namibia will auction off a chunk of horse mackerel, hake and monk quotas to the highest local and international bidders. This is to generate funds to buy equipment and urgently needed drugs for Covid-19. However, portions of the said species will be reserved to sustain local jobs. This is the first time...
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, is concerned over the high number of Covid-19 cases recorded in Windhoek over the past week. On Saturday, the health and social services minister revealed 50 positive new cases, of which 32 cases were from Windhoek, 20 are male and 12 female. He said the...
GOBABIS – The United States food assistance programme has enabled more than 4 000 Namibian HIV patients who had stopped taking their antiretroviral medication to resume treatment by providing them with food to aid their treatment. The programme, intended to meet the nutritional gap of food insecure families affected by Namibia’s recent drought, is funded...
Parents and schools are reminded to ensure children between the ages of seven to 16 are, as per section 53 of the Education Act 2001, required to remain registered and have regular school attendance amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Parents and schools are also reminded that non-compliance with the aforementioned Act may result in a penalty...
KEETMANSHOOP – Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), Member of Parliament, Ricky Vries has urged party members in //Kharas region to elect credible, responsible and committed leaders that will compete in the upcoming elections in November. Namibians will return to the polls on 25 November this year to elect new regional and local authority councillors.Vries made the...
The head of marketing and corporate communication at the water utility, NamWater, Johannes Shigwedha was pleased to inform all stakeholders the case of an employee at its head office suspected of having contracted the coronavirus had tested negative. “The Namibia Water Corporation is pleased to inform its stakeholders that the suspected case of one of...