The health ministry on Monday received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) worth N$2 million from Capricorn Group, Project HOPE Namibia, and FirstRand Namibia. The donation was received by the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula, at the Covid-19 Communication Centre to help in the nationwide effort to tackle the virus....
The trial of a man who allegedly fatally slit the throat of his live-in girlfriend with a kitchen knife was stopped in its tracks because several witnesses are not allowed to travel from the epicentre of Covid-19 in Walvis Bay as a preventive measure. This was relayed to Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Orben Sibeya...
SWAKOPMUND – The DRC community at Swakopmund was left devastated on Sunday evening after a mother, her daughter and grandchild died in a house fire. The heroic mother was, in fact, trying to rescue the two from the fire when the incident, which was allegedly caused by a burning candle left unattended, occurred. The incident...
The Presidency yesterday said President Hage Geingob has in the past gone out of his way to accommodate requests by former health minister Dr Bernhard Haufiku, including the appointment of a deputy minister and executive director of his choice. Haufiku was removed as presidential special advisor on health matters last week after a fallout with...
Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) CEO Linus Chata says the national news agency has never victimised, disciplined, or fired any reporter for writing investigative stories critical of the government or any public office-bearer. This follows a screenshot message that went viral authored by Nampa news editor Maggy Thomas who summoned the reporter Edward Mumbuu after he...
Nuusita Ashipala & Eveline de Klerk The Ponhofi Secondary School in the Ohangwena region has temporarily suspended classes for its grade 11 and 12 learners after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. Ohangwena education Isak Hamatwi said no classes will be conducted until Wednesday this week, with a possibility of an extension. “The Ministry...
Hilma Nakanduungile EENHANA – Ohangwena regional governor Walde Ndevashiya recently received multiple donations from the local business community. A total of 230 food parcels from Old Mutual, worth N$138 000, were handed over to the Ohangwena governor on Friday. These parcels are meant for the needy within the 12 constituencies of the region. Speaking at...
The high-level research coordination task force on Covid-19 has successfully developed a contact tracing app, meant to assist the ministry of health in its response to the global pandemic. This forms part of the task force, which aims to examine how data coding can be used to improve and fast track Covid-19 contact tracing and...
Eight contractors yesterday signed agreements with the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) towards phase one of the informal settlement upgrading project, which will see a total of 1 200 houses being constructed in Windhoek. A total of 600 houses are expected to be built during phase one, and eight contractors have been handed phase one. They...
More than 80 disgruntled volunteer workers at the Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek are demanding that they be given priority when government recruits for new positions. The group, which comprises cleaners, marched to the offices of the ministry of health to seek answers they have sought on numerous occasions. The group’s representative, Festus Isai, explained...