The German embassy in Namibia has availed N$250 million to the environment ministry to help mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (Kaza). Ellen Gölz, Chargée d’affaires, at the Germany embassy during the resources’ announcement yesterday, said the German government has additionally mobilised N$250 million to support Namibia and Kaza...
Lorato Khobetsi-Slinger The Road Authority will invest over N$1 billion in the Hardap region in the next three years, through the upgrading and rehabilitation of major roads, as part of ongoing projects to be implemented for the 2020/2021 financial year. The projects include the phase 1 of rehabilitation and widening of the B1 road between...
The National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) has deployed itss investigators to determine the veracity of details emerging from one of Namibia’s biggest corruption scandals, dubbed Fishrot. It says it does not believe in the version that the Swapo Party did not directly benefit from the Fishrot scandal as was presented to the nation by Swapo...
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) leader Mike Kavekotora says Covid-19 cases at Walvis Bay are getting out of hand, accusing government of only announcing new infections without taking decisive action to mitigate the impact of the virus. “There is no denying that the situation is worsened by overcrowding, lack of decent housing, high levels...
The Chinese embassy in Namibia has assisted the government with another batch of medical supplies worth N$4.3 million as part of the fight against Covid-19. The donation was handed over to health officials in Windhoek yesterday. The donated items include 150 000 surgical masks, 5 000 medical disposable protective clothing, 15 000 protective face masks...
OMUTHIYA – Fear and panic grip residents of Oshikoto region, which serves as the gateway to northern regions where positive cases of Covid-19 have been reported. So far, seven cases have been reported in Ohangwena and Oshana regions of which are all contacts from Walvis Bay while one is of a truck driver that travelled...
RUNDU – The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism plans to start issuing permits for the transportation of harvested timber but with strict conditions. The conditions will be communicated on various platforms, the ministry’s spokesperson Romeo Muyunda told Nampa on Tuesday. Muyunda said businessmen in the local timber industry have been calling on the government...
Hilma Hashange The National Council Standing Committee on Habitat is investigating drought relief funds allocated to the regions for the rehabilitation and installation of boreholes and water points. The funds were allocated to all the regions last year through the Office of the Prime Minister, and an instruction was given to the regional leadership on...
Tributes have poured in for struggle stalwart Jason Angula, who died this week and was known for his political and social activism. Angula died on Monday in a Windhoek hospital after a long illness, according to his brother Aupapa. He was 72. Former Robben Island political prisoners Martin Kapewasha and Ben Ulenga remembered Angula as...
Tourism and hospitality stakeholders have expressed their readiness to welcome international arrivals once Cabinet pronounces itself of the final modalities, including the quarantine period of such visitors. However, the stakeholders cautioned against the 14-day quarantine suggestion currently on the table, saying it was not friendly to the industry. In an attempt to rejuvenate the economy and...