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...
Moses Magadza With regular elections now a given role in SADC region, a call was made for the region’s parliamentarians to work towards ensuring the efficacy and integrity of national elections, rather than their regularity. Members of parliament, who represent their countries on the Standing Committee on Democratisation Governance and Human Rights of the SADC...
Namdeb has established and opened a fully-fledged testing facility at Oranjemund in response to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Since the pandemic’s outbreak, Covid-19 tests were only being administered through accredited laboratories. In a press statement, Namdeb spokesperson Shangelao Ndadi said the laboratory facility was completed in record time and has...
Stefanus Nambara Elizabeth Hiyolwa NKURENKURU – The Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) and the Namibia National Student Organisation (Nanso) on Monday morning forced the closure of the Leevi Hakusembe Senior Secondary School in Kavango West region, sending grade 11 and 12 learners and teachers home. This is a result of a hazardous sanitation condition for...
A 44-year-old man from Walvis Bay is the second coronavirus-positive person to die in Namibia, health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula confirmed yesterday. According to Shangula, the victim, who was also a known diabetes patient, died at home on Saturday. He had visited the hospital on 7 July, where his blood was found to be high...
Shoki Kandjimi The chairperson of the National Council’s Standing Committee on Audit, Lebbius Tobias, has called on the immigration ministry to urgently erect a gate at the Mohembo border post in the Kavango East region. The councillor made this call recently during the standing committee’s visit to the Sarusungu and Mohembo border post. The committee’s...
OMUTHIYA–The former district coordinator Katrina Uusiku, who lost in a shock, disputed elective district conference a fortnight ago as Swapo coordinator for Omuthiya, officially handed over the keys and reign of power to Illia Nghipundjwa who won by 57 votes to 35. In a brief interview, she said she will advise and render any assistance...
RUNDU – The Rundu Vocational Training Centre (RVTC), one of the country’s top technical training centres is unable to send its students for practical training. This is because the trainees have not done assessments for May/June exams due to Covid-19. RVTC only sends those that pass and qualify for attachment to industries for practical training....
RUNDU – Women in labour and those with new-borns in the maternity ward of the Rundu intermediate hospital are shivering from the current spell of cold weather due to the lack of space on the mattresses sprawled in the corridors they sleep. When New Era visited the hospital ward, women could be seen on mattresses...
Coronavirus sadness/madness taking its toll? Pfft. Rhetorical question, of course, it is. It might be time to re-imagine your typical travel plans with me because what happens when wanderlust hits but there isn’t time for another weekend getaway? You grab your overnight bag and head to one of Windhoek’s many hotels for a swish staycay....