Namibia yesterday recorded an additional 66 confirmed cases of Covid-19, raising the tally to 2 052. Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula last night also announced the first coronavirus-related death in Windhoek after a 41-year-old male succumbed to the virus. He died on 28 July while his test results came out positive on 29 July. Forty-seven...
A new political party, founded by 2019 presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula, dubbed Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), will hold its maiden convention at a Windhoek hotel today. The gathering will adopt the party’s constitution, while the party symbols and official colours will also be unveiled. Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) chief electoral officer Theo Mujoro...
OSHAKATI – Oshana governor Elia Irimari said the year 2019/20 has presented the people of his region with challenges of prolonged drought, economic downturn – and lately, the novel coronavirus pandemic. Irimari made these remarks whilst presenting his 2019/20 state of the region address at Oshakati yesterday. According to the governor, the challenges, especially the threat...
Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate has implored the regional political readers to fix the region’s image, which he said has been of late in the news for all the wrong reasons. He described this as regrettable and damaging. Nganate said this while addressing the region in his maiden state of the region address (SORA) that was...
The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs (MODVA) has alerted members of the public not to panic because of the sight of military equipment and the shooting demonstration that will be occurring in the Erongo region. MODVA has informed the public that the defence force will be conducting a live military field training exercise in...
Presidency adviser on health matters Dr Bernard Haufiku said he has engaged his contacts at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva to gauge their views on the authenticity of the video clip that went viral on how hydroxychloroquine was allegedly successfully used to treat patients with coronavirus. Haufiku, who serves as the national coordinator of...
The Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) will be extending its Covid-19 samples testing capacity to its laboratory at Oshakati in the Oshana region to reduce the backlog in the country. According to the NIP marketing and corporate affairs chief Johannes Clemens, the institution has decided to turn the Oshakati laboratory into a result processing centre. ...
WALVIS BAY – Family and loved ones bade farewell to the 20-month-old toddler Fillipus Nafimane who was the only casualty in the devastating Twaloloka fire at Walvis Bay on Sunday. Several residents attended the burial at the Kuisebmond cemetery yesterday morning. His father Mandla Nafimane had earlier told New Era that his son died while...
President Hage Geingob yesterday instructed corporates and individuals not to place paid adverts in newspapers and other publications wishing him well on his birthday but instead to divert such money to the Covid-19 fight. Geingob turns 79 on Monday. He asked that donations be paid into the official Covid-19 National Disaster Fund bank account, which...
Rundu rural constituency councillor and member of the National Council, Michael Mukoya Shipandeni Shikongo was granted N$3000 bail in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court yesterday.