Education ministry executive director Sanet Steenkamp, who admitted that Covid-19 exposed the matter of inequality, said although schools are expected to open on 20 April, children will remain at home. Schools in Namibia were closed as part of curbing the spread of Covid-19. Initially, the schools were supposed to have been opened on 14 April […]

Chairperson of the African Editors Forum Jovial Rantao The African Editors Forum joins fellow Africans in expressing deep concern at the devastating impact that the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) has had on lives and economies across the continent, leading to the temporary closure of some media houses. Coronavirus continues to infect millions across the world and kill thousands. […]

A health practitioner and a teacher are the latest victims of Covid-19 in Namibia, according to the health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula. The two cases bring the total number of infected people in Namibia to 16. Dr Shangula announced this on Sunday when he presented the daily update on Covid-19 in Namibia. According to Dr Shangula, […]

Chinese president Xi Jinping told president Hage Geingob that he is very concerned about the current situation in Africa regarding Covid-19. The two leaders spoke via phone on Friday. Covid-19 that has since across the world started in China’s Wuhan late last year. The epidemic has, however, slowed down in China where it infected 81 […]

Information minister Dr Peya Mushelenga said it is important that the nation should be kept updated regarding the Covid-19 situation in the country. Mushelenga said this when he spoke during the official opening of the Covid-19 command centre in Windhoek on Thursday. The Covid-19 command centre is based at the Khomas regional council offices. The […]

  The information and health ministries have launched a national command centre to disseminate information about Covid-19 daily. The centre was launched Thursday in Windhoek and is based at then Khomas regional council offices. Other ministries involved are finance, trade, justice, labour, agriculture whose officials will be called upon to give information. The Editors Forum […]

Finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi’s statement on COVID-19 economic stimulus 1. The Government of the Republic of Namibia is acutely conscious of the significant negative economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on economy, businesses and households. 2. The longer the outbreak and the health containment measures, the deeper and longer the economic contraction and […]