20 000 Jack Ma corona testing kits on ice
Additional consumables and validation information are necessary before the donated test kits can be used locally.
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- Apr 3, 2020
- 3 min
Don't let Covid-19 become a hunger game
The Covid-19 pandemic is putting enormous strains on the public health systems around the world, and millions of people in the world's most
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- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Revolutionary stimulus announced
Government will pump N$8.1 billion into the economy to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the recessionary economy.
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- Apr 2, 2020
- 2 min
Three hospital beds per 1 000 people
There are only 18 beds available in intensive care units (ICU) in Namibian state hospitals. Private hospitals offer an additional 67 ICU bed
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- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Stimulus package nearly finalised
The first draft of government’s stimulus package is done and was present to Namibia’s leaders yesterday.
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- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Covid-19: Employment conundrum
Umbrella organisations have different views on how government should handle the job crisis amid the outbreak of the coronavirus in Namibia.
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- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
Holes emerge in lockdown plan
The police are getting air patrols off the ground to monitor movement along these routes, as they are concerned that corona-infected South A
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- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
49 now quarantined at Zambezi Waterfront
About 49 Namibians, including immigration officials and students, are in quarantine at the state-owned Zambezi Waterfront Tourism Park in K
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- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
‘Govt must feed us’
People who have lost their livelihood because of the state of emergency are pleading for food aid.
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- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
State coffers won’t be locked
Legislation allows the ministry of finance to release funds to tackle the new budget year.
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus: Aochamub could be discharged this week
Namibian ambassador to France Albertus Aochamub says he has made a good recovery from coronavirus and may be discharged from hospital this w
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Education innovation key during lockdown
Education ministry executive director Sanet Steenkamp says parents
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Budget faces downward revision
Government may have to go back to the drawing board and reshuffle its budgetary priorities, as the first marks of the coronavirus bite start
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Skorpion, MUN at loggerheads
Vendanta Zinc International said the production ramp-down at Skorpion will happen progressively during April.
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Napso cancels all 2020 events
The Namibia Private Schools Organisation (Napso) has announced that they will be cancelling all their events for the year due to the Covid-1
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Mining faces Covid crunch
According to the NSA’s stats, mining and quarrying last year pumped nearly N$16.6 billion into the economy at current prices.
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 5 min
Lockdown bites hard
As the number of coronavirus cases increased to 11 in Namibia, the intrusive effects of the Covid-19 state of emergency are being felt acros
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 3 min
Hepatitis rages on amidst Covid-19
A crippling lack of handwashing and toilet facilities in Namibia's densely populated informal settlements has led to close to 7 500 hepatiti
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Struggling borrowers can apply for payment holidays
Bank customers will be able to apply for payment holidays, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) announced last week.
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