Namibia

Minister of environment, forestry and tourism Pohamba Shifeta on Saturday accused Topnaar Traditional Authority leaders of mismanaging community funds. Shifeta was speaking at the inauguration of the Community Association for Topnaars in the namib Naukluft and Dorob National parks at the Utuseb settlement near Walvis Bay. The minister said the…

President Hage Geingob cautioned government would impose stricter measures to combat a surge of new Covid-19 cases if the public continues to disregard public health measures, especially now that 18 cases of the Omicron strain have been detected in Namibia. In the last week, Namibia has recorded nearly 700 new…

The Student Union of Namibia (SUN) says ordinary Namibians without any connections or relationships to ministers are unable to access tenders or government projects. SUN president Simon Amunime says mainly the family members and children of government officials benefit from government projects. This is in response to president Hage Geingob's…

Published on December 7th, 2021 at 09:00am EST After the Omicron variant emerged, Canada implemented a slew of new travel restrictions. Travellers from 10 African countries were hit with increased restrictions last week. The affected nations include: Botswana, Egypt, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Foreign…

A students' association says the resetting of examination dates to early next year is an unrealistic and premature decision made by the education ministry. National African Students' Association (Nasa) secretary general David Johannes said yesterday at Rundu that the decision was unfair to the pupils who are now carrying the…

The standing committee on home affairs, security, constitutional and legal affairs of the National Council has found that some families who have been traumatised by the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) in the Zambezi region, and lost relatives, "are left to fend for themselves". Some are also yet to receive any…

JOHANNESBURG - Canada has lifted travel bans on ten African countries, including South Africa. The other countries off the list are Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt. READ: Canadians urged not to travel abroad over Omicron Canada will resume requiring pre-arrival tests for all incoming travellers. You will…

On International Women’s Day, the social media profiles of first ladies around the world are full of posts about equality, women’s empowerment, and their own achievements. This year, however, Monica Geingos did something different. The lawyer, entrepreneur and first lady of Namibia shared a video in which she spoke about…

A traveler walks through the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in Philadelphia, Penn., December, 23 2021. (Hannah Beier/Reuters) The Biden administration on December 31 will lift travel restrictions initially imposed on eight southern African nations following the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the White House announced Thursday. “According to our…

THIS YEAR WAS by all accounts a memorable year. It began with president Hage Geingob declaring 2021 the year of resilience as he intended to set the tone after Covid-19 upended just about everything in 2020. He said the Cabinet identified agriculture, health, and education as priority areas. But hindsight…