Namibia

This story has been updated with news of WHO’s classification of the variant. The World Health Organization met on Friday (Nov. 26) to discuss a new covid-19 variant that’s been detected in southern Africa, determining it to be “of concern.” Cases of B.1.1.529 (called the omicron variant) have been seen…

History is being made. The Bank of Namibia will now have two deputy governors, and president Hage Geingob has appointed the Financial Intelligence Centre head, Leonie Dunn, as the second deputy governor of the Bank of Namibia. He also reappointed the current governor Johannes !Gawaxab (65) for a period of…

The Bank of Namibia this week launched a three-year strategic plan which provides a solid platform for the bank to conduct monetary policy, approach financial stability, and help drive sustainable economic development. Following a six-month exercise led by the Bank's Management Committee and the Board, the strategic plan was launched…

The minister of health and social services, Kalumbi Shangula, said 154 595 doses of Sinopharm, AstraZeneca and Sputnik component 1 will be destroyed because they are unfit for use. Shangula made the announcement yesterday, as the Khomas region recorded a spike in cases, with 66 new infections recorded out of…

Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba seemingly did everything by the book to evict, and dump in the middle of nowhere, 78-year-old Amanda Keirises, her frail 88-year-old husband, Alfred, and their family members. But the elderly statesman failed abysmally on the level of humanity and leadership, showing just how unmoved members of…

Pioneer Foods on Monday launched a recall of specific batches of Safari peanuts and raisins and cashew nuts in SA, Botswana and Namibia. “Routine testing at the Safari production site in KwaZulu-Natal identified a batch of products which tested positive for low levels of salmonella typhimurium,” the company said. “Based…

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…