Namibia

A Home Affairs official has been arrested after being caught allegedly fraudulently issuing visas to Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens. The Department of Home Affairs has revoked 100 visas which an official in Windhoek, Namibia, allegedly fraudulently issued to Pakistani and Bangladeshi citizens.The secretary for civics and immigration services based at…

Barely weeks after reopening its schools, Namibia has opted to close them again for 28 days due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The country’s President, Hage Geingob, made the announcement on Friday and said schools would close from Tuesday 4 August. This will apply…

With contemporary times calling them disease detectives, epidemiologists play a central role in investigating patterns and causes of disease in humans. “In the context of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), as epidemiologists our focus lies in reducing the risk and occurrence  of negative health outcomes through research, community education and health…

WINDHOEK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Rhino poaching fell 63% year-on-year in Namibia, the ministry of environment said on Friday, citing intensified intelligence operations by authorities and tougher sentences and fines for poachers.Elephant poaching, which takes places to a lesser extent, also decreased, with 2 incidents reported this year compared with…

The Namibian government renewed its efforts in containing the Hepatitis E Virus (HEV), which was declared as an outbreak since 14 December 2017. To this end,  the “Improving the national preparedness and response capacity to contain infectious disease outbreaks and other drought related public heath events in Namibia”  project worth…

Trevali Mining Corp. on Tuesday August 24 tabled results of a pre-feasibility study for a proposed expansion of its 90%-owned Rosh Pinah zinc-lead-silver mine in Namibia. The prefeasibility study envisions a throughput expansion to 1.3 million tonnes annually, up from the current 700,000 tonnes, at a total capital expenditure of…

Highlands Park coach Owen da Gama says Namibian Peter Shalulile is the best South African Premiership forward after he equalised in a 1-1 draw with Polokwane City Saturday. The 27-year-old struck on 74 minutes, soaring to powerfully head a corner past Zimbabwean goalkeeper George Chigova behind closed doors at Loftus…

Namibian rapper Lioness is a force to be reckoned with. A true multi-hyphenate - her creativity spans music, visual arts, and fashion - Lioness made her bold return this summer. Out now, new album 'Wish You Were Here' was released on Mr Eazi’s emPawa Africa imprint, a summer scorcher that…

Celebrated Namibian NASA scientist Dr Japie van Zyl has died. He was 63.Van Zyl died from a heart attack at his home in California in the US on Monday. Stellenbosch University (SU) said in a statement the institution was deeply saddened by the death of Van Zyl, one of the…

Japie van Zyl, former director of Solar System Exploration at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has suffered a heart attack. Van Zyl (63) was rushed to hospital in Pasadena, California, yesterday after returning from his morning jog, and is currently in a critical condition. "The doctors say the next 48 hours…