Dr Sam Nujoma “well and healthy”
The Office of the Founding President lashed at rumour mongers who alleged on social media over the weekend the Founding President, Dr Sam Nujoma, is hospitalised. Dr Nujoma is well and healthy and attended his spouse and former first lady Kovambo Nujoma‘s 87th birthday party at the Nujoma-residence in Windhoek on Saturday. To read more: […]
“No reason for Complacency”
We have been lucky, up to now, but not anymore. The first two cases of Coronavirus have been reported in Namibia this weekend. Yes, only two, and in Windhoek, but still this is no reason for complacency here at the coast. Who were the passengers on the plane sitting near the infected Romanian tourists? Who […]
To wear a mask or not to wear a mask?
Debunking some of the myths: wearing a facial mask is not going to prevent you from contracting the Coronavirus. In Asia, well before this pandemic, people wore facial masks and the Coronavirus spread despite. However, if you experience flu-like symptoms, like sneezing and coughing, it is your responsibility to wear a facial mask to prevent […]
The basic rules to combat Covid-19
If you are unwell with flu-like symptoms or is sick with the flu and a fever, don’t go to work. Self-isolate and get tested. Phone the hospital or doctor (or dial the hotlines 0800 100 100 or 911) and explain your exposure and why you might be infected. It is still summer in Namibia. This […]
Coronavirus closes school gates at once
The Acting Minister of Education, Arts & Culture, Martin Andjaba, ordered the closing of all schools on Sunday for a compulsory period up to 14 April. The order came into force with immediate effect. The closure of the school followed a day after the Ministry of Health and Social Services confirmed two Covid-19 cases in […]
Coronavirus puts brakes on faith and charity
President Hage Geingob on Saturday, as part of a national response to combat the Coronavirus, ordered a compulsory thirty days period during which no mass gathering may take place anywhere in the country. Two of the most fundamental regular public gatherings impacted are weekly church services and the various religious-based charities operating soup kitchens for […]
Dolphin cruises and Sandwich Harbour tours take hard knock
Dolphin and seal cruises and Sandwich Harbour excursions, two of Walvis Bay’s flagship tourism products, has experienced an overwhelming wave of cancellations since Saturday. The thirty days closure on Saturday with immediate effect of all international flights between Namibia and the air travel hubs Ethiopia, Qatar and Germany resulted in scores of tourists cancelling bookings. […]
Passenger liners cancel scheduled calls to Walvis Bay
One of the key victims in the global Coronavirus outbreak is the cruise liner industry. Dozens of major operators abruptly started to cancel cruises over the weekend, as there were Coronavirus outbreaks aboard passenger liners in recent weeks. The cancellations include nine passenger liners which were scheduled to call at Walvis Bay in the weeks […]
Government offices closed until 14:00
Government offices countrywide closed yesterday until 14:00, in order for emergency measures to be implemented to ensure both the public and Government officials are protected against any possible spread of Covid-19. Closed The Museum and the Sam Cohen Library in Swakopmund have now closed indefinitely, as a safety precaution against the spread of the Coronavirus. […]
Namibia’s Independence celebrations cancelled
President Hage Geingob called off Namibia’s 30th Independence celebrations on Saturday, shortly after the country’s first two Coronavirus cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health and Social Services. The Independence celebration was scheduled for 21 March, when President Geingob would be sworn in for a second term as Head of State of the Republic […]