Tag: Windhoek
Namibian visual artists educate locals on COVID-19 through art
By Ndalimpinga Iita
Namibian visual artist, Jeremiah Haihambo does not only see art as a way to demonstrate his ability to craft...
Namibia reports high ratio number of daily COVID-19 cases to population
Namibia is among top African countries in the ratio number of daily reported COVID-19 cases to population, with 315 positive cases recorded Friday, health...
Namibian banks in healthy state
Bank of Namibia governor Johannes Gawaxab said Wednesday he is happy with the liquidity and capitalization of the country's commercial banks even as he...
Namibia’s central bank reduces repo rate to 3.75 percent
Namibia's central bank Wednesday reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points from 4 percent to 3.75 percent.
Bank of Namibia governor...
Namibia launches first-of-kind reality TV show
Namibia on Tuesday launched the first of its kind TV reality show that will search for the country's next sensational star.
The...
Namibia registers highest daily COVID-19 infections
Namibia on Sunday recorded 247 COVID-19 positive cases, the highest number since the virus was reported in the country on March 14 this year.
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Namibia confident of holding upcoming elections amid COVID-19 pandemic
The Namibia Electoral Commission (ECN) believes that the country can hold successful regional council and local authority elections in November if everyone complies with...
Namibians use face masks as new advertising tool amid COVID-19 pandemic
Namibians have resorted to using face masks as a new frontier for retailers during the COVID-19 pandemic as marketers now embrace the face coverings...
Namibia in need of more than 5,000 classrooms
Namibia is currently challenged with a lack of classrooms, dilapidated and inadequate ablution facilities in the education sector and requires 5,169 more classrooms to...
Namibia launches innovation policy to reform public sector
The Namibian government on Wednesday launched its first Public Sector Innovation Policy to improve public service delivery.
The policy provides a framework...
Face-to-face learning resumes in Namibia’s COVID-19 epicenter
Face-to-face teaching and learning for grades 11 and 12 in schools in three restricted local authority areas in Namibia's Erongo region resumed Wednesday following...
Major sponsor MTC ends 16-year relationship with expelled Namibia Premier League
Namibia's mobile telecom company and sponsor of the Namibia Premier League (NPL), MTC, announced Tuesday that it has now officially severed its relationship with...
Namibia’s US$5.4 billion development expenditure positions country as a regional hub
Namibia's development expenditure of 90 billion Namibian dollars (5.4 billion U.S. dollars) in 30 years has strategically positioned it as a southern Africa transport...
Namibia’s flagship airport gears for operations ahead of resumption of international flights
Namibia's flagship airport the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) is ready for its restart plan as borders are going to gradually open under the...
Chinese in Namibia helps needy households in fight against COVID-19
A Chinese business community-based at Oshikango in the northern part of Namibia this week donated "four-in-one love packages" to the Helao Nafidi Town Council...
Namibian livestock farmers embrace recovery after severe drought, major losses
by Ndalimpinga Iita
At a far-flung village in Oshana region in northern Namibia, Paulus Nuyoma herded his eight cattle to a water pond.
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Namibian tourism accommodation occupancy reduces drastically amid COVID-19
The Namibian tourism accommodation occupancy has reduced drastically despite efforts to revive the sector through domestic travel, an official said Thursday.
Gitta...
Namibia extends filing of tax returns deadline to September
Namibia's Finance Ministry will extend the deadline of submitting the annual individual income tax returns from June 30 to September 30 due to public...
Namibia launches arts sector bailout grant
Namibia on Wednesday launched a 5 million Namibian dollar (300,000 U.S. dollars) grant to bailout the country's arts sector, which has been grounded by...
Chinese province donates equipment to northern Namibia region to fight COVID-19
East China's Jiangxi Province has donated preventative and protective equipment to Namibia's northern Oshana regional council to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Namibia trade group says alcohol ban affects economy
Namibia has lost 970 million Namibian dollars (58 million U.S. dollars) as a result of an alcohol ban imposed due to the COVID-19 lockdown,...
Namibia house prices dive in first quarter
Namibia's house prices posted a contraction of 5.9 percent year-on-year at the end of March this year compared to a contraction of 1.5 percent...
Namibian parliament to fully open following lockdown
The Namibian parliament will reconvene its sessions fully next week to debate on four essential bills that will be tabled after the lifting of...
Namibia launches phase 2 crime prevention operation
Namibian Police on Thursday launched the second phase of the crime prevention operation code named operation Kalahari Desert II to run between June and...
Tippy taps promote good hygiene practice in Namibian capital
by Ndalimpinga Iita
At a dwelling in Havana informal settlement in Moses Garoeb Constituency in Namibia's capital Windhoek, Fillipus Shambwangala was setting...
Electrification project to benefit 1,000 Namibian households in informal settlements
Namibia is set to electrify peri urban areas as a way to make electricity available in informal settlements, the Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) said...
Namibia announces US$4.2 billion budget
Namibian Minister of Finance Ipumbu Shiimi on Wednesday tabled a 72.8 billion Namibian dollars (about 4.2 billion U.S. dollars) budget for the financial year...
Namibia’s power utility to invest US$575 million in power projects
Namibia's power utility NamPower will invest 10 billion Namibian dollars (about 575 million U.S. dollars) in energy generation and transmission projects over the next...
Namibia central bank defines WhatsApp Stokvel as pyramid scheme
The Bank of Namibia (BoN), Namibia's central bank, on Wednesday said that the business activities of the WhatsApp Stokvel that surfaced over the past...
Namibian schools to reopen for 2020 academic year in phases
Namibia's Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture on Tuesday announced that the reopening of schools and subsequent resumption of face to face teaching and...