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Namibia will on Monday, June 1, transition to Stage 3 (three) of the State of Emergency period, following two incubation periods of observance setup to curb the further spread of the COVID-19 virus on Namibian soil.
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Beer, wine, whisky, gin and cigarettes are among those items which will cost more, Finance Minister Ipumbu Shiimi announced when he tabled the national budget allocations on Wednesday.
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The Minister of Health and Social Services Kalumbi Shangula today announced that the new COVID19 case in the country is of a 63 years old male who arrived in the country during early May via sea on a vessel from Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The entire Current News Daily - #CNDNews Team, wishes all African brothers and sisters, a blessed 57th commemoration of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and its transformation into the African Union (AU).
Happy Africa Day
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UPDATE: Another Namibian tests positive of COVID-19
A 47-year-old truck driver male who returned from Johannesburg on 8 May and was quarantined at Walvis Bay’s truck port, has tested positive The man sneaked out of the quarantine facility.
A 35-year old Namibian male who is under quarantine since returning from South Africa 12 days ago, tested positive of the COVID-19 virus, bringing the total number of active cases of the deadly virus to six.
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EXCLUSIVE: Long-serving Okakarara Constituency Councillor Vetaruhe Kandorozu will not stand for reelection at this year’s Regional and Local Authority Elections.
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The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) came out in defense of party leaders facing charges at the Namibian Police for partying while the rest of the country is on lockdown.
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The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) is cautioning the Namibian government not to open the border with Angola to allow for sick patients from that country to cross over for treatment until COVID-19 is no longer a threat.
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Regional constituency councilors will no longer be allowed to issue travel permits to Namibians wishing to travel between lockdown zones introduced as measures to curb the further spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus.
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President @hagegeingob has appointed Air Marshal Martin Kambulu Pinehas as Chief of the Namibian Defence Force, replacing retired Lieutenant General John Mutwa.
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Namibian authorities opened a bank account for monetary contribution to help during the State of Emergency and partial lockdown of the country due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Details are below:
The Namibian Ministry of Health and Social Services announced a 9th, 10th and 11th cases of COVID-19 in the country on Saturday. #covid19nam#coronavirusnamibia
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President Hage Geingob has introduced stringent measures to curb the wide-spreading Coronavirus (COVID-19), after seven (7) positive cases were diagnosed on Namibian soil. #CoronaVirusNam
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JUST-IN: President @hagegeingob puts these measures in place in light of COVID-19:
Lockdown of Khomas and Erongo regions
All bars and sheebens shops to close at 18h00 daily,
Travel ban to all countries for a period of 30 days.
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Former Finish President and United Nations’ diplomat who played a key role in brokering Namibia’s independence, Martti Ahtisaari and his wife, Eva have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday.
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Mufaro Nesongano writes:
Up until late last year, a number of us had not thought or heard about Wuhan, which is the capital of Hubei province, in the People’s Republic of China and the epicentre of what has become a global pandemic.
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The @USEmbNamibia Lisa Johnson congratulated President @hagegeingob and the people of Namibia on the 30th anniversary of the country’s independence.
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Chinese diplomat writes:
2020 is an important year in the history of China-Namibia relations. It marks the 30th anniversary of the independence of Namibia and the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Namibia.
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