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18 Jun

Namibia records two new Covid cases

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Minister of Health and Social Services

Staff Writer The Minister of Health and Social Services Kalumbi Shangula on Wednesday evening announced that Namibia had recorded two additional positive cases of Covid-19 ,bringing the total number of cases to 36. According to the minister, Case 35 is a 26-years old Namibian male, resident of Walvis Bay, who went to the Walvis Bay hospital on 15th June 2020 complaining of cough, difficulty in breathing, headache and fever since the 14 June 2020. “He was picked up by the ambulance on the same day and taken to the hospital. He was screened, swabbed and then admitted in isolation ward.…

17 Jun

Your small business can adapt to COVID-19 hindrance

ObserverUncategorisedBank Windhoek, Covid-19

Loide David The International Monetary Fund’s latest Global Financial Stability Report indicates that financial systems have already felt a dramatic impact during the COVID-19 crisis. In the United States, one of the hardest-hit countries with over two million COVID-19 cases, the effect of the pandemic on businesses has caused it to register close to 40 million job losses. Most of these job losses are from small businesses. Small businesses are privately owned establishments, enterprises, sole proprietorships with fewer employees, and less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation. In a Namibian context, the commercial bank’s regulator, Bank of Namibia,…

17 Jun

Katutura family tested after case 32 contact

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Katutura, Walvis Bay

…. as NCS expects more quarantine subjects Staff Writer A Katutura family has been tested for Covid-19 by Health ministry officials after it came into contact with case 32 when she travelled from her Walvis Bay base to Windhoek prior to her testing positive for the virus. The development comes after it emerged that permit holders from the Erongo have been able to leave the region without being tested for Covid-19 since stage 1 lockdown was imposed by government. Information gathered by the Windhoek Observer shows that health officials conducted the tests on Monday in Katutura Central , a development…

16 Jun

Beware of cyber scams

ObserverUncategorisedCovid-19, cyber, Iyaloo N Waiganjo, Moses Waiganjo

Moses Waiganjo and Iyaloo N Waiganjo COVID-19 has forced most citizens around the world to stay home and to make use of information technology infrastructure such as smart phones, computers and tablets to carry out their daily online activities. The precipitous rise in internet usage at this specific and unique time has also given a green light to more cyber conmen and criminals to attempt to steal money and personal information. During this pandemic, many services are offered online to comply with social distancing as directed by the government. Academic classes are offered online from primary to tertiary levels. Employees…

16 Jun

Dundee donates to Grootfontein Municipality

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb, Grootfontein Municipality

Staff Writer Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb has extended its support to the Otjozondjupa Region, Grootfontein community by donating personal protective equipment (PPE) to the value of N$30,500.00. The donation was handed over to the Grootfontein Municipality Chief Executive Officer, Kisco Sinvula, at the Grootfontein Municipality head office. Sinvula thanked Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb for the support provided, with the aim to defeat the global pandemic COVID-19. The donated PPE will serve as safety gear for the health care practitioners at the Grootfontein Community Isolation Center and as a preventative measure to curb the further transmission of COVID-19. The delivered PPE…

16 Jun

Erongo permit holders not tested

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Erongo, Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS)

Andrew Kathindi It has emerged that permit holders from Erongo have been able to leave the region without being tested for COVID-19 since stage 1 lockdown was re-imposed by government. This comes as the Erongo region, Walvis Bay in particular, has in the past month, emerged as an epicenter for COVID-19 cases in the country. Erongo Health Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Anna Jonas confirmed the development to the Windhoek Observer. “This is something that needs high level intervention. But for now, what we are trying to do is to make sure that we have…

11 Jun

Bank Windhoek, NUST, B360 partner

ObserverUncategorisedB360 Education Partnerships, Bank Windhoek, Career Starter Programme, Covid-19, Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST)

Staff Writer Bank Windhoek, in partnership with the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and B360 Education Partnerships, have decided to host an online Career Starter Programme in compliance with social distancing measures and to combat the spread of COVID-19, Designed to provide a sequential path through career development, knowledge, and skills essential for success in the job search, the online Career Starter Programme will see a total of twelve graduates, divided into groups of four, take part in the initiative. The programme will be spread over six weeks, during which each group will have online contact sessions with…

10 Jun

Role of an HR Business Partner during COVID-19

ObserverUncategorisedCovid-19, HR Business Partner

Agnes Yeboah As a people and change champion, the role of the human resource business partner (HRBP) is critical in these unprecedented times. COVID-19 has disrupted how we do things; from how we conduct business, to how we play with our children, how we shop and stay connected with one another. The effect of this global pandemic has been felt by all and the ramifications will continue for a long time. HRBPs are strategic partners to business and act as the primary contact for the human capital department. This strategic role necessitates that they share, advocate and facilitate the implementation…

06 Jun

The Time Traveler: One will always get through

ObserverUncategorisedCovid-19

Hugh Ellis Recent revelations in the fight against Covid-19 - that some truck drivers allegedly broke quarantine to visit their families, transact at banks, or sleep over with their girlfriends, not to mention the sailor who spent days on shore after his Coronavirus infection was not diagnosed – are saddening but not surprising. The government has done a great job in keeping our borders closed and people with suspected Covid-19 infections in quarantine. But there will always be loopholes. I’m no epidemiologist or doctor (well, no doctor of medicine, anyway), and my only public health experience was brief stint as…

06 Jun

Churches eye govt bailout

ObserverObserver MoneyAssociation of Charismatic and Pentecostal Churches of Namibia, Covid-19, Social Security Commission (SSC)

… lament cap on church attendance numbers Andrew Kathindi Churches are crying for their share of the N$700 million COVID-19 related stimulus package announced by the Social Security Commission (SSC) and the Ministry of Finance in April. Secretary-General of the Council of Churches of Namibia (CCN), Ludwig Beukes, said he is disappointed that no provisions were made for the church despite the fact that the church employs around 5,000-10,000 people countrywide that depend on the income that has been lost in the last few months since churches closed their doors on 17 March. “It’s a whole thing about how state…