Covid-19

Mixing COVID vaccines a no go for Namibia
20 Jul

Mixing COVID vaccines a no go for Namibia

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Tujoromajo Kasuto Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Kalumbi Shangula, says the country does not have a need for mixing Covid-19 vaccines. “Currently we have one vaccine and give only what we have, we continue doing as we have been doing up to now,” states Shangula further questioning “who said that mixing is more efficient, where is the medical evidence that mixing is much more powerful than taking the one vaccine.” According to media reports, countries in Europe, namely Spain, Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom, have implemented a mixed dosage approach, where people get the first dose of…
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Shangula shrugs off vaccine stock concerns
14 Jul

Shangula shrugs off vaccine stock concerns

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Andrew Kathindi Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Kalumbi Shangula, says the depletion of vaccination stocks in the country means that more people are protected. This is the minister’s response to concerns about the dwindling stock of vaccines in the country amidst a third wave that has ravaged the country, and if Government couldn’t have prepared better for it. “It means that the vaccine has been used up by people. In other words, many people have been vaccinated. Which means more people have got protection, that’s why they have used up the vaccine. Which in fact tells us there…
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13 Jul

Vaccines are essential

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Namibia must wage another liberation struggle to fight COVID-19. The enemy destroying lives in the Land of the Brave is no longer the apartheid army, Koevoets, or Imperial Schutztruppen, but COVID-19 and its variants. Vaccines will win the war; the government must arm the Namibian people with immediate effect. Namibia’s nearly 4,800 coronavirus cases last week is the highest rate in the world for that period. In the pandemic’s first wave last year, our country suffered less than 1,000 deaths, placing us on a list of one of the least affected countries in the world at that time. Those days…
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Gobabis has a leadership vacuum
13 Jul

Gobabis has a leadership vacuum

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TUJOROMAJO KASUTO THE Gobabis municipality has started controversially rebuilding its leadership structure after it was devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic over the past few weeks. Three of the council’s top executives died one after another over the past few weeks, starting with the Chairperson of the Management Committee, Dewaal Louw. Louw who represented the Gobabis Residents Association (GRA) after his election on the council in the 2020 Regional and Local Authority Elections, succumbed to Covid-19 on 9 June. He was followed by the council’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ignatius Thudinyane, and the Strategic Executive for Economic Development, Patrick Mbala, who…
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Covid ‘fire-fighting’ meeting
10 Jul

Covid ‘fire-fighting’ meeting

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Staff Writer Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila hosted a virtual emergency Covid-19 meeting on Friday morning, akin to “fire-fighting” as the pandemic appears to be getting out of control. Those attending included most Cabinet members and a number of executive directors from key ministries, offices and agencies. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila announced that 165 600 vaccines from Johnson & Johnson had been donated by the United States government, which makes it the biggest government-to-government vaccine donation that Namibia has received so far. This consignment of vaccines is expected to arrive in the country before the end of August, the Prime Minister informs, giving hope…
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Namibia receives medical equipment donation from German government
09 Jul

Namibia receives medical equipment donation from German government

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Tujoromajo Kasuto Namibia received a batch of medical equipment as a donation to combat Covid-19 from the German Ministry of Defence at the Hosea Kutako International Airport today (Thursday). The donation is from the European Union (EU) Civic Protection Mechanism and consists of 300,000 gowns, 60 care bed, 40,000 Antigen rapid test, 20,000 safety goggles, and 500,000 FFP2 masks. On receiving it, Minister of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), Kalumbi Shangula, says, “standing on the tarmac of the Hosea Kutako International Airport and witnessing the arrival of the majestic Antonov AN-225, the world’s largest aircraft ever built, carrying on board…
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Health ministry gives oxygen supply warning
08 Jul

Health ministry gives oxygen supply warning

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Andrew Kathindi Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) is warning people not to change their attitude to COVID-19 as the country’s virus plight could worsen in the coming months due to oxygen supply. On Monday the ministry confirmed the presence of the Delta variant in the country which is more transmissible and deadlier than other variants. “If we don’t change our behaviour, Namibia is just going to become one big hospital. Where are we going to get the human resources? We don’t buy them off the shelves. All the countries are fighting on their own. In Africa because of…
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Delta presence won’t change approach – Ministry
06 Jul

Delta presence won’t change approach – Ministry

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Andrew Kathindi The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) says it will not change its approach in pooling for resources despite confirming the presence of the Delta variant in Namibia. “Whether it’s the Delta variant, Beta variant or some other variant. They spread in the same manner. It’s a question of wearing your mask and sanitising your hands. We are being told that this variant is more transmissible. It just means that people need to comply with the regulations,” MoHSS Executive Director, Ben Nangombe, told Windhoek Observer. He further informs the ministry has set up a field hospital bringing…
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AfCFTA: SADC PF symposium shines light on key pitfalls
02 Jul

AfCFTA: SADC PF symposium shines light on key pitfalls

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Moses Magadza A regional symposium convened by the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) for SADC parliaments last week has revealed pitfalls on the road towards full realisation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and galvanised parliamentary action as the region angles for rich pickings from the colossal trade agreement. The AfCFTA Agreement was signed in 2018. It came into force in January this year. Its newly-appointed Secretary General, South African Wamkele Mene, said with a membership of 55 countries, the AfCFTA is poised to be “the largest Free Trade Area (FTA) in the world in terms of membership,…
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LPM questions stricter regulations
02 Jul

LPM questions stricter regulations

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Andrew Kathindi Landless People’s Movement (LPM) Leader, Bernardus Swartbooi, is questioning the decision of the Government on stricter regulations stating that it has not been proven that lockdown has helped curb the spread of COVID-19. The new regulations, which came into effect at midnight on 1 July until 15 July, are meant to stop the further spread of COVID-19 as Namibia grapples with the reality of a fierce third wave. The LPM Leader, however, argues that the Government has no basis to measure or declare the regulations as successful. “1524 deaths and people are claiming that the lockdown has been…
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