During the period designated as phase two of the lockdown as well as the State of Emergency, every person must wear a mask in a public place. In terms of the Gazette an authorised officer may instruct a person... Read More... facebook.com/11216356041556…

The Ministry of Finance has urged members of the public to stop applying for the Emergency Income Grant because the due date lapsed on 30 April 2020. Read more... facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta on Tuesday launched the conservation relief, recovery and resilient facility fund to help conservancies around the country pay salaries and other expenses. facebook.com/11216356041556…

The Minister of Education, speaking at the COVID-19 information centre this morning, said that private schools must also adhere to the national health measures put in place to contain the spread of COVID19... Read More... facebook.com/11216356041556…

Namibians flocking from various parts of the country have reportedly embraced the precautionary measures put in place to prevent and detect the spread of COVID-19. facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

Namibians not wearing face masks are encouraged to refrain from using affordability as an excuse, as the regulations of the current phase of the State of Emergency... Read more... facebook.com/11216356041556…

In order to implement the necessary measures to comply with the set Health and Hygiene Guidelines from Government during the State of Emergency period, RA has announced that all NaTIS Offices countrywide will reopen 11 May 2020 and not on 07 May 2020. facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

The De Beers Group on Wednesday donated a GenePure Pro Nucleic Acid Purification System extraction machine which has the capacity of 32 tests per run, along with a LineGene 9 600 machine that can handle 96 tests per run. facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

The Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Education said that not all teachers will be required to be on the school premises at once and the directives of what they’re going to do will be given soonest... facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

The UK government has been urged to recognise that race and racial inequalities are a risk factor for Covid-19 after research by the Guardian newspaper revealed that ethnic minorities in England are dying in disproportionately high numbers.. Read More... facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

Discouraging the public from wearing face masks is a dangerous practice and those who do it can be prosecuted, Minister of Health and Social Services Dr. Kalumbi Shangula has warned. Read More... facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

The head of the National COVID-19 Call Centre says the centre was originally set up well before the COVID-19 outbreak to address issues related to Hepatitis E, and currently has 45 agents, most of whom are volunteers giving advice... Read More... facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared hundreds of times claim the World Health Organization reported that no vegetarian has contracted the novel coronavirus. The claim is however false and the WHO has denied issuing any such report. Read More... facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

Director-General of the National Planning Commission, Obeth Kandjoze has said that the prime objective of the government during the novel coronavirus pandemic is to prevent infections and to protect every life in the country. Read More... facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

As previously published on the Future Media News Facebook page, the Namibia Sports Commission has issued a list of non-contact sports that can resume training during stage two of the Stage of Emergency... facebook.com/11216356041556…

The Ministry of Basic Education, Arts and Culture’s Deputy ICT Director, Johan Van Wyk, says e-learning development during this pandemic is crucial and that the ministry is partnering with radio stations to offer education through radio as a medium... facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

Two new cases of COVID-19, announced by Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, on 21 May 2020, both arrived in the country via the Noordoewer border post in different private vehicles and had been held in quarantine. Read More... facebook.com/NovaNamibia/ph…

Our 1st Nova Hero for week 5 is Leigh Pascheka-Husselmann, nominated by Carina Ras. She distributes immune boosters, masks and hand santizers to help combat COVID19. She's an unemployed paramedic, who offers her services for free for those seeking medical assistance or advice.