Government ignores travel industry

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases # INFECTED: 1,032 # ACTIVE: 999 # DECEASED: 2 # RECOVERED: 31 # TESTED: 16,305 With its silence to the re-opening of borders the government risks the collapse the travel industry. This was declared today by the umbrella association Fenata in a...

Headlines – 31 December to 4 January

+++ 4/01 – Lüderitz up in arms against apparently illegal transshipment of manganese ore +++ 4/01 – Namibian police reject criticism of name for Operation Hornkranz against crime +++ 3/01 – Bold robbery on the beach of Swakopmund on New Year’s Day: Three men...

Headlines – 16 to 20 July

+++ 20/07 – Investigation of questionable imports from China to Namibia: Auditing firm KPMG finds evidence not only of tax evasion, but also of money laundering worth billions +++ 20/07 – Policy research institute IPPR warns: Government procurement less transparent...

Headlines in the morning

+++ Minister of Public Enterprises, Jooste, insists: State-owned companies must become profitable and may no longer live off taxpayer’s money +++ Construction of a new harbor near Lüderitz would be a threat to nature and historical sites, according to assessment...