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STATE OF EMERGENCY – COVID-19 REGULATIONS: NAMIBIAN CONSTITUTION

Under the powers vested in me by Sub-Article (5) of Article 26 of the Namibian Constitution, I, subsequent to having declared by Proclamation No. 7 of 18 March of 2020 that a State of Emergency exists in the whole of Namibia following a worldwide outbreak of the disease known as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), make the regulations set out in the Schedule.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Republic of Namibia at Windhoek, this 28th day of March, Two Thousand and Twenty.

HAGE G. GEINGOB
President
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

PROCLAMATION

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NTB CHINA ROAD SHOW 2019

NTB CHINA ROAD SHOW 2019

Network Namibia Roadshow (China) 2019 applications are now open…

All interested NTB-compliant and /affiliated tourism trade are hereby invited to apply for the Network Namibia China Roadshow

Date City (S) Table (s) Cost
21st October 2019 Beijing 10 N$ 18 165.00
23rd October 2019 Chengdu
25th October 2019 Shanghai

Click here or visit our website to download the application form

Please forward the completed application form per pdf file to the following persons:

Travel Trade Officer

Sylvi Haimbili

Sylvi.Haimbili@namibiatourism.com.na

Tel: (061) 290 6076

with copy to

Head: Marketing (Global)

Maureen Posthuma

Maureen.Posthuma@namibiatourism.com.na

Tel: (061) 290 6002

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Germany returning Stone Cross artifact to Namibia

Berlin museum said it is returning the Stone Cross of Cape Cross, a key cultural artifact, to Namibia. The cross, placed on Namibia’s coast by Portuguese explorers in 1486, is a symbol of the country’s colonial past.

The German Historical Museum in Berlin announced that it is returning to Namibia a 15th century artifact known as the Stone Cross of Cape Cross. The country has called for the object’s return since June 2017.

The artifact was originally erected by explorer Diogo Cao in 1486 on the coastline of present-day Namibia to signify Portuguese territorial claims, as well as serve as a navigational marker.  The 1.1 ton, 3.5-meter (11-foot) Stone Cross is emblazoned with the Portuguese coat of arms as well as inscriptions in Portuguese and Latin. Its presence, alongside other such crosses, was so significant as maps at the time. The crosse also gave the coast’s present-day name: Cape Cross.

The restitution planned for August, is a “clear signal that we want words to be followed by deeds.” said Monika Grütters, Germany’s State Secretary for Culture and Media.

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Horasis Global Meeting

Dr Hage G. Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia intervention at the Horasis Global Meeting in Estoril.

We are facing a world that is increasingly complex and treacherous – and ultimately out of balance. As technology and globalization transform our world, what models of governance and collaboration are needed to support an equitable future? How to develop a global order that will ensure peace and allow countries to play by the rules? And how to stay true to our core values as we work to build a more focused life for ourselves and our societies?

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Ohorongo to get clean energy from new 5MW solar power plant

WINDHOEK – Ohorongo Cement inaugurated a 5MW PV Solar Plant in September in the Otjozondjupa Region which Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo “a significant milestone in private sector participation”, and encouraged other investors and developers to follow the example set by the project.  Alweendo said the solar project is an excellent example of how the private sector is making a significant contribution to energy security, economic growth and development and environmental sustainability.

The solar plant, which will supply the Ohorongo Cement factory with clean and affordable energy, was spearheaded by Ohorongo Cement and developed by SunEQ Four and the Hungileni Investment Group.

“This project represents a classic win-win situation for all involved – the environmental impact from the PV plant is minimal, the plant will employ additional personnel to maintain it, the Ohorongo Cement Company gets clean energy at a competitive rate, the IPP, SunEQ Four and Hungileni Investment group secured an off-taker, and given that the plant is not connected to the grid, the impact of intermittency on the grid is avoided,” said Alweendo.

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SPPECH: MIRCO PS AT HANDING OVER OF THE SADC STANDING COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS CHAIRPERSONSHIP

 

Speech of the PS of the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, at the handing over of the SADC Standing Committee of Senior Officials Chairpersonship by the Current Chair from Republic of SouthAfrica, to the incoming Chairperson, Ambassador Selma Ashipala- Musavyi, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation in the Republic of Namibia.

38 SADC SUMMIT REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR SELMA ASHIPALA-MUSAVYI, PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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Delegation of Namibia visited the port of Leixões

Possible partnerships between the Port Authority of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo (APDL) and the Namibian port infrastructure were discussed during a visit by a delegation from Namibia to the port of Leixões. The APDL considered the visit as “of great interest, not only because of the involvement and relations we have with the ports of the African continent, but also because of the development that Namibia has been experiencing at port activity level.”

The meeting was attended by the Namibian Ambassador to Portugal, members of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Development of SMEs in Namibia and about 30 port representatives and logisticians in Namibia, among other individuals.