12 june namib times e-edition

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SERVING THE COASTAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1958 NO 6867 FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2020 Tel: +264 64 - 205854 / +264 64 - 461866 /Fax: +264 64 - 204813 / 064 - 461824 / Website: www.namibtimes.net

Opposition political parties can end the State of Emergency Namibia’s opposition political parties in the National Assembly can cast a majority vote to end the current Covid-19 State of Emergency. This is according to a political scientist who says Swapo’s two thirds majority in the National Assembly was ended with the November 2019 National Assembly Elections.

Regional Councillor Ipinge could face criminal charges

If opposition parties form an informal alliance, Members of Parliament (MP’s) can have the current State of Emergency revoked. That would mean President Hage Geingob again needs to seek the National Assembly’s approval for a newly developed State of Emergency. It is of course a matter whether all Mp’s would support revoking the current State of Emergency. There is also a valid case for the National Assembly to vote by secret ballot, as it is believed with several weeks that passed, since the State of Emergency came into force, even some Swapo Parliamentarians have second thoughts as to whether this was Namibia’s best shot at the problem. At the same time, the National Assembly don’t have to revoke the State of Emergency, but opposition MP’s can influence the content of the

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Covid-19 patient makes satisfactory recovery

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Young man in hospital with severe burns after tampering with power cables

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Swakopmund learners test negative for Covid-19 55 % of Namibian cases now have made recoveries Four learners of a boarding school in Swakopmund’s Coronavirus test results came back negative. The learners were isolated after being tested earlier this week. When the results came back negative, the school was given the green light to proceed with activities as planned (bearing in mind Swakopmund is also now under stage 1 lockdown). Namibia’s health minister Dr. Kalumbi Shangula confirmed the above and also had more positive news. Case number 22, who is currently in the intensive care unit of the Welwitschia Hospital, continues to make a satisfactory recovery. Namibia’s testing capacity is also growing. The Namibia Institute of Pathology conducted 216 samples in a single day on Wednesday. This is the highest number of tests conducted per day so far and is expected to improve even more. Namibia now has 31 confirmed cases, of which 17 people made recoveries. A total of 14 active cases remain and a total of 759 people remain in quarantine facilities at various places around the country. A total of 1 980 people have been discharged from quarantine facilities since the State of Emergency was declared.

The Regional Councillor for the Walvis Bay Urban Constituency, Cllr Knowledge Ipinge, could soon face criminal charges for the way in which he handled the matter surrounding a Walvis Bay truck driver that tested positive for the Coronavirus. Ipinge could face a N$10 000 fine or up to two years in prison (Act 10 of 2012). Ipinge allegedly made public private information of both F.P. du Toit Transport/Wesbank as well as Standard Bank Namibia when he handled the case under the Disaster Risk Management Act. “The Disaster Management Act clearly stipulates no authorised officer (Ipinge claims to be an authorised officer in terms of this Act) may divulge any information that comes to his or her knowledge in the course of carrying out any part of the act.

Top health official denies refusing Covid-19 testing or to be quarantined The Principal Officer of the Erongo Health Directorate, Dr Amir Shaker, explained yesterday he is not working directly with Coronavirus cases or with health care workers who gets in contact with patients. He is therefore not eligible to undergo testing for Covid-19.

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The Tierschutzverein Swakop (S.P.C.A.)

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Delano cares for destitute communities

Dr Shaker is facing increasing criticism for his handling of the Erongo Region’s Covid-19 responsein Walvis Bay including the slow progress made with establishing public health infrastructure to deal with a Continues on page 2

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