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Well known fresh produce merchant killed in car crash
The late Mr Pieter Myburgh
The well-known fruit and vegetable merchant, Mr Pieter Mygburgh (55) died in a road accident on the B2 coastal road near Vierkantklip on Wednesday night. Myburg was traveling in his white Toyota Quantum from Walvis Bay to Swakopmund when at around 20:30 he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the road and overturned. The late Myburgh at the time of his death was the owner of the Citiproduce (West Coast Fresh Product Market cc).
Namibia’s borders open for leisure tourism on 1 Sept The 1st of September means the start of spring in the Southern hemisphere, signifying nature’s return to blossoming and blooming after a long, cold winter. Hopes are high that Namibia’s tourism industry will equally experience a revival when it opens on 1 September for international leisure tourism. Namibia’s tourism industry has been destroyed by a nearly six months of Covid-19 lockdown, which among other blocked the entry of international tourists into the country. Equally travel restrictions, job losses, salary cuts and the flow of essential goods also ravaged the local sources of the tourism industry. Namibia’s Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, last Friday announced Namibia is open for international tourism again as from 1 September 2020. The Minister briefed staff of Environment, Forestry and Tourism last Friday and said he was pleased to announce the opening of international tourism again. “We are all aware that the tourism sector has been one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic due to the closure of borders and the complete absence of visitors from abroad”, he explained.
Adding the closure had a terrible impact on direct and indirect beneficiaries of tourism such as hotels, communal conservancies, travel agents, airlines, vehicle rental companies, tour operators, hunting operators, restaurants and facilities hosting entertainment activities for tourists. The following measures for international tourism are as follows: 1. Only the Hosea Kutako International Airport will be open for arrivals. 2. All travelers must prevent a PCR-test result, not older than 72-hours before boarding the plane to be allowed to enter Namibia. 3. All travelers will be required to spend the first 7 days of their stay at their first place of booking. The establishments must be registered with the Tourism Board of Namibia and certified by the Ministry of Health and Social Services. (Application forms in
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President Geingob to address nation on Covid-19 today
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Namibia’s Head of State Dr Hage Geingob briefs the nation at 15:00 today on the country’s Covid-19 situation. The President is also expected to update the nation as to what level of lockdown would be enforced, as well as any other additional matters thereto. Proclamation 46, which governs the current lockdown at level 3 (with additional measures of the special dispensation areas) in all fourteen of Namibia’s regions, expires at midnight tomorrow, Saturday 29 August 2020. Namibia’s state of emergency also expires in mid-September, but could be extended for another period of six months, if the National Assembly approves of that by Resolution passed by a two thirds majority vote.
Extension of state of emergency? The Namibian Constitution under Section 26 deals with the various reasons and manner in which a state of emergency can be declared. It stipulates the powers of the seating Head of State, the manner in which the state of emergency can be extended, the duration and the role of the National Assembly in either extending or revoking such state of emergency. President Hage Geingob has a difficult task ahead of him later in September if he seeks an extension of the state of emergency. The country needs to strike a fine balance between revitalising the national economy and ensuring momentum is maintained to curb the Covid-19 pandemic. Note: At the time of going to press the country reportedly had 3 876 active Coronavirus cases, 60 deaths and 2 776 recoveries.
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