WALVIS Bay-born former Blue Waters and Brave Warriors midfield star Anthony 'Tennie' van Wyk used to make magic with his feet when in possession of the soccer ball.
THE Brave Warriors will not compete in this year's African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifiers due to a lack of funds.
NAMIBIA Sports Commission chief administrator Freddy Mwiya has won a court interdict to remain in his post for the time being.
AWARD-WINNING saxophonist Suzy Eises performed at the seventh Annual Titanium Awards 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa, last week, as part of her Africa/Europe tour.
Director Sam Raimi returns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' (2022).
Southern Africa is mourning SA star Jamie Bartlett who was known for his role as David Genaro in popular soapie Rhythm City.
NAMIBIAN logistics and distribution start-up, Jabu Logistics, has raised another N$235 million (US$15 million), a celebrated win for the company which has grown exponentially in just one year of operations.
AFRITIN Limited has announced that metallurgical test work results have shown the successful production of a petalite lithium concentrate at its flagship asset at the tin mine at Uis, where it will be constructing a pilot processing plant.
PHILIP BARRETT AFTER a pause in popular protest during the first year of the pandemic, people are returning to the streets.
SOUTH Africa's port health authorities made a U-turn on their requirement for verified vaccination cards after Namibians, along with hundreds of other travellers, were stranded yesterday at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport.
The port authority let hundreds of travellers through after being held back as a result of failing to meet their Covid-19 requirements. The South African government recently informed several airlines that it will no longer accept the CDC Covid-19 vaccination 'white card' as proof of vaccination. The country requires travellers to have verified vaccination cards with a QR code. Initially, this requirement only affected road travellers because until recently, Namibians could fly to South Africa with the paper booklets. But the new regulation now affects air travellers too. The OR Tambo airport operations team yesterday issued a statement on Twitter apologising for the delay. “[The] operations team was deployed this morning to assist port health, operated by the Department of Health to assist in queue management. They further said they will continue to monitor and aid in these instances. According to accounts from travellers, the queues grew longer as more flights landed, because they were required to take Covid-19 tests at the cost of N$250, in absence of verified QR codes for the vaccination cards. In April, the South African government indicated that vaccination cards will no longer be accepted at their land borders with Namibia, and that travellers to South Africa were also required to present digital Covid-19 vaccination certificates for entry. This led to Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services engaging South African authorities on possible interim measures to facilitate entry for travellers from Namibia into South Africa, until the Namibian system is rolled out. “In the meantime, those who wish to travel to South Africa are advised to obtain negative PCR Covid-19 test results, as required by South Africa,” executive director Ben Nangombe said. This has also led to the ministry urgently pushing to operationalise the issuance of Covid-19 digital vaccination certificates. Nangombe, in a statement in April, also said the ministry, in collaboration with the African Union and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), with technical support from the PanaBios Consortium, has implemented the Trusted Travel System (TTS) to authenticate and verify travellers' Covid-19 test result certificates. There is a module in the system, the Trusted Vaccines (TV), which is used to generate digital vaccination certificates for people who are fully vaccinated. “The TV module in the TTS has been customised for Namibia. It is currently being refined to iron out glitches that were identified during the troubleshooting process, before it is officially launched and operationalised,” Nangombe noted. Earlier this year, health minister Kalumbi Shangula said the online system allows for the detection of counterfeit test results and instills confidence in Covid-19 results originating from participating jurisdictions. “The platform further provides updated information on entry requirements and travel restrictions for participating states. With greater interoperability among systems, travellers are able to plan, embark upon and undertake their journeys in a hassle-free manner,” he added.
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