“Based on these amendments, crucial emphasis must be placed on the second term for
teaching, learning and assessment to prepare learners for the second term
examinations. This examination will cover the content of both the first and second term,
therefore learners will not receive a first term progress report. The second term progress
report shall be used for admission purposes.”
Meanwhile President Geingob, among others, cancelled the 21 March Independence Day
celebrations, saying his swearing-in ceremony will take place at State House. “The
financial outlay for the independence celebrations will be diverted to the fight against
the coronavirus,” he said following an emergency meeting at State House with a number
of Cabinet ministers.
The President also announced that all inbound and outbound flights to Qatar, Germany
and Ethiopia are immediately suspended for 30 days. Government also suspended all
travel of civil servants and staff of state-owned enterprises.
The Namibia University of Science and Technology moved its mid-term break that was
initially scheduled for 6-10 April 2020 to this week. “Please note, as per the NUST Rules
and Regulations, the semester break is only applicable to all students and all academic
Staff. This is therefore not applicable to administrative staff,” read the statement.
“However, the administrative staff may have the option of putting in leave for the mid-
term break after consulting their directors and in line with the HR policies and
procedures.”
The university also announced that graduation ceremonies scheduled for next month
will now be held in October. “Students who are due to graduate in April will be able to
pick up their certificates on campus or at a regional centre.”
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula, who made the announcement of the Romanian
couple testing positive for coronavirus, said the two nationals were immediately
quarantined and contact tracing commenced. “This will be intensified to ensure that all
contacts are traced in order to protect the Namibian public and prevent community
transmission. This development demands extraordinary action by government. It calls
for greater unity of purpose and actions by all of us as Namibians. The government shall
introduce additional measures in the Covid-19 response. These measures will be
announced as soon as they are finalised,” Shangula said.
The couple had travelled to Namibia from Spain via Doha, Qatar and arrived in
Windhoek on Wednesday at Hosea Kutako International Airport. Shangula said the
couple were screened like all other passengers, but did not show any signs to cause
concern such as high fever.
Following measures announced by President Geingob, Air Namibia also announced the
suspension of its Windhoek-Frankfurt route with immediate effect for 30 days. The airline
announced all crew members on the SW286 would be required to take forced leave (self-
quarantine) as a pre-cautionary measure. Air Namibia’s Airbus A330 aircraft will be
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