Embassy of the Republic of Namibia in Sweden

STATEMENT BY HON DR. KALUMBI SHANGULA, MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ON THE OCCASION OF THE 27TH COVID-19 BRIEFING: ANNOUNCEMENT OF AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH COVID-19 REGULATIONS: PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACT 2015 29 APRIL 2021

Wishing everybody a joyous Africa Day!

**POST UPDATE of information as received by the Ministry of Health and Social Services Kindly take note of the clarifications of entry requirements to Namibia... with reference to the Regulations in Government Gazette No. 7522 of 30 April 2021. TEST AGE WHEN ENTERING Persons who depart from Namibia with a negative test result (Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test or a SARS-CoV-2 PCR) and re-enter Namibia within 7 days from the date the sample was taken, do not have to submit to renewed testing on re-entry into Namibia. INFORMING THE EMBASSY Persons permitted entry into Namibia do not need to inform the relevant Namibia diplomat representative in the country of intended departure of the intention to enter Namibia QUARANTINE All persons entering Namibia with a negative test result (Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test or a SARS-CoV-2 PCR) not older than 7 days from the date the sample was taken are not subject to quarantine. *Original Post GOVERNMENT GAZETTE NO. 7522, GOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 91 Kindly take note of the Public Health COVID-19 General Regulations: Public and Environmental Health Act, 2015, in the Government Gazette of 30 April 2021. The regulations are effect from 1 May 2021 to 31 May 2021 24:00.

Please find a vacancy announcement for the position of Director, Africa West Asia Region, with International IDEA, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The vacancy is also posted on International IDEA's website: https://www.idea.int/careers/employment

The Embassy would like to wish our friends in Norway a lovely Constitution Day!

Our friends in the Flamingo association in Sweden recently donated supplies to learners in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay.

The Embassy will be closed tomorrow 4 May 2021 in observance of Cassinga Day.

The Namibian cuisine is very diverse, with everything from game meat and mopane worms, to vetkoek and local beer. Or how about some oysters? What is your favourite delicacy to snack on when in Namibia?

We had a successful webinar with great speakers, insights from Ambassadors, SME Aisle partners and companies! We had honorable guests from the Embassies: Amba...ssador of Namibia in Finland, Estonia and Latvia H.E. Charles B. Josob (Embassy of Namibia in Finland) and Ambassador of Namibia in Sweden H.E. Mr. George Mbanga Liswaniso (Embassy of the Republic of Namibia in Sweden). Thank you for your warm greetings! Captain Heikki Koivisto (SAMK) gave insights on the maritime sector situation in Namibia. Managing Director Andre Snyman, Walvis Bay Salt Holdings presented Namibia’s business situation. We heard also successful business cases in Namibia from Image Soft Ltd and N-tech Ltd. Covid and business situations in Latvia, Estonia and Finland were introduced by the SME Aisle project partners: Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LTRK), Association of Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking Industries of Latvia (MASOC), Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) and Prizztech Ltd. Our job is to get the companies flourish, concluded the SME Aisle project manager Dr. Minna Keinänen-Toivola. Thank you all for good conversations and inspiring atmosphere! Let’s continue the great cooperation! #CBresults

Message of President Dr Hage G. Geingob on the Occasion of the 43rd Commemoration of Cassinga Day The journey of breaking the shackles of colonialism and Apar...theid was long and bitter, lasting over a century. Sons and daughters of the Land of the Brave endured unspoken hardships, bled and died in the name of our freedom. We therefore, salute the bravery and selflessness of all the men and women whose sacrifice have made it possible for us to be free today. This year marks 43 years since the deadly Cassinga Massacre of innocent civilians. On this fateful day, 4 May 1978, we recall the merciless attack on hundreds of our innocent citizens, women and children, who had taken refuge at a transit refugee camp in the Angolan village of Cassinga in the early morning hours, resulting in a bloody massacre by the then South African Defence Force on 4 May 1978. As we commemorate the sons and daughters who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, we honour our brothers and sisters of Angola and Cuba, for their support during our bitter struggle for liberation and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for our independence and sovereignty. In remembering the heroes of our liberation struggle, I wish to implore all Namibians to guard our peace and stability jealously. Where there is no peace, there can be no development. And where there is no development, there can be no peace. Let us continue to hold hands as we stay the course of the second phase of our struggle, to bring prosperity to our people. Long Live the Heroes of Cassinga! Long Live the memory of our struggle for freedom!

Euroelite Tennis, the largest junior tennis academy in Scandinavia, is currently visiting Namibia to participate in tennis tournaments and to help to grow the sport in the country Namibia Tennis Association - NTA