Emma Inamutila Theofelus

In order to reach herd immunity, we need more people to get vaccinated. As of today, only 8.3% of our population is fully vaccinated. This is not good enough. When more of us are vaccinated, the school calendar will have less disruptions, our health system will not be overwhelmed during pandemic waves, we can go back to having festivals and parties and most important of all, we can hug our loved ones that we have not seen in the longest of times due to this pandemic. Don’t only imagine this, help make it a reality by being vaccinated. #GetVaccinated

This morning [31 August 2021], we attended the 14th Cabinet Decision Making Meeting in the Cabinet Chambers at State House chaired by H.E the President, Dr. Hage G. Geingob. On Thursday afternoon at 15h00, I shall brief the nation on the decisions taken at the said Cabinet Meeting. Be sure to catch me on all NBC TV, radio and social media platforms as well as on the live stream of the announcement on the @mict_namibia Facebook page.

I paid a visit to the home of the late Cde. Marco Hausiku who passed away on Heroes Day, 26 August 2021. I conveyed my condolences to Meme Toini and the entire family and thanked her for lending us their loved one. We have all lost a calm and kind-hearted Hero. May the Soul of the SWAPO Party DSG Rest In Peace.

We have relaxed regulations and the COVID-19 cases are picking up again. We cannot go back and forth with restrictions and endure more painful, traumatic and difficult waves of the virus, that is why I urge you to go and get vaccinated. Clearly as citizens we have a difficult time avoiding super-spreader gatherings and mass vaccination is the only hope of the government’s ability to balance both lives and livelihoods. #ɢᴇᴛᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ NOW!

While still in Gobabis, I accepted on behalf of government a donation of equipment from @naankusecollection and their friends such as oxygen concentrators, oxygen masks and tubes. In my acceptance speech I highlighted our appreciation for the efforts made to ensure Namibian lives are saved and thanked the doctors that embarked on a vaccination drive across the Omaheke Region to ensure we reach our targets. #ɢᴇᴛᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ

The Governor of the Omaheke Region, Hon. Pijoo Nganate and I got our second jabs in efforts to encourage the citizens of Omaheke Region to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated. As a nation, we are still falling behind our target of vaccinating 1.5 million citizens by March 2022. Therefore I encourage all of those that have not yet vaccinated, to do so. #VaxUpNamibia #GetVaccinated

Yesterday morning, I paid the MICT Omaheke Regional Office a visit. The office based in Gobabis provides ICT services to the town such as an Internet cafe, a fully furnished recording studio for artists amongst others. In addition, two remote centers in the rural parts of the region provide internet access, sound system rental and printing services.

Today, the National Covid-19 Mass Media Campaign was officially launched by the RT. Hon. Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. Members of ‘Vaccines for Hope’ (FNB Namibia, Hollard, Liberty Life, Old Mutual, NaSIA, Allan Grey, Stanlib and Ninety One) have sponsored N$750 000 towards the campaign as they believe in the spread of positive messaging around #GetVaccinated. This campaign is in partnership with World Health Organization (WHO) and MoHSS. The campaign material have been designed to spread public awareness, assist in managing myths and misinformation and build trust among the public. I would like to thank the FirstRand Namibia HOPE (Health Optimisation in a Pandemic Emergency) Fund that has supported several private sector vaccination drives such as the Gondwana Vaccination Drive-Through Station and the Lady Pohamba Vaccination Centre. The sponsorship handover was done by Mr Jason Hailonga, CEO of NaSIA #GetVaccinated

NAMIBIA TO THE WORLD!!! @mict_namibia @beatrice_masilingi @christine_mboma @henk.botha.104

Wishing H.E Dr. Hage Geingob a very Happy Birthday! 🎈🎉 @namibianpresidency

The #Tokyo2020 Olympics starts today! This will be #Namibia’s 8th Olympic Games that we will be competing at with 11 athletes in 5 sporting disciplines: Aquatics, Athletics, Boxing, Cycling and Rowing. I wish our athletes best of luck. This Olympics will be different - savor it, and above all, enjoy it! Watch the opening ceremony as Jonas Junias Jonas and Maike Diekmann fly the 🇳🇦 flag at 13:00 (our time). #BeBrave #NamibiaAtTokyo2020 #TokyoOlympics   #Olympics #NAM 📹: @junias_jonas_junior_

Quite eye opening to spend the weekend patrolling the streets of @MyWindhoek as I joined Commissioner Basson, Hon. @ydausab, Namibian Police Force & City Police. The ride-along with the Commissioner served as a platform to asses the level of compliance by the public - 21:00 curfew. The curfew is in place to quell social unrest, it reduces the number of interactions between people who are possible super spreaders, most likely out at night. As young people we must resist the urge to party to help prevent new outbreaks of the coronavirus. #DoYourPart Police officers are hard at work ensuring that the regulations are adhered to. Ambulance sirens are often heard as health professionals rush to respond to emergencies. #StayHome  The virus is spreading at a pace we haven’t seen since the start of the pandemic and the next several days are critical to stop the surge. #DoYourPart and #StayHome