Praises were showered on MTC and NBC for promoting and marketing local music and fashion through the Namibian Annual Music Awards for three decades. Since 1988, the annual music awards have grown in leaps and bounds, boosting various sub sectors in the local economy.

The police have reported the loss of 31 lives over the past long weekend, 22 of these were as a result of road accidents. Nampol’s Head of media relations stated that despite concerted efforts to minimize road fatalities, accidents continue to occur unabated. Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi has thus cautioned that unless road users change […]

President Hage Geingob wants to see Namibian workers driving the economy. Dr Geingob made these remarks at the commemoration of Workers Day held at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region.

Labour and Industrial Relations Minister, Erkki Nghimtina called on trade unions to fulfill their responsibilities. The Minister urges workers to organise themselves to contribute to sound labour relations.

Namibian Police deputy commissioner Naukalemo Andreas has described Sunday evening’s accident that occurred on the notorious B1 road as horrific. Yesterday’s accident claimed 15 lives after two vehicles collided head-on.

African First Ladies have been urged to use their positions to implement development programmes. Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Grace Mugabe, says this approach will change the perception that first ladies are just wives of Presidents and only do charity work.

Children of the Liberation struggle, enrolled in civic and skills training programmes offered at government institutions, are doing well. Over the weekend, the first intake of 270 members of the Children of the Liberation Struggle were awarded Civic and Skills training certificates at Grootfontein.

Students of the University of Namibia’s Rundu campus want government to make Bible studies part of the school curriculum. This the students believe would ease the significant increase in teenage pregnancy and youth-related crimes.

Unionists say employees can only take full responsibility if empowered by their employers. The insert shows how employers are making this year’s theme, ‘Value Workers’ Rights Through Decent Work and Economic Empowerment’ as part of their business strategy.

A worker, is in general terms defined as a person who does a particular job for a reward either in kind or monetary terms. But there are those who regard themselves as workers even when the performed job has no tangible reward.