A minimum wage could soon be implemented in Namibia. A minimum wage is the amount of remuneration that an employer is required to pay wage earners for the work performed during a given period. Labour experts are meeting in Windhoek to discuss a national minimum wage.
Opposition Members of Parliament, with the exception of United Democratic Front (UDF), walked out of the National Assembly over what they termed unprocedural convention of the session. Although the House was adjourned to next Tuesday, lawmakers were called back on an urgent basis through text messages to convene today.
The N$50 million thatch hub established at Rundu to formalise the thatch grass industry, particularly in the north-eastern regions, has become a white elephant. The hub, which was initiated by the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development through the Namibia Development Corporation (NDC), was completed in 2016 but has not yet started operating. Small-scale […]
The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee Public Accounts has expressed concern over the mishandling of financial matters by regional and local authority councils. Mike Kavekotora made the observation when tabling the Auditor General’s reports on Regional Councils for the financial year ended in 2015 and Local Authorities from 2010 to 2015 in the National […]
