President Hage Geingob is expected to inaugurate the National Governance Council of the Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on Wednesday. The council, made up of representatives of the state, private sector and civil society, is a national body established to manage the APRM process at country level. The council will be chaired by ambassador Lineekela […]
The African PathFinder Leaders Initiative wants the private sector to get involved in the socio-economic and youth development programmes in Namibia. The initiative organised an African Youth Day panel discussion on the role of the private sector in youth development.
The employees of the Swakopmund Municipality staged a demonstration in protest over delays in salary negotiations. The workers claimed they have on numerous occasions approached the municipality to recognise the agreement which provides for wage negotiations between the two parties.
Churches in Namibia are credited for the active role they played in Namibia’s independence struggle. Since then, however, the church has been criticised for its silence on political issues. This was an observation shared at a recent inter-denominational event, titled ‘God and Politics: The Role of the Church’, held in Windhoek.
The Social Security Commission (SSC) has warned Namibians against a message circulating on social media, promising a payout of about N$30 000 to employees who worked between 1990 and 2019. The scam seems to have originated from South Africa and then tailored for Namibia.
This morning, tragedy once again struck in the Ohangwena Region when four people belonging to the same family were hacked to death at Epatululo Village. The murders were reportedly carried out by the son of one of the victims.
The Rehoboth Town Council is demanding payment of about N$15 million from a Chinese mining company, which has operated for years within the borders of the town.
About 1 200 residences in Windhoek’s informal settlements have been electrified at a cost of N$13 million. The city plans to electrify 4 700 more, over the next five years, at a cost of N$100 million.
Two cold storage rooms at the Max Makushe Secondary School hostel in the Kavango East Region have not been working for weeks now, leading to 380 learners getting food poisoning. The principal of the school, Mukata Mukata told NAMPA on Monday the school was a scene of chaos a week ago when the learners had […]
Property developers have been urged to construct affordable houses for low and middle-income earners. Deputy Director in the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, Merrow Thaniseb made the call at the handing over of the Vivo Energy Namibia Win-A-House competition at Osona Village.
