Zambezi security companies flouting labour law

The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation says many security companies in Zambezi have not implemented the minimum wage for security guards. This was revealed by the head of arbitration at Katima Mulilo, Bester Maiba, during the visit of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, Social Welfare, and Labour Affairs. Maiba says none of […]

Family of hit-and-run victim distraught

An aunt of a 14-year-old girl who was killed in a hit-and-run accident at DRC Swakopmund says that the death has shattered her family’s hope for a bright future. The teenager, Theopolina Iyambo, was killed on Sunday morning after an unlicensed driver bumped into her and left her for dead. Theopolina Iyambo died a few […]

Omaheke RC and Batswana Ba Namibia TA sign MoU

The Omaheke Regional Council and the Batswana Ba Namibia Traditional Authority have signed an agreement to manage and maintain a cattle project in the community of the Okorukambe Constituency of the Omaheke Region. Five years ago, the community received 43 cows and two bulls for the purpose of community development-related affairs. Kgosi Andrew Kgosiemang of […]

NIPDB and Oranjemund sign MoU

The Namibia Investment and Promotion Development Board (NIPDB) and OMDis Town Transform Agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster the development of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises at the former mining town of Oranjemund and across the ||Kharas Region. OMDis Town Transform Agency is a Section 21 Company, and its sole purpose is […]

Local farmers discuss climate adaptation challenges

A two-day agriculture conservation validation workshop aimed at getting local farmers and stakeholders to develop a programme responsive to climate adaptation challenges was held in Otjiwarongo. The workshop was conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and GIZ. This is the last consultation workshop towards the […]

Rental fees recovered from resettlement farms

More than N$800,000 has been recovered in rental fees from 58 resettled farmers in the Erongo region since independence. The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform says resettlement farms in the region are also experiencing water issues, defaulting on lease fees, vandalism, and a lack of infrastructure. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources […]