The strike at Namagra Karibib has entered its fourth day as workers rejected the company’s offer to increase wages by N$2 per hour. The company has also proposed a housing allowance of N$200 per employee. About 40 workers recently went on strike at Namagra, a company mining and processing marble at Karibib. Most of the […]
Excited high school learners from across Namibia have gathered in Windhoek for the sixth session of the Children’s Parliament, set to commence on Tuesday. The children, 62 in total, are drawn from high schools in all 14 of the country’s 14 regions. They are four from each region, with an additional six learners from the […]
The Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services says that as part of the ministry’s effort to strengthen the public health system, they have taken a decision to set up intensive care units in district hospitals countrywide. Ben Nangombe said this at the donation handover of medical equipment worth N$1 million from […]
Speakers from diverse backgrounds at the Voters Youth Conference encouraged young people to exercise their democratic rights and register to vote in the upcoming elections. The conference, organised by the Love Palm Charity Foundation, encouraged the young people to go out and make their mark. They highlight the importance of voting, the need for presidential […]
There is an urgent need for collaboration to combat money laundering in the country. This sentiment was echoed by participants at the National Training on Financial Analysis and Effective Utilisation of Financial Intelligence workshop, which concluded on Friday. The weeklong workshop was attended by officials from the Financial Intelligence Centre of Namibia, investigators, and criminal […]
Twenty-eight families received keys to their new homes during a joyous occasion marking the completion of the first phase of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Pilot Project, which aims to build 113 houses. This project is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, the City of Windhoek, the National Housing Enterprise, and […]
A recent report on the drought situation reveals that approximately 1.4 million people, accounting for 48 percent of the total population, are expected to face food insecurity. Out of this number, only around 341,000 households are currently receiving food assistance through the nationwide drought relief programme. Out of the 341,855 households benefiting from the food […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Government Institutions Pensions Fund (GIPF), Martin Inkumbi, has expressed satisfaction with the production at the Mashare Berries farm in the Kavango East Region. Mashare Berries is one of the projects funded by GIPF. Mashare Berries, Namibia’s first commercial berry producer, is one of GIPF’s unlisted investment projects. The farm […]
