President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will be launching the 6th National Development Plan (NDP6) on Monday. She says the NDP6, alongside the Swapo Party Manifesto Implementation Plan, is to serve as the guiding document for public servants in the execution of their duties and that the government must not fail those it has sworn to serve. “To […]
600 temporary workers at Hangana Seafood have officially submitted a petition to management claiming discrimination and unfair labour practices. Many of these workers say they have been on temporary contracts since 2018 and now seek permanent jobs. They claimed that the company’s approach to the government’s redress programme favours new hires over long-serving temporary employees, […]
The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has urged entrepreneurs to legitimise their businesses. Ballotti said this during the Heritage and Cultural Entrepreneurship workshop hosted by the ministry at Swakopmund. Ballotti called on Namibian entrepreneurs to do away with the side hustle terminology and legitimise their entrepreneurial efforts, should […]
Otjozondjupa Governor John ||Khamuseb has said his region will focus on reviving food security to feed not only the region but also Namibia. He said this when delivering the maiden State of the Region address in Otjiwarongo today. ||Khamuseb said the council will work hard to buy farms around the three big reservoirs in Okahandja […]
Gainatseb village in Kunene’s Kamanjab Constituency will soon have access to electricity. This follows a groundbreaking and commissioning of the low- and medium-voltage network for reticulation, street lighting, and service connections. At the groundbreaking event, Kamanjab Constituency councillor Nico Amutenya says this is a symbol of progress and development. Amutenya says the village has waited […]
The Keetmanshoop Municipality has accumulated losses totalling N$77 million over the past three years, while its liabilities exceed its assets by N$199,831. These damning findings were revealed in the audit reports for the financial years that ended June 2020 and 2021. In the audit reports, the Auditor General’s Office raised concerns about the “material uncertainty” […]
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for a change in mindset and attitude among public servants and the adoption of a basic-needs and service-excellence approach. In her first address to public servants, Nandi-Ndaitwah reminded them to improve customer care and to not see the demands of the citizens as a burden. “We have heard the complaints […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) has said that Namibia must create 800,000 jobs by 2030. Nangula Uaandja revealed this during a high-level engagement platform for the Namibian business community on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Swakopmund on Wednesday. Uaandja said that to create these […]
