The strike at the National Housing Enterprise today entered its third day. Employees say their industrial action is not only about salary increments, but overall governance at the company. NHE Management is adamant that there is no money to effect salary increments. Workers however say recent events within the institution indicate otherwise. They cited as an […]
The Windhoek High School’s athletic team put up a solid performance at the Edugate Prestige Athletics competition this weekend. Out of the capital but not out of the school team’s comfort zone, the event took place at the paresis sports ground at Otjiwarongo. The Edugate Prestige Athletics competition attracted various primary and secondary school learners […]
A Sport Officer at the University of Namibia says hosting events ahead of a new season is important and should be the norm going forward. Allan Nghixulifwa expressed his views during the University’s pre-season basketball matches over the weekend. A pre-season basketball event was held at the DHPS Hall in Windhoek over the weekend and […]
The Namibian Karate Federation hosted national trials at the Unam gym hall in Windhoek this past weekend. The interest and participation of Namibians in Karate has grown significantly over the years and new clubs are being introduced regularly. As a result, a seizable number of participants also showed up for the Karate Federation’s most recent […]
The Swapo Party Youth League has expressed concern over the slow development of Farm 37, a new township on the outskirts of Walvis Bay. Although there are three Swapo leaders serving on the Walvis Bay Municipal Council, the Swapo Party Youth League has accused the current council of not prioritizing the development of Farm 37. […]
The Deputy Prime Minister, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, held a round-table meeting with education stakeholders at Katima Mulilo. The roundtable was meant to discuss opportunities and possible solutions to the poor academic performance of last year’s national examinations. Nandi-Ndaitwah reminded the gathering of the importance of education as one of the enablers of development alongside agriculture, tourism, […]
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has awarded bursaries to nine undergraduate students to pursue their studies at various institutions of higher learning. Over the past twenty years, the Central Bank has awarded bursaries for the development of human capacity and provided a helping hand to those from less privileged families. “The Bank of Namibia’s bursary […]
The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, has given instructions to dispatch a team to Rundu to investigate the alleged beating of employees in exchange for loans. “Just in the morning, we were greeted with news in the local media reporting a Rundu employer beating up employees for loans. This employer […]
The owner of Petroport at Rundu, Mike du Preez, and his employees have come out in defense of a video that showed employees being beaten. Both the employer and employee claimed the beating was part of a game they play at work, which has been taken out of context. The clip circulating on social media […]
A TransNamib train that was carrying 22 wagons of manganese was derailed this morning about 50 kilometers outside Luderitz in the ||Kharas Region. TransNamib spokesperson Abigail Raubenheimer confirmed the derailment in a statement. She said three employees of the parastatal who were on board sustained injuries and were taken for medical treatment. Raubenheimer said TransNamib activated […]
