The Swapo chairperson of the national leaders assigned to the Hardap Region, Lucia Witbooi, is urging the region’s inhabitants to join in commemorating Cassing Day in Windhoek on Friday. Speaking during the party’s 58th anniversary, Witbooi said Cassing Day gathering is for all Namibians to pause and reflect on the sacrifices made during the struggle […]
Workers’ Day is regarded as a public holiday in Namibia, which means a day off from work, but for some, it was business as usual.
Trade unions say while a lot has been achieved in the labour market unemployment and poor working conditions are still major concerns. Unions are particularly concerned with labour-hire companies and have called on Government to outlaw this form of employment.
The City of Windhoek will service about 500 erven in Rocky Crest’s extensions Five and Seven in the next two years. Four hundred erven are earmarked for residential purpose while the rest are for parks, a shopping mall and institutional use.
Nurses homes at two major state hospitals, Katutura Intermediate and the Windhoek Central, are in deplorable conditions. The NBC News team had for days observed the state of the two major state hospitals infrastructure and the cleanliness.
Despite a lower turnout of visitors compared to previous years, the 2018 Luderitz Crayfish Festival was lauded for providing small and medium enterprises with a much needed platform to showcase their products and services.
Members from different unions, community members and officials from different ministries and agencies are gathering at Herbert Conradie Stadium to celebrate Workers’ Day at Khorixas in the Kunene Region. Although the programme is delayed by two hours as it was supposed to start at 09h00, those gathered have been dancing to the live music provided […]
Namibian workers have been urged to turn up in big number at the May day commemorations. NUNW will commemorate the day in Khorixas, while TUCNA is scheduled to address workers at Walvis Bay.
The City of Windhoek has approved the renaming of a street after South African struggle icon late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. The council, at its recent monthly meeting, resolved to rename various streets in Windhoek, especially those with colonial connotations.
Swapo secretary general, Sophia Shaningwa has lashed out at the media and board members of Kalahari Holdings for attempting to portray her as corrupt. A tense stand-off ensued between Shaningwa and the acting chairperson of the Kalahari Holdings board, Christian Maketo.
