The National Council has passed four bills without amendments. These include the Short-Term Insurance amendment Bill, Unit Trust Control amendment Bill, Medical Aid Funds Amendment Bill and Long-Term Insurance Amendment bill.

Teachers will get a 5% salary increase this financial year, and a 9% for the 2017/2018 financial year. The no work and no pay will not apply for the two days that the teachers were on strike. This is according to an agreement reached by Government and NANTU on Saturday following days of negotiations.

Thousands of mourners convened at Parliament gardens to pay tribute to one of Namibia’s liberation struggle icons, the late Hidipo Hamutenya. Mourners included President Hage Geingob, former President Hifikepunye Pohamba and Founding President Sam Nujoma among others.

The International Criminal Court says it is looking forward to continue working with Burundi. Even though lawmakers have signaled they want to withdraw from ICC.

Namibia and Angola will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the inter-connector power transmission project. Nampa has quoted Mines and Energy Minister, Obeth Kandjoze, saying the MoU is an effort to boost integration of the regional power grid. It says Kandjoze has observed that the SADC region has a deficit in power generation and […]

Employees of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) held a demonstration, demanding a salary increment of 8%. The workers handed over a petition to the NBC’s Acting Director-General Vezenga Kauraisa.

The University of Science and Technology conferred degrees in a number of fields on hundreds of students. This is the first graduation to be held since the university changed its name from the Polytechnic of Namibia at the end of 2015.

The Higher Education Ministry has no mandate to interfere in the affairs of the Katutura Youth Enterprise Centre-Kayec Trust. Deputy Minister Dr Becky Ndjoze-Ojo says the institution is a juristic entity governed by the Board of Trustees, who are responsible for dealing with the ongoing strike there.

Residents of Katima Mulilo and other localities such as Bukalo, Chinchimani and Sibbinda in the Zambezi Region have been without tap water since Wednesday.

Information, Communications and Technology Minister Tjekero Tweya has described the switching on of the radio and television signals in the Schlip area of the Hardap Region as a milestone in ensuring improved access to information.