Author: Julia Heita
WE WILL NOW ACT ON CHINESE – SWAPO WOMEN’S COUNCIL
By: Andrew Kathindi Swapo Party Women’s Council said that they have been aware of incidents of Chinese nations abusing the rights of Namibian workers over the years but the behaviour is no longer tolerable. This comes after the ruling party’s…
GIPF DEDICATE NOVEMBER TO EDUCATE MEMBERS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus As more public servants approach their pension custodian, the Government Institutions Pension Fund has been prompted to launch an educational campaign for its members. Last week, the Fund announced in a statement that it has started with…
GOVT GAZETTES N$17,38 PER HOUR FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The government has gazetted the Collective Agreement to increase the construction sector’s minimum wage and improve working conditions. The government notice in gazette No. 7675 released early this month makes it mandatory for everyone operating in the…
N$7,1BN REQUEST WOULD HAVE WORSENED THE DEBT METRICS
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Considering the total extra request of N$7,1 billion from government offices, ministries and agencies (OMAs) during the mid-year re-allocation, the budget deficit could have been increased by 2,8%. Finance ministry spokesperson Wilson Shikoto, told The Villager that…
FINANCE TELLS DENTISTS TO STICK TO PSEMAS TARIFFS
By: Andrew Kathindi The finance ministry has instructed the Dental Health Care Service Providers to stick to the NAMAF Tariffs of 2014, which are currently in use while reviewing the Public Service Medical Aid Scheme (PSEMAS) tariff. The Namibia Dental…
ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS ‘IF YOU CAN’T MEASURE IT, YOU CAN’T MANAGE IT’
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus The deputy governor of the Bank of Namibia, Ebson Uanguta, said Namibia has agreed to participate in a pilot study to measure Illicit Financial Flow. Namibia joins 12 other countries on the continent. Uanguta revealed Namibia’s participation…
FLYNAMIBIA TO FUND FUTURE AVIATION STUDIES
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus After it has also rebranded to FlyNamibia, the only country airline has also promised to award bursaries to aircraft engineers, pilots and cabin crews from 2022. The company management announced during its rebranding event in Windhoek…
13 WEEKEND DEATHS – 6 ARE CHILDREN
A grandmother and her two grandchildren died in a fire at Okombahe on Friday around 23h50. Police said Tsamases Theresia (88) and her grandson Khaniseb Benhard Nadile Prince (3), and an eight-month-old toddler died on the scene when their shack…
THE NORTHERN LIVESTOCK FARMERS ULTIMATUM…CUT OFF ANGOLA AND CONSTRUCT FREE ZONES
By: Nghiinomenwa Erastus Northern cattle farmers cut off from the lucrative beef markets by the red line have four options to improve their animal health and access markets with the current health status. The options are to construct a border…
GOVERNMENT RAISES N$408M FISHING QUOTAS
By:Andrew Kathindi The minister of finance, Iipumbu Shiimi, has announced that the government has raised N$408.6 million from the auctioning off governmental objectives fishing quotas. The three auctions took place in June and August, respectively, this year put together by…