Category: News
Labour Ministry Reduces Designated Employers’ Threshold
By:Hertha Ekandjo The labour ministry has reduced the prescribed threshold requirements for Designated Employers (DEs) from the current 25 to 10 employees, after consultations with the Employment Service Board (ESB). “Notice of the threshold reduction was published in the Government…
Government Recruitment Process Failed Youths, Says LPM Youth Leader
By:Hertha Ekandjo Following the recent shortlisting of 16 000 candidates for 200 vacancies at the Namibia Correctional Service (NCS), the Landless People`s Movement (LPM) youth desk is of the opinion that the recruitment process has failed the young unemployed Namibians….
City of Windhoek nominations rocked by drama, pull-outs and rejections …as councilors pull out and reject nominations
By:Megameno Shinana The City of Windhoek (CoW) councilors have managed to catapult NUDO’ Joseph Uapingene to the position of mayor deputised by Swapo’s Magdalena Lombardt. This was, however, after a dramatic pulling out of the nominations list by several other…
Uis Ramp Up Takes Effect for AfriTin
By:Staff writer Andrada Mining, formerly AfriTin Mining, on Monday reported record levels of concentrate production at its Uis tin mine in November, according to its latest quarterly update. The company, which operates the Uis tin mine in Erongo region, reported…
City of Windhoek councillors to be served with “No walk out” orders
by:Justicia Shipena The deputy minister of urban and rural development, Natalia /Goagoses has given the acting chief executive officer of the City of Windhoek George Mayumbelo directives to serve the City Council with a 72-hour agenda notice ahead of an…
Councillor Calls For Ministerial Intervention … as dismissed Rundu Cash and Carry workers plead for fair treatment
By:Annakleta Haikera Rundu Rural constituency councillor has resolved to seek intervention from the ministry of labour, industrial relations and employment creation on the dispute involving the Rani Group of Companies and its employees Councillor Paulus Mbangu yesterday called on the…
Geingob Snubs Davos’ 2023 World Economic Forum
By:Staff writer President Hage Geingob will not be travelling to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, this time around, as world leaders and chief executive officers flock to discuss the fate of the global economy amid the Russo-Ukrainian…
Is Load Shedding A Near Reality For Namibia? … as its electricity suppliers South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe face drastic power cuts
By:Staff writer In the wake of the rationing of electricity supply in Zambia, there is fear of dark days ahead for Namibia as the latter imports 180 megawatts (MW) from its neighbour. However, acting managing director of NamPower, Kandali Iyambo…
Agriculture Requires New Vision
By:Josef Kefas Sheehama At least 70% of Namibians depends on agriculture for employment, income and food security. Yet the value added to the sector in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 was about N$3.2 billion in nominal terms, representing 6.4%…
AfriTin Mining Reports Record Monthly Output FromUis Mine … says production ramp-up on track
By:Staff Reporter AfriTin Mining Ltd reported record monthly output from its Uis mine last November and said the production ramp-up under its Phase 1 expansion plans is on track for completion by end of January 2023. Last November was the…