April 23
Namibia: Swapo Omaheke Irked By Venaani 'Pensioner' Jibe
Swapo top brass in Omaheke have come out swinging, condemning the recent comments by Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani referring to their presidential candidate… Read more »
April 08
Namibia: Mulunga Sued Over Unpaid Loan
Suspended Namibian Petroleum Corporation (Namcor) managing director Immanuel Mulunga is being sued by a medical doctor over an unpaid loan of N$50 000. Read more »
March 01
Namibia: Budget Over 200 Pre-Primary Teachers to Be Recruited
Executive director of the ministry of education Sanet Steenkamp said N$18.3 billion received in the 2024/2025 financial budget will enable extra teachers to be recruited to ensure… Read more »
February 06
Namibia: Unemployment Crisis Needs Urgent Action
Namibia is facing a severe unemployment crisis that demands immediate attention from all sectors of society. The high rate of unemployment is not only a significant concern for… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Namibia: Green Hydrogen Holds Enormous Labour Potential - Ippr
Green hydrogen (GH) could hold the most industrial potential to foster a meaningful structural transformation of Namibia's economic base. To optimise labour prospects for ordinary… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Namibia: Nampa Employees Protest Poor Working Conditions
While acknowledging that the Namibia Press Agency finds itself between a rock and a hard place, a board member says they cannot fire the company's CEO Linus Chata like the… Read more »
June 28, 2023
Namibia: Labour Ministry Highlights Delays in Alternative Dispute Resolution
Deputy labour minister Hafeni Ndemula has said delays in alternative dispute resolution put a strain on workplace relations, company finances and productivity. Read more »
May 17, 2023
Namibia: Nurses Use Cellphone Flashlights At Night in Hospital
Nurses on night duty at the Nankudu District Hospital in Kavango West region are forced to use cellphone flashlights in the hospital's corridors at night. They say taking a corpse… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Namibia: 1 700 Jobs for Fishermen
The fisheries and labour ministries have embarked on a new strategy to offer actual jobs and salaries to unemployed fishermen through the Government Employment Redress Programme.… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Namibia: Rössing Refutes Retrenchment Claims
Rössing Uranium mine has denied claims that their voluntary separation process, which will see the mine's workforce reduced by at least 400, is a disguised retrenchment. Read more »
March 13, 2023
Namibia: More Than 2,000 Scramble for Six Jobs
The management team at Temperature Lounge located in Khomasdal recently advertised six positions for a walk-in interview. Much to their astonishment, more than 2 000 people showed… Read more »
Namibia: New Employment Conditions for Fishing Industry Workers
Certain provisions of basic conditions of employment or service for employees and employers in the fisheries industry have been varied by the labour minister. Read more »
January 27, 2023
Namibia: National Housing Enterprise Workers Vote to Down Tools
The National Housing Enterprise's workers are expected to embark on industrial action to force the board and management meet their demands as the collective bargaining process has… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Namibia: Mine Workers Union Concludes Wage Agreement With Osino
The MineWorkers Union (MUN) and Osino Gold Exploration have concluded a wage agreement whereby all Osino employees within the bargaining unit earning a basic salary of N$6 000 and… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Namibia: 47 Fired From UIs Mine Contractor
At least 47 artisans were verbally dismissed on Monday after failed wage negotiations. Read more »
September 06, 2022
Namibia: Namibia, Botswana Agri Bans Threaten South African Jobs
The lack of action taken to have agricultural import bans imposed by Botswana - and more recently Namibia - lifted is creating a feeling among South African fresh produce farmers… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Namibia: Transnamib Workers to Vote On Strike
TransNamib workers will take to the polls to decide whether they will strike after failed salary negations. Read more »
July 25, 2022
Namibia: Civil Servants Gear Up for Strike Vote On Pay
More than 100 000 government employees are gearing up for what could amount to the biggest-ever strike since independence after government and the bargaining unions reached a… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Namibia: Gipf to Monitor Contributions for Sustainability
The latest actuarial report on the Government's Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) indicates benefits paid by the fund currently exceed contributions collected. Read more »
May 27, 2022
Namibia: Civil Servants Salary Negotiations Deadlocked
Public sector unions have described government's zero offer on salary increments as immoral, insensitive and an act without due regard for the plight of civil servants. Read more »
May 24, 2022
Namibia: Road Workers Ordered to Stop Striking
Construction workers of a Chinese-owned company, employed for the expansion of the Gibeon-Tses Road, who downed tools earlier this month, have been ordered by the court to resume… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Namibia: Analysts Predict Unrest in Absence of Employment
Political and economic experts have weighed in on Friday's protests in Windhoek's China Town, which resulted in the arrest of political leaders and activists and the injury of… Read more »
Namibia: Stop Exporting Jobs - Ndaitwah
International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has questioned how long will Africa continue to export jobs. Read more »