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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 Gazette of the Republic of Namibia on September 30, 2022. Any employer who employs 10 […]
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. NCS received 33 259 applications. “It is a sad state of reality. There is definitely […]
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 candidates. The presiding officer was at a loss after councilors Ilse Keister, Clemencia Hanases, Sade […]
Rigorous Scrutiny for Politically Exposed Persons Vying for Bank Boards
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has directed commercial banks to perform advanced due diligence on politically exposed individuals’ wealth before they appoint them as their board of directors. This, the BoN says, is to limit conflict of interest of the board member’s interest and the bank operations. This is contained in the revamped […]
We Have Plenty of Diamonds and Grapes, but Why Don’t We See and Participate in Diamonds Trading?
By:Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka Why don’t we see diamonds in the street when we have plenty but every grape harvest everyone benefits? A young dude heard me and he asked if he could join my friend and I. He asked if I am an economist and rightly said no, but a guy who read wildly on economic […]
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 that it produced a record 88 tonnes of tin concentrate for November 2022, containing 53 […]
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 election for the office bearers. On Thursday the City council is set to elect office […]
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 ministry to intervene in the poor working conditions and low wages of workers employed by […]
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 crisis in a post-pandemic era. Geingob was at the summit last year where he sold […]
CRAN To Dishout 800MHz Spectrum To Improve 4G Coverage
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus A 2022 study by the Communication Authority has revealed that the assignment of 800MHz spectrum to the two national operators – MTC and Telecom Namibia – would help narrow the broadband coverage gap considerably. This finding is in line with CRAN’s plans to implement measures to promote technological innovation and improve quality of […]