Year: 2021

The stage is set for the country’s official opposition, the Popular Democratic Movement policy conference and election review to be held from next week in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa region.

Labour experts have weighed in on the country’s labour unions, describing the current status of trade unions as weak and poorly organised. Herbert Jauch said the overall status of trade unions in the country is currently weak and concentrated.

The refusal to extend an internship of a trainee at the Oniipa Town Council has left council divided, while the community has now entered the fray to protest the decision. The dispute allegedly started after chief executive officer (CEO) Junius Jakob refused to grant an internship extension of three months to trainee Aili Shikongo, whose contract as well as two other interns’ ones lapsed on 31 Aug

Minister of Information and Communication Technology Peya Mushelenga said Germany should guard against selective justice and discrimination towards genocide victims. Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Mushelenga said he supports defence minister Frans Kapofi’s notion of having government work hard in securing an improved and acceptable reparations quantum.

The Windhoek High Court yesterday gave hope to the Namibian LGBTQ+ community when it ruled in favour of a same-sex couple in an application for citizenship for their surrogate son born in South Africa.

The chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Tjekero Tweya, yesterday said all traditional authorities in the Kavango regions, including community members in recently visited areas, support Recon Africa’s oil exploration activities.

A South African national who was convicted on multiple charges of fraud but had filed a N$5 million lawsuit against the State for alleged malicious and wrongful prosecution, was deported to his homeland.

The country’s largest union federations, the National Union of Namibian Workers and the Trade Union Congress of Namibia yesterday said they were unfazed by the arrival of the Affirmative Repositioning movement’s yet-to-be-registered Revolutionary Union (RU).

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, has called on private companies to support the ministry’s drive to turn multi-purpose centres into information hubs.

The Rundu Vocational Training Centre (RVTC) says their Agri-TVET programme is progressing well, with 66 trainees being prepared for agriculture jobs and entrepreneurship.