Year: 2021

About 76 workers of the Rundu Spar franchise say they have been left in the dark after the retailer closed down without any notice late last year. 

The //Kharas branch of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) is in the process of getting the National Council (NC) chairperson’s decision barring their two regional councillors from attending sessions in the upper house of parliament retracted.

The One Economy Foundation has roped in 21-year-old Beatha Iileka and 28-year-old Macveren Kapukare on its board of directors to serve the interest of youth with its mandate.

Namibia has a wealth of cultural heritage resources but while some tour operators feature some sites, a heritage tourism programme has not yet been developed. 

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has named 15 candidates who will be interviewed in public to replace commissioners whose terms will lapse later this year.

The ongoing Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) strike has denied many Namibians access to vital information, including radio listeners in the //Kharas region. 

The labour ministry managed to facilitate payments worth more than N$1.8 million to employees owed by employers during the 2020/21 financial year. 

Nine permanent mini hostels have been completed at various schools in Oshikoto, replacing makeshift structures popularly used as community dwellings for learners. 

The trial of Ernst Lichtenstrasser, who is accused of killing two senior managers at the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) in Arandis,

Four managers from the Namibia Housing Enterprises (NHE) are still waiting for communication on their fate after they were suspended on 15 April 2021.