The Ohlthaver and List Group this week concluded wage increase agreements with two of its subsidiaries, Pick n Pay Namibia and Hangana Seafood. Both subsidiaries signed one-year substantive agreements which will see bargaining unit employees receive a 6.5% increase on their basic salary packages as of 1 July 2022.
Year: 2022
Opinion – Adverse effect of structural adjustment programmes
It is a broad concept with singular interpretation and literary refers to any structural adjustment loans and SALs provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to countries that experience economic crises.
Opinion – Positive means of identification of persons in spotlight
Identification is one of the means of identifying and/or individualising something or someone.
Opinion – The relevance of education in the police
Education in the Namibian Police Force has been long debated since independence. Historically, entry-level positions in NamPol required no educational background, but basic policing experience.
Opinion – We can do more for the vulnerable
Despite government and the civil servants reaching an agreement to prevent the widely-supported strike, the question of liveable wages and falling standards of living remains at the forefront of the current economic crisis.
Opinion – The political – intelligentsia phobia
The state of phobia between lawmakers and academicians has been simmering for many centuries, and yet no solution is in sight. In ancient Greece, Socrates was condemned to death by drinking hemlock because of his questions about life and knowledge and other issues, which affected humankind.
Opinion – Ongoing rising food prices could spark unrest
Crime has been constantly increasing, due principally to the level of poverty and inequality. Robbers broke into a Miracles Centre Church Thursday night and ransacked the church property looking for money and valuable items.
Letter – Unemployment analyses: What are the limitations?
The latest statistics by the Namibia Statistics Agency are worrisome. In 2019, it revealed that Namibia had 364 411 unemployed people between the period of 2016 and 2018. We all can see it. Many graduates have been sitting at home for a long time.
Letter – An economic story of our time unfolding
To understand the future, you need to study the past. There has been a story taking place in front of our eyes without us seeing it. Some of the scenes are here, but this is just a short version of it.
Editorial – Housing offers economic recovery potential
Namibia’s housing crisis and the way it is being handled continues to raise hackles and ruffle feathers. Based on government’s own figures, the mass housing project has not been successful.









