WALVIS BAY – The fisheries ministry says Walu Fishing has no legal entitlement to any fishing quota. The ministry was responding to allegations made last week by Erna Loch, Walu’s managing director, who accused the government of failing to deliver on the core objectives of the Government Employment Redress Programme. Loch last week lashed out...
WALVIS BAY – Namibia is positioning itself as Africa’s next hub for Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) engineering and services. This is according to the Namibian Association for Offshore Oil & Gas Service Providers (NAOGSP) 2025 Flagship Report. NAOGSP was formed to represent local service companies in Namibia’s growing offshore oil and gas sector....
WALVIS BAY – The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy, Industry, Public Administration and Planning says while progress has been made in some government projects in the //Kharas region, there is a need to closely monitor government investments to ensure service delivery. The committee on Friday concluded an oversight visit to inspect capital projects across the...
WALVIS BAY – Some players in the fishing industry say companies are using their employees to lobby for more quotas by threatening massive lay-offs if their demands are not met. This comes after Gendev announced on Friday its intention to retrench over 400 workers, citing the lack of quota. However, shop steward Christof Shishoona said...
SWAKOPMUND – The government is expected to enforce stricter laws regulating and ensuring minimum damage to the environment as well as protect Namibians against the dangers of sand mining. The environment ministry is currently hosting consultative meetings to discuss sand and gravel mining in the country. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) is expected...
WALVIS BAY – Job security in Namibia’s wetland small pelagic fishing sector remains uncertain as hundreds of workers face possible retrenchment, adding to mounting job losses recorded since December last year. In the latest layoffs, Gendev Fishing Group has notified the ministry of labour of a contemplated retrenchment of 489 employees on Friday. The latest...
SWAKOPMUND – Erongo’s poor performance during the 2025 academic year came under fire this week after the region recorded an overall 33.7% pass rate. This is below the national average. The region is ranked amongst the bottom five out of 14 regions. Erongo Region Governor Natalia /Goagoses raised alarm over the poor performances during an...
WALVIS BAY – Tempers flared at a Labour Advisory Council consultative meeting between fishing industry employers and employees in Walvis Bay on Thursday. The two-day consultations were held to address alleged exploitation of workers in the sector. However, Thursday’s feedback session was briefly disrupted when some workers complained that their grievances were not properly aired because...
WalvisBay – konyara 500 varongwa posure zo High Hope mo WalvisBay ngesi kuna kuvandindira vatengure kosure nayina konyima tupu nye mema goposure kavagatengwidilirepo konyima apa Nguuru gomukunda nage kalihamesereremo Natalia / Goagoses. Elikwamo lyokuronga kavalitanganekesere posure zina morwa kapi kere noudigu womema nampili kuza kokasayise kapisi kayikereko. Eyi kwaninkisa nye varongwa novarongi vataguruke sitaura vaze...
SWAKOPMUND – The Swakopmund Municipality plans to donate 165 single residential erven to residents of the Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) as part of its ongoing decongestion and land regularisation process. This initiative started during the Covid-19 period. Swakopmund CEO Alfeus Benjamin said the planned allocations are one of the outcomes of the DRC decongestion programme...