Rudolf Gaiseb A pastor burnt to death in his church’s orphanage when the corrugated iron building in which he and a child with a disability were sleeping, was reduced to ashes. Elia Geingob (42) and the 14-year-old Oubed Skrywer died in the horrific fire at the Prayer House Church Orphanage in Havana, Windhoek on Sunday....
In an emotional plea, teachers and learners at Hashiyana Primary School in Ongwediva have asked for the reinstatement of their colleague and teacher accused of corporal punishment. Petrus Ndeulita was dismissed after he was found guilty of corporal punishment. Ndeulita allegedly punished a learner by making him hold a chair in the air for an...
Charles Ndeumane Vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has warned that if not used controllably, Artificial Intelligence can lead to laziness and render people ineffective in their duties. This, Nandi-Ndaitwah, affectionately known as NNN, said may pose serious concerns about the development of future leaders. Although she acknowledges theimportance of AI in development, She is concerned as...
At 59, some ward cleaners who have worked for the City of Windhoek (CoW) since 1993 could head into retirement next year with next to nothing to show for over three decades of service. The majority of the city ’s contractual employees say they accepted the new employment contract offer by the municipality out of...
The days when mothers could be dismissed from work for being pregnant, compelled to do work that is harmful to their health or that of their unborn child, or lose income during pregnancy, are over. With the ratification of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 183 of 2000 on Maternity Protection, such practices will...
After terminating the employment contract of former managing director Immanuel Mulunga, board chairperson of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) Florentia Amuenje said the national entity has the right to deduct from his payout. “Such amounts as are due to it from you on the date of termination of your contract of employment,” reads...
Namibia’s marathon queen Helalia Johannes brought her Olympic Games’ journey to a close by finishing in 68th position in the gruelling women’s 42.168-kilometre marathon yesterday morning, clocking a time of 2:38:36 seconds. The marathon, which marked the end of the prestigious Games, was won by the Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan in 2:22:55 seconds, thus setting an...
GROOTFONTEIN – Peeling walls, an excruciating stench of urine, broken taps, crumbling buildings, overflowing toilets, scattered rubbish, and hopelessness best describe the situation of squatters at Grootfontein’s Single Quarters. The living conditions at the town’s apartheid-era compounds are appalling. Over 400 families live at the decaying one-room dwellings. They were constructed by the repugnant South...
The National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia has fired managing director Immanuel Mulunga. He was accused of committing fraud by withholding information from the company’s board, and that he breached conditions of his employment when he transferred funds for the purchase of an oil block in Angola. Mulunga directed that an amount of US$6.7 million...
ONGWEDIVA – Farmers in Omutsegwonime, Omutsegwombashe, Omutsegwondjaba and Okashandja have expressed disappointment in how the Ondonga Traditional Authority is running land affairs within its jurisdiction. The leaders stand accused of giving or selling off land to powerful and politically- connected individuals, to the detriment of ordinary farmers and Ondonga inhabitants. It is allegedly also discriminating...