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On 22nd May 2022, death robbed us of a popular community activist and prominent businessman, who was greatly loved by many. That man happened to be Johnny Akwenye.

This piece communicates payment of severance pay that accrues to employees who are unfairly dismissed from employment, who dies while in employment, resign or retire on reaching the age of 65 years as provided for in section 35 of the Labour Act, 2007 (Act no 11of 2007), hereinafter referred to as the Labour Act and interchangeably the Act. 

Public enterprises are businesses owned by the state and into which the state directly invests funds onto them to ensure they remain operational, intending to make them profitable.

Late last year November, I had a privilege and honour with my fellow Public Service Commissioner Cde. Salmaan Jacobs to attend a conference on the above topic in Mombasa, Kenya, organised by African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM). 

The article you are about to read is inspired by true events, a sign that our society is putrefying faster – right under our nose, and all we do is watch. 

As Namibia’s urban population grows, the need for serviced land and housing is mounting, which results in the growth of poorly serviced informal settlements.

It takes serious passion and innate selflessness for one to commit almost 24 hours a day to their employers. But for Magdalena Maggy Katimba, being the chief children’s home superintendent in the Directorate of Child Welfare Services of the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare is more than merely having a job in the government. 

The education ministry is holding regional discussions to gather insights from all corners in preparation for the Transforming Education Summit, slated for September 2022 in New York. 

Namibia has acceded to the Water Convention with the aim to strengthen her capacity and add additional tools in catalysing change towards the water and peace nexus.

The Ondangwa Town Council has prioritised land provision, roads infrastructure and youth development in the latest budget, with a large chunk allocated for sports facilities.