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Rössing Uranium and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) Rössing Branch Executive Committee (BEC) recently concluded negotiations for salary increments for 2022 and 2023 within a month of negotiating. 

Minister of industrialisation and trade Lucia Iipumbu said there is a critical need to ensure Namibia embraces and adopts its revamped and revived investment legislation due to several pressing reasons that are causing uncertainty among investors.

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) said it has noted with distress the United Kingdom’s announcement to place South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini back onto its “red list” of countries to which it imposes severe travel restrictions and quarantines.

Realising Namibia’s goal of becoming a green hydrogen hub and addressing energy security of supply is a task that cannot be achieved by government alone. 

Leadership is the ability of an individual to lead, inspire and guide to transform other individuals, groups, organisations or society for a good cause.

The recent decision by NUST not to renew contracts for foreign lecturers and have them re-apply is worrying, to say the least.

The bail hearing of a former employee of corruption accused Sackey Shanghala and his business partner James Hatuikulipi has been bogged down by incessant delays. 

National Assembly speaker Peter Katjavivi has lamented disparity in Covid-19 vaccine access across the world. 

President Hage Geingob says roads infrastructure plays a pivotal role for the productivity, safety and future development of the country. The Head of State made these remarks on Friday during the official opening of the 52km Namalubi-Isize-Luhonono road in the Zambezi region. 

Grootfontein municipality CEO Kisco Sinvula has defended a decision to postpone last week’s election and swearing-in ceremony of office-bearers serving on the local authority’s council, following a request by the ruling party, Swapo.