Walvis Bay municipality employees have vowed to fight tooth and nail a proposal by a local authority councillor seeking the council’s blessings to implement a 20% salary cut across the board. The wage cut also affects councillors.
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Meatco hands over N$450 000 borehole
Meatco Foundation in collaboration with UNIL (Norwegian Group) and Global Protein Solutions (GPS) last weekend handed over a completed water borehole valued at N$450 000 to the Goreses community.
Home births, deaths plague Oshikoto village
Community members of Ambende village say there is a high prevalence of people dying at home as well as pregnant women delivering on their own. Members of the marginalised community are said to be the most affected.
Shuudifonya: I lent James N$2m for Swapo congress
Fishrot accused Otneel Shuudifonya said he loaned co-accused James Hatuikulipi N$2 million in different instalments to help stage the 2017 Swapo congress.
Shixwameni a ‘national hero in his own right’
The Namibian nation was plunged into mourning yesterday following the sudden death of long-serving politician and All People’s Party president Ignatius Shixwameni.
More land needed for Neckartal irrigation project
The agriculture ministry is currently trying to secure 1 200 hectares needed for Neckartal Dam’s phase two that involves agricultural production.
Basters demand genocide reparation
United People’s Movement (UPM) parliamentarian Jan van Wyk is demanding that government include the Baster community in ongoing genocide reparation negotiations with the German government, saying they also suffered at the hands of the European colonisers.
Katima school battles overflowing sewage
Overflowing sewage has been a headache at the Ngweze Primary School for many years, with learners and staff fearing the stagnant sewage water will compromise their health.
Otweya residents erect backyard shacks
Despite pleas to refrain from erecting shacks at their newly acquired houses, some Otweya residents have seemingly ignored such requests and have even started running businesses such as selling traditional brews.
Mboma scoops double international nominations
Namibia’s Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Christine Mboma is gunning for two more accolades after she made it to the nomination lists of World Athletics Awards as well as the Athletics Weekly Magazine Awards.
