Bureaucrats and politicians’ inability to coordinate their activities efficiently as well as the lack of collective action had been the downfall of Namibia's public service systems.
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Know your civil servant – Elevating learning and development in public service
Training and capacity development are the backbone of public service institutions, associated with improving both employee performance and productivity.
LEX SCRIPTA with Fedden Mainga Mukwata – Case law on severance pay
The respondent was employed by the appellant as a ‘skipper’ on its vessels between the periods 16 October 2002 to 15 December 2011 when his employment was terminated, allegedly for operational and economic reasons. On 13 March 2012, the respondent, in terms of ss 82(7) and 86 of the Labour Act, 2007, referred a dispute of unfair dismissal (retrenchment) to the Office of the Labour Commissioner for
In the nets with forgotten gloves man Bonifaciu Papu Matingu, aka ‘The Eagle’
Born Bonifaciu Papu Matingu on 24 January 1970 in the then Zairian capital Léopoldville, now Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, young Papu started playing competitive football at a very young age — 16 to be precise — for Congolese giants Malibu Football Club.
NSC boosts Namibia’s All-Africa Games preparations
With less than a year left before the All-Africa Games take centre stage, Namibian athletes are intensifying their training as the Namibia Sports Commission boosts their preparation for various sports codes by providing them with funding towards their preps.
Top-flight netball at Ogongo this weekend
Action in the MTC Netball Namibia Premier League (NNPL) will continue with rounds nine and 10 of the 2023 season this weekend, with the northern derbies taking centre stage at Ogongo College in the Omusati region.
NWR cuts prices for local and SADC tourists
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has announced a 50% discount at its Ai-Ais Hotsprings and Spa, Hardap Dam Resort, Gross Barmen, Popa Falls, Namib Naukluft, and Waterberg until the end of October.
Katima, Ngoma borders record over 225 000 entries
The country’s two border posts at Ngoma and Katima Mulilo, as well as other legal entry points in the Zambezi region, recorded a total of 225 340 entries and 214 892 departures since August last year.
Heritage shapes people’s values – NNN
Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged the nation to safeguard against tendencies of using culture to bring divisions.
Banks grilled over draconian and exorbitant increases
Discrepancies in bank charges concerning loans and despotic increases on defaulting consumers were some of the concerns raised at a public consultation on the proposed Consumer Credit Bill, an exercise spearheaded by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa).









