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The German government has for the first time in 120 years admitted that the 1904-1908 massacre that killed more than 60 000 Nama and Herero people should be classified as a genocide. Initially, the two governments acknowledged, in a joint declaration, that by today’s standards, the massacres would be classified as a genocide. The descendants […]
… Amushelelo says party failed to account for public funds Namibia’s electoral commission says it has been begging the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) for its financial statements since 2021. The NEFF was deregistered by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) due to the party not submitting financial statements as required by law. ECN senior […]
The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) is raising concern about a large number of eligible employees not being enrolled in its pension plan. “Despite the requirement for all permanent employees to be admitted to the fund, we are currently experiencing a large number of unadmitted employees from participating employers,” says GIPF spokesperson Edwin Tjiramba. He […]
Popular Democratic Movement chief whip Elma Dienda wants the divorce bill to include the approval of churches when marriages end. “Why is the opinion of the church not included? Before marriage there is compulsory premarital counselling.” Dienda was contributing to the debate on the divorce bill in the National Assembly on Wednesday. She further questioned […]
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) vice president Jennifer van der Heever challenged energy minister Tom Alweendo to stop the Electricity Control Board’s (ECB) decision to increase the electricity tariff by 8%. Van der Heever questioned Alweendo on measures taken by the ECB to ensure public consultation and stakeholder engagement before deciding on the tariff increase. She […]
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has welcomed the University of Namibia’s decision to reduce its intake of education students to address the oversupply of education graduates in the job market. This comes after Unam announced it has implemented a plan to reduce the intake of student teachers, driven by the teacher demand and […]
Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) employees on Wednesday went on strike to demand a 30% salary increase. Most employees are paid between N$1 500 and N$3 000 per month. The Nida employees, who are members of the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau), said they cannot survive on their current salaries. Nafau general secretary […]
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) says the recently held Etotha Carnival will improve sustainable heritage tourism development within Namibia’s rural communities. “Held under the theme ‘Safeguarding the Jubilant Pans to Enhance the Tang for our Future Generation – Uutoye womongwa gwetu!’, the carnival aims to revitalise the tourism sector while celebrating the […]
The Office of the Judiciary has expressed its sorrow on the death of former Zambian chief justice Annel Silungwe. Silungwe died at the age of 88 on Sunday. The Office of the Judiciary noted in a statement on Tuesday that Silungwe contributed greatly to the legal community in Namibia, serving as a judge of the […]
Namibian first lady Sustjie Mbumba was among the invited guests that witnessed Siera Leone president Julius Maada Bio sign the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act into law this week. Other invited guests included the first lady of Cape Verde. Sierra Leone brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony […]