Karibib Junior Secondary School has been struggling with a shortage of classroom space, as an unfinished classroom block has stood incomplete for about three years, forcing teachers to find temporary spaces to teach pupils.The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport,…

The foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the ||Kharas region could lead to increased activity in Namibia’s charcoal industry as farmers face reduced income from livestock, the Charcoal Association of Namibia (Caon) says. Caon general manager Eck Volkmann says the disruption…

Usakos has recorded the Erongo region’s highest child malnutrition incidence rate over the past three years, driven by widespread poverty and systemic healthcare gaps. This is despite recording fewer cases than the region’s larger districts. Figures from the Erongo health…

Smokers may soon run out of spaces to light up The Ministry of Health and Social Services has proposed a set of laws that will further limit space for smokers in public places. The new laws will prohibit smoking in…

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called on the government to end the ‘secrecy’ in the fishing industry, stressing the need to make public the details of fishing rights and quota-holders, including beneficial ownership information. IPPR executive director…

Suspended Namibia Training Authority (NTA) manager Gad Kangueehi will not attend a disciplinary hearing scheduled for Thursday, with his lawyers threatening to take the authority to the labour court if it proceeds. Kangueehi’s lawyers, Metlaw Attorneys & Notaries, say the…

Walvis Bay car wash operators fear losing their businesses and workers’ livelihoods after the municipality gave them 14 days to vacate road reserves along Sam Nujoma Avenue and Independence Road. The municipality posted the notice on Tuesday, saying its assessments…

Labour hire practices and the use of middlemen are contributing to worker exploitation and poverty in Namibia, the National Assembly parliamentary standing committee on poverty eradication, labour and industrial relations has heard. The committee is assessing employment conditions in the…

A new newspaper, The Current, launched at Walvis Bay yesterday, aiming to give Erongo communities a dedicated platform for their stories. The newspaper will be available at retail shops from today and will be published every Thursday. The Current editor…

The Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations (CNFA) has threatened to challenge the validity of Namibian Marine Phosphate’s environmental clearance, citing unanswered information requests. Lawyer Sisa Namandje, representing the federation, wrote to environmental commissioner Timoteus Mufeti yesterday, saying the CNFA had…

Gendev Fishing Group has offered striking workers a revised pay proposal of 70% during non-operational periods as wage negotiations remain deadlocked. The group is offering to pay 70% of the guaranteed 195 hours during periods when the company is not…

Namibian businessman Knowledge Katti’s Namibia Marine Phosphate has received the greenlight for its controversial Sandpiper marine phosphate mining project, with political parties and conservationists raising concerns over the decision. The environmental commissioner in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism issued…