Troubled NovaNam back in production

ONE of Namibia’s biggest fishing companies has re-opened after nearly two weeks following the on-duty killing of a worker with a factory knife.

NovaNam senior manager David Pokolo said that all the workers were back on the production line, ending a work stoppage that has cost the company N$9.5 million. The labour unrest was sparked by the stabbing to death of a supervisor, Geralda Eugenia Apollus (32), by fellow worker David Negongo (30) after he was suspended from duty.It took the intervention of Fisheries Minister Abraham Iyambo to broker talks between management and union representatives who blamed one another for the work stoppage.The two parties have agreed to meet and sort out long-standing labour disputes and other grievances.The labour unrest was sparked by the stabbing to death of a supervisor, Geralda Eugenia Apollus (32), by fellow worker David Negongo (30) after he was suspended from duty.It took the intervention of Fisheries Minister Abraham Iyambo to broker talks between management and union representatives who blamed one another for the work stoppage.The two parties have agreed to meet and sort out long-standing labour disputes and other grievances.