Stefanus Nashama The Namibia Security Workers Union (NASWU) has threatened to go on a nationwide strike until their demand for a minimum hourly rate of N$15 for all security guards in Namibia is met. This follows a request made by the union in March to all security companies looking to hire new security guards to...
December 25, 2024
Tag: Hour
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When cometh the hour, man for genocide and reparations? – Windhoek Observer
“Cometh the hour, cometh the man” is an old English proverb meaning when a situation demands it, the right person will appear or step forward to deal with it. It suggests that in times of need, the appropriate person will rise to the occasion to address the challenges at hand. Historically there’s no iota of...
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‘Happy Hour’ turns into ‘Sad Hour’ after robbers attack students in Oshakati
Staff Reporter TWO students who were utilizing MTC’s ‘happy hour’ to do their assignments were attacked and robbed during the early morning hours of Thursday. The incident occurred between 02:00 and 03:00 at the Ndagondulu flats in the Oneshila informal settlement of Oshakati. According to the police report, three unknown suspects attacked the students who...
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Namibia moves towards N$18 per hour minimum wage
Labour, industrial relations and employment creation minister Utoni Nujoma says the ministry has submitted a proposal for the long-awaited national minimum wage (NMW) of N$18 per hour to the Labour Advisory Council. Speaking at the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union’s (Nafau) 11th elective congress at Rietfontein on Friday, Nujoma expressed optimism about completing the...
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Lunch hour car crash causes traffic disruption in Walvis Bay
Floris Steenkamp A car crash during lunch hour caused traffic disruption in Walvis Bay’s Nangolo Mbumba Drive today (Wednesday, 19 July 2023). A light truck and a Land Cruiser station wagon collided at the intersection of Nangolo Mbumba Drive and 15th Road, resulting in the light truck crashing through the boundary wall of a guesthouse...
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Zita rocks Vinyls Comedy Hour
THE comedy scene has a new regular in ‘Vinyls Comedy Hour’. Inviting upcoming and established comedians to take the monthly stage in a burst of jokes and jibes, last week’s session featured the talents of Zita, Wilbard, Mr Slick and Jonathan, with Axarob as host. On a chilly Thursday evening, Vinyls is packed and sold...