The Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA) has also called on MTC Namibia to give permanent employment to those who have been working on contract for years at the call centres. The union says it has received several complaints from MTC’s contract workers at the call centre. Some employees have allegedly been on contract for...
NDN Staffer WINDHOEK, July 27 — Hyphen Hydrogen Energy and the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) have unveiled a groundbreaking socio-economic development framework (SED Framework) for Namibia’s landmark $10 billion green hydrogen project. The SED Framework, a pivotal aspect of the Feasibility and Implementation Agreement (FIA), underscores the GRN’s commitment to incorporating socio-economic...
Fishermen under the governmental employment redressing programme (Gerd) were cautioned on Friday that the government worked hard to ensure their employment, and new opportunities will not be presented if neglected. Fisheries minister Derek Klazen, after engaging fisheries and labour sector stakeholders at Walvis Bay, said the agreements are being signed with the companies. “Unions and...
In an attempt to preserve jobs and maintain effective refuse management, the Swakopmund municipal council recently agreed to the continuation of an agreement with waste management company Rent-a-Drum. Council management committee chairperson Wilfried Groenewald stressed the importance of effective waste management practices as prioritised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): “The purpose of the waste...
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has extended the deadline for online applications for census jobs. NSA spokesperson Sakaria Ipumbu in a notice on Wednesday said the deadline, which was due on Friday, has now been extended to next Monday. The agency announced that libraries, rural information, communication and technology centres, and constituency offices have been...
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has so far received 60 000 applications for 13 000 temporary census jobs as the recruitment deadline comes to a close this week Friday in yet another round of scrambling for jobs. Namibia is currently sitting with a 49% youth unemployment rate. In order to make a dent in joblessness,...