Ester Mbathera The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Derek Klazen on Friday signed the second designation agreement for the re-employment of fishermen who lost their jobs in the fishing sector in 2015. According to Klazen, the agreement is in line with the Cabinet Directives on the re-employment of fishermen under the Government Employment Redressing...
November 5, 2024
Tag: quotas
Post
NEEF demands governmental objective fishing quotas to reduce unemployed
The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters have reiterated their demands for the allocation of fishing quotas to address unemployment in the country. The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEEF) want unemployed people to get jobs in the fishing industry through the Governmental Objective Fishing Quota. The party mobilised jobless youth to petition the Ministry of Fisheries and...
Post
NEFF demands the allocation of fishing quotas for the unemployed – Windhoek Observer
Stefanus Nashama The Walvis Bay branch of the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) is demanding the fair allocation of fishing quotas to all citizens in Namibia, with a particular focus on unemployed people. A group of unemployed individuals, organized by NEFF member Immanuel Pombili, gathered yesterday in the open area near Kuisebmund Soccer Stadium to...
Post
Walvis Bay Should Benefit from Quotas – Forbes
Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes says it is surprising that the municipality does not receive fishing quotas to help residents and develop the town. Making the remarks at the annual Fishing Industry Address, Forbes stressed that Walvis Bay, the town where the resource comes from, does not directly benefit from fishing. “I trust that this...
Post
Zimbabwe’s election was a fight between men – women are sidelined in politics despite quotas
Diana Højlund Madsen, The Nordic Africa Institute and Shingirai Mtero, The Nordic Africa Institute Zimbabwe’s 2023 harmonised elections have largely been depicted as a battle between the two “Big Men” – President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ruling Zanu-PF and Nelson Chamisa of the leading opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). Significant media attention...
Post
GRN fishing quotas not enough, as fishermen go unpaid
Staff Reporter THE approximately 600 Okapare fishermen who lost their jobs in 2022 have expressed their concern that the fishing quotas allocated to newly awarded companies in the Government Employment Redressing Programme are inadequate to ensure permanent employment for the fishermen. The fishermen have also complained that they are yet to receive salaries from the...