The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has directed that all public service staff will work until 10h00 on Friday, as the nation prepares for president Hage Geingob’s funeral service and burial. In a statement issued by Cabinet secretary George Simataa on Wednesday, he said the prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila had done this to allow...
Staff Reporter SIX government employees — a woman and five men — were arrested by the police in the Ohangwena Region accused of theft of drought relief food. They are 33-year-old Minna Uukule, Jeipo Delany Hilongwa (42), Nehemia Shoovaleka (36), Gerrie Van Wyk (42), Fillemon Shikongo (44), and Simon Joseph (33). A large quantity of...
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, launched the revised ‘Pocket Guide 2.0-Being a Public Servant in Namibia’, at the Mercure Hotel in Windhoek last week. The ministry said the pocket guide is also available in digital format and is designed to provide a user-friendly and interactive learning experience for public servants. “It serves as...
Civil servants in the Kavango East Region are unhappy with the proposed Financial Institutions and Markets Act (FIMA) regulation of 75% preservation from their pension fund. The regulation only allows 25% access to the pension fund upon retirement. Civil servants raised their concerns at a consultation meeting with the Ministry of Finance. The government explained...
Recent increases in wages and benefits for civil servants have garnered applause from labour experts, surpassing the initially agreed upon 3% during negotiations in 2022. Labour expert Herbert Jauch says the 5% increase for most civil servants is reasonably close to the inflation rate.The government, along with the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu) and the...
The Namibian government, in collaboration with the Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) and the Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU), has inked a comprehensive collective agreement on salary and conditions of employment. This pact promises to bring about economic relief for public workers who have been going through financial hardships. One of the central pillars of...
Staff Reporter GOVERNMENT through the Office of the Prime Minister has announced salary increments and better housing allowance benefits for civil servants, which are estimated to cost the government around N$1.7 billion. It was announced that civil servants with job grades between 15 and 14 will get a flat increase of N$600, while staff members...