Although fishing resources, particularly hake, were diminishing, the government was willing to give extra quotas to companies that employed the 1 500 fishermen who lost their jobs five years ago to make up for operational expenses. This was said by fisheries and marine resources minister Derek Klazen on Friday morning when he signed the renewal...
Maria David THE much-anticipated demonstration by unemployed teachers, scheduled to take place in Eenhana, has been postponed until further notice. The demonstration was planned to occur on Tuesday, starting from the Youth Centre in Eenhana and proceeding towards the office of the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, where they intended to hand in their...
Stefanus Nashama McHenry Venaani of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), last week, met with the retrenched fishermen who live in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. His journey was to inform the fishermen of the progress of his queries to both the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources and President Nangolo Mbumba, during the State of the...
… Family of 14 relies on social grant of N$1 400 Pensioner Alfred Matomola (67) says his monthly old-age grant is gone within hours of receiving it. Matomola uses the N$1 400 to take care of the 14 members of his household. He splits this between rent, electricity, and buying his family food and other...
… Family of 14 relies on social grant of N$1 400 Pensioner Alfred Matomola (67) says his monthly old-age grant is gone within hours of receiving it. Matomola uses the N$1 400 to take care of the 14 members of his household. He splits this between rent, electricity, and buying his family food and other...
The Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) has called on unemployed teachers to register with their regional offices for assistance in finding employment and developing valuable skills. Nantu secretary general, Loide Shaanika in an interview on Wednesday highlighted the union’s commitment to supporting teachers in finding employment, amongst others through coaching in how to conduct themselves...
The scourge of unemployment leaves no field untouched, even medicine. Even South Africa’s youngest woman medical doctor has found herself without a job and is asking for help. Dr Thakgalo Thibela (24) said she is eager and ready for service anywhere in the country. “I happen to find myself as part of the over 800...
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...
Unemployed teachers in the Kavango East Region held a demonstration at Rundu, demanding that the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture undertake a mass recruitment exercise. According to the petition, there are more than 8250 unemployed graduates nationwide, with the number expected to increase to an estimated 3000 graduates countrywide in 2024. Reading the petition,...