PDM retrenches staff citing financial challenges
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The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has announced a major staff retrenchment, reducing its workforce from 49 to 14 employees due to financial constraints following the recent elections.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has announced a major staff retrenchment, reducing its workforce from 49 to 14 employees due to financial constraints following the recent elections.
The leaders of the Landless People's Movement criticised the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, for allegedly intimidating regional and local councillors and attempting to impose the Swapo Party manifesto over constitutional governance.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare's recent statement in Parliament that corruption is equivalent to treason, resonating with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's earlier pronouncements, has triggered a flood of public reactions, most of which are directed squarely at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and its current ma
Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke has sent a stern warning about serious rule-breaking in Namibia's gold-mining industry, calling into question how well the sector is monitored and how open its dealings really are.
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the Windhoek Municipal Council in a legal dispute with Lady Pohamba Private Hospital over the operation of a private medical waste treatment plant.
The ruling reverses a 2022 decision from the High Court that favoured the hospital.
Windhoek-based lawyer Kadhila Amoomo is calling on the Minister of Justice and Labour Relations to introduce plea bargaining as a way to reduce delays in Namibia’s criminal justice system.
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has reiterated its call for taxpayers to comply with tax obligations or risk enforcement measures, including the appointment of third-party agents to collect outstanding debts.
Namibian consumers will brace themselves for higher electricity bills after the Electricity Control Board approved a 3.8% tariff increase for NamPower, effective 1 July 2025.
After making his way through a rigorous public interview process that was publicised live on the national TV, Magistrate Makapa Simasiku now joins the ranks of the judiciary as an Acting Judge of the High Court.
Trade union leaders from across Africa have gathered in Windhoek for a strategic meeting to prepare for the upcoming International Labour Conference (ILC).
The meeting takes place amid growing concerns over workers' rights, economic pressures, and the evolving nature of work on the continent.