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Iyaloo Group blames striking fishermen for budget cuts

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Iyaloo Women's Investment Group is blaming the former striking fishermen for the company's reduced budget and cash flow.

About 200 former striking fishermen, known as Okapale fishermen, petitioned Iyaloo Women's Group in February, demanding jobs at sea and not in the factory.

24 streetlights to be installed along Swakopmund River bridge

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Regional electricity distributor Erongo RED has joined forces with the Road Fund Administration (RFA) and the Roads Authority (RA) to install 24 streetlights along the Swakopmund River bridge.

The lights will be installed for N$4.4 million.

Walvis Bay residents mobilise to sue municipality

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Walvis Bay residents are mobilising themselves to legally fight the municipality over the Red Force contract.

The Red Force debt collection contract was reinstated last week after the matter between the Walvis Bay municipality and the debt collectors was settled in the High Court last week.

Heritage Week aims to keep Namibian culture alive

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Swakopmund residents will close the Namibian Heritage Week 2024 with a fashion show that aims to keep Namibian culture alive.

The Namibian Heritage Week 2024 opened at Swakopmund under the theme "Culture is Community, Community is Culture."

Okapare fishermen wishes unfulfilled

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Former-striking fishermen, also known as Okapare fishermen, expressed disappointment with the Government Employment Redress Programme.

Launched in 2020, the programme is an agreement by the Ministries of Fisheries and Labour as well as fishing companies to employ jobless fishermen in exchange for quotas.