The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has confirmed that over 100 employees at Merlus Cormorand Fishing have not returned to work and have not received their salaries.

Independent Patriots for Change MP Michael Mulunga has queried the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, about the status of the National Youth Council, which he said had been without a substantive board for some time.