Namibia's most-read daily newspaper, The Namibian, will retrench some staff and renegotiate staff benefits to contain costs. Editor, Tangeni Amupadhi, said in a press statement today, "we are embarking on a journey to restructure The Namibian in order to stay independent. "The Namibian can no longer sustain its current human resources structure as some positions will inevitably become redundant." Amupadhi told staff that the process will include voluntary retirement for those above 55 and other staff members, as well as benefit cuts for the remaining staff members. The paper reported this morning that Amupadhi said, "some jobs could do without certain positions. Offer early retirement for anyone 55 and above, offer voluntary retrenchments, renegotiate benefits and agree to forgo certain things, no 13th cheque."