The national minimum wage for all Namibian workers has increased to N$18 per hour. 

The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Uutoni Nujoma, announced in a statement that the new national minimum wage will be effective from 1 January next year.

For an analysis on how the minimum wage will affect the employers, Milcah Negongo spoke to Terrence Makari from the Employers Federation of Namibia.