Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has said there is a need to take full advantage of the country's charcoal industry.

The Deputy Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Dr. Charles Mubita, has said the ministry will need about N$2 billion to make a once-off cash payment to the 16,000 unpaid veterans of the liberation struggle. 

The Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA) marked International Workers' Day at Lüderitz with its core message, centred around the welfare of the workers and better employment conditions. 

 The day was celebrated under the theme, "Industrialisation, Trade, and Decent Work for Social Justice."

Today is International Workers Day, and President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the government remains committed to fostering an enabling environment through targeted interventions towards improving the livelihoods of the workers.

Security guards working at the construction site for the Nepara-Nkurenkuru road in the Kavango West Region will now be paid the minimum wage of N$13.50 per hour.