President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia is violating its own labour laws by allowing foreign nationals to occupy positions that qualified Namibians can fill. 

She says authorities issuing work permits must take responsibility when foreigners are employed in jobs where local skills are available. 

Residents of the ||Kharas Region have called for preferential employment opportunities at the National Neckartal Irrigation Project.

They made the call during a recent community engagement with government-appointed project consultants, Dunamis Consulting Engineers, in Keetmanshoop.

Construction of bulk services in the Aus settlement has officially started, spurred by anticipated growth in Namibia’s green hydrogen and gas industries.