Hangana Seafood workers petition over job security

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600 temporary workers at Hangana Seafood have officially submitted a petition to management claiming discrimination and unfair labour practices.

Many of these workers say they have been on temporary contracts since 2018 and now seek permanent jobs. 

Deputy Minister Ballotti urges business legitimisation

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The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has urged entrepreneurs to legitimise their businesses.

Ballotti said this during the Heritage and Cultural Entrepreneurship workshop hosted by the ministry at Swakopmund.

Gainatseb Village to get electricity soon

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Gainatseb village in Kunene's Kamanjab Constituency will soon have access to electricity.

This follows a groundbreaking and commissioning of the low- and medium-voltage network for reticulation, street lighting, and service connections.

Former student leaders pay tribute to Isaiah Kavendjii

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Former student leaders have paid tribute to their late peer, Isaiah Zemburukee Kavendjii, who died at the age of 53 in Windhoek.

Kavendjii passed away on Tuesday following a short illness at Katutura State Hospital.

Havo villagers still without safe water despite borehole promise

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Residents of Havo village in the Kavango East's Mukwe Constituency continue drinking water not fit for human consumption 10 months after the Rural Water Supply Division promised to drill a new borehole for them.

In October of last year, NBC News visited Havo village to cover the water crisis.

Domestic workers decry housing and land struggles

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Members of the Namibian Domestic and Allied Workers Union have expressed their frustration at the struggles they go through to access housing and land in the country. 

They were speaking at the Policy Advocacy Workshop on Affordable Housing for Domestic Workers in Namibia held in Windhoek today. 

Keetmanshoop municipality audit hearing halted

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The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy was called off midway through a public hearing at Keetmanshoop after the municipality's top administrators failed to provide satisfactory responses and supporting documents related to irregularities flagged in the audit reports. <

Great Lion Lazarus !Guiteb dies

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The "Great Lion" and former Robben Island political prisoner, Lazarus !Guiteb died yesterday, aged 82. 

A descendant of the Hai ||Om people, !Guiteb earned himself the nickname "Great Lion" because of his dedication to Namibia's liberation struggle.