Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU)

04 Aug

N$924m settlement averts strike …Govt gives 600m, unions compromise 700m

ObserverNational NewsN$924m settlement averts strike …Govt gives 600m, N334 million dollars, Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU), unions compromise 700m

Obrein Simasiku Government has brokered a settlement of N$924 million with the Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) and Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) thus averting a national strike that could have crippled the country’s economy. The new offer saw an exponential increase from the government’s initial total offer totalling N334 million dollars that only covered transport and housing allowances. Under the revised which is about N$600 million more, the civil servants will see an across the board improvement of 3% in their basic salary. The increase did not bring delight in the mood of many workers and which will not…

04 Aug

Civil servants feel cheated

ObserverNational News(Cabinet Secretary) George Simataa, Civil servants feel cheated, Herbert Jauch, Loide Shaanika, Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU)

Obrein Simasiku Labour expert Herbert Jauch says the unions were supposed to come back to inform their members on the new proposal so that they can decide if it was reasonable or not, before putting their signatures on the dotted line. The Namibia Public Workers Union secretary general Petrus Nevonga announced this afternoon at State House that an agreement was reached together with the sister union Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) secretary general Loide Shaanika, including government representative (Cabinet Secretary) George Simataa, sealing the deal. This however, according to Jauch, was not supposed to be done. “Members entrusted you, and…

27 Jul

Civil servants to vote to strike

ObserverNational NewsCivil servants to vote to strike, Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU), secret ballot on 28 and 29 July

Tujoromajo Kasuto Civil servants are set to cast their secret ballot on 28 and 29 July to decide down tools following the breakdown in the negotiation process with the government. The government could not grant the 10 percent pay raise across the board and improvement of various benefits, as demanded by the worker. Various unions have revealed that the public servants want their increment and say they will keep fighting until the government concedes to their demands as It has been more than five years since civil servants’ remuneration was adjusted. According to a statement released by the Namibia National…

12 Jun

Face to face classes continue amidst Covid-19 skyrocketing cases

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO), Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU)

Tujoromajo Kasuto Education, Arts and Culture Ministry plans to go ahead with face-to-face learning despite alarming rise in COVID-19 cases. Namibia reported 1,432 new COVID-19 cases on Friday evening, the highest number of new cases ever recorded in 24 hours, a day after the country reported 1,045 cases. The Executive Director of the Ministry, Sanet Steenkamp, says the ministry was taking the situation case by case. “At this moment the ministry is only looking at case by case, if the case arises for example the school in Aroab where the Ministry of Health advises the school must close and other…

04 Sep

Education, NANTU in compromise deal …as private schools stick to initial dates

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Khomas, Ministry of Education, Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU)

Andrew Kathindi In last ditch effort to avoid a stalemate, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture and Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) have struck a compromised deal. The final agreement between the Ministry and Union contains terms they previously found undesirable. Education minister Anna Nghipondoka, following negotiations over two days between her office, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and NANTU, announced that grades 7-9 will return to school in all regions on the 7th of September. The Khomas region is not included in this opening date. Grades 4-6 will reopen…

31 Jul

Unions happy with Hage’s school decision

ObserverObserver MoneyNamibia National Teachers Union (NANTU), president Hage Geingob

Andrew Kathindi Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) said it is satisfied with President Hage Geingob’s decision to suspend face-to-face teaching for grades 0-9 countrywide. This comes after the union has been in meetings for the last two days over a possible call for the closure of schools out of concern for the rising number of cases around the country. “What directed our focus is the health and safety of everyone involved. The over-populated phase is grade 0-3. Schools that are in the rural and urban areas are not the same. Most of the schools in the northern regions are accommodating…

22 Jun

President bows to union pressure

ObserverObserver MoneyCovid-19, Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO), Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU), Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN), tudents Union of Namibia (SUN)

Andrew Kathindi President Hage Geingob on Monday bowed to the demands of teacher and student unions when he announced the resumption of face-to-face classes for Pre-Primary students will be postponed for 14 days in all regions. The President’s decision comes after some unions called on the government to suspend the resumption of face-to-face teaching following confirmation of the first COVID-19 positive learner. The 20-year old Mariental secondary school learner, who is a resident of Walvis Bay, became Namibia’s 37th case and gave rise to the decision to suspend face-to-face teaching at the school. The 14 day suspension of in-school learning…