Current public service wage bill unsustainable: Nandi-Ndaitwah

NAMPA
2025-07-19
WINDHOEK, 18 July 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during the public address of the public servants in Windhoek.  (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 18 July 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during the public address of the public servants in Windhoek. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 18 JUL (NAMPA) - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said Namibia's current public service wage bill, which stands at N.dollars 35 billion, is unsustainable, citing financial limitations.

The President said this while addressing public servants in Windhoek on Friday.

The event was attended by various senior government officials and members of the public service.

“We are working under fiscal constraints. The public service wage bill...
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