Informante | Parliament of the Republic of Namibia
Only 23 of the 55 social worker positions targeted for recruitment during the 2025/2026 financial year have been filled, despite an allocation of more than N$19 million for the positions. This was revealed by the Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Dr Emma Katema, in Parliament… According to Katema, the shortage of social workers is a result of the limited availability of qualified social work graduates in the labour mark