Historically, presidents leaned heavily on party deployees to identify, fill and constitute the national executive (Cabinet) after periodic elections. However, many presidents across the world valued loyalty, competence, campaign support, or other extraordinary characteristics of officials to make determination of such appointments.
It is a fact that Namibia is not the epicentre of criminal activity however, be that as it may, crime does haunt us in this beautiful country, just like many other countries across the globe.
I am not here to insult anyone or question anyone or any institution’s credibility and principles, but am just a concerned citizen. Anyone who went through university will tell you that at one point you will be tempted to cheat, and it takes only principled individuals to withstand these temptations.
At independence, the government faced a challenge to resettle thousands of landless Namibians due to German colonial land dispossession and apartheid colonialism.
The inevitable celebrations over Namibia’s ranking on Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index should be accompanied with some introspection.
Vipuakuje Muharukua wears multiple hats: He is a full-time politician, lawyer, farmer and dedicated husband and father to his young family. New Era’s Kuzeeko Tjitemisa sat down with the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian in this tell-all interview.
The Namibian public service is a myriad of official duties assigned to individuals working for different departments across various government offices, ministries and agencies.
Stakeholders in the administration of justice at Oshakati have expressed discontent of the disappearance of dockets and continuous postponements of cases.
A man that was convicted of stock theft in the Karasburg Magistrate’s Court scored a victory in the Windhoek High Court after his conviction was overturned into an acquittal.
Windhoek Magistrate’s Court has given a final remand for the prosecutor general Martha Imalwa to pronounce herself in the case of self-proclaimed prophet Jackson Babi.