Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen on Friday said she will deliver her verdict on 21 February 2025 on the case of Rodney Afrikaner. The accused is alleged to have killed his common-law wife by stabbing her with a pair of scissors. He is facing a charge of murder, read with the provisions of the...
Year: 2024
SADC PF president presents valedictory report
Moses Magadza The outgoing president of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Roger Mancienne, has presented a valedictory report to the executive committee (Exco) of the forum. He highlighted the progress achieved over the past two years. The Exco is the management body of the SADC PF, which brings together 15 national...
LPM chairs Swakopmund council
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Landless People’s Movement councillor Blasius Goraseb has been elected as Swakopmund mayor. Meanwhile, Swapo’s Suama Kautondokwa was elected as the town’s deputy mayor on Friday. The two replace Independent Patriots for Change’s Dina Namubes and United Democratic Front’s David Am-!Gabeb respectively, who were also nominees for the positions. In his acceptance...
Epukiro welcomes solar lighting system
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – The installation of a solar lights’ system commenced in the Epukiro Post 3 settlement after the groundbreaking ceremony was held recently in the Omaheke region. Epukiro constituency councillor Packey Pakarae told New Era that the solar lights’ system is an initiative from the constituency office aimed at not only reducing carbon...
Cabinet Briefs – Cabinet decisions issued at the 21st Decision-Making Meeting on 26 November 2024
Cabinet approved Namibia to join the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), which is a global partnership of national governments, UN agencies and programmes, multilateral development banks and financing mechanisms, the private sector and knowledge institutions that aims to promote the resilience of infrastructure systems to climate and disaster risks by ensuring sustainable development; Cabinet...
Two perish on Election Day
The body of a five-year-old boy was found in a drum of water when the parents returned from polling stations to cast their votes on election day. The police in the Ohangwena region reported that the incident happened on 27 November 2024 at about 14h00 at Okambembe B village. It is alleged that the boy...
Namibia’s electoral credibility questioned
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – Political commentator Ndumba Kamwanyah says the credibility of Namibia’s electoral process is in question and in doubt. He said this in an interview with Nampa on Friday when asked what his interpretation of the election process is thus far. “Remember that Namibia is known for running effective election processes in the...
IPC to challenge election results
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula announced on Sunday that they will be challenging the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly election results in the electoral court. Speaking at a press conference alongside other opposition party leaders, Itula said the application will be brought on an urgent basis. “We are making sure to seek...
Zambezi preliminary results’ uploading awaits final verification
KATIMA MULILO – Most constituencies in the Zambezi region managed to upload their preliminary results on the ECN portal close to 19h00 on Friday. Katima Urban, Katima Rural, Sibbinda, Linyanti, Kabbe South and Judea Lyamboloma were all spotted hard at work at the regional council’s legislative hall of Katima Mulilo, finalising the verification and auditing...
Ohangwena completes voter counts, cites network failure
EENHANA – Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) el ec tora l officer in the Ohangwena region Henock Hanga has confirmed the completion of the counting of votes from all 472 polling stations. He said problems wi th the network issues hampered the uploading of results on the system. Speaking to Nampa on Friday, he said...