Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia’s power utility’s managing director Kahenge Haulofu, expressed the company’s persistence in empowering students through annual bursaries, despite the financial limitations it faces. During NamPower’s recent bursary handover, Haulofu said every year, more and more learners apply for financial assistance. However, due to financial constraints, “we cannot accommodate everyone; hence it is an...
Internships are a stepping stone into one’s career, as they provide an opportunity for growth and to garner experience. Former intern and aspiring human resources professional Mary-Kathleen McKenzie (24) is encouraging interns across the country to treat internship and graduate programmes with utmost respect and dedication, as every experience, no matter how minor it seems,...
Komondjira needed a lift to visit his absentee father. He was born after his father’s contract of grading the bumpy gravel road had expired. Komoo, as his single mother tickled him, walked the thorn-infested footpath until the T-junction. Then he pinched his ears, fighting to separate the roaring wind from the vrooming cars. Suddenly, the...
Namibia’s Doctor of Philosophy student at the University of Cape Town, Hilja Eelu, scooped an award at the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Awards recently. She is among 30 researchers selected from an application pool of 788. Her research focuses on the mathematical modelling of the malaria context in...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide. The Republican leader also declared a “national energy emergency” to expand drilling in the world’s top oil and...
The launch of the Good Governance programme in Namibia is a step towards combating corruption and enhancing transparency in the country. This initiative, a joint effort between the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), aims to reduce corruption and bribery by promoting effective governance practices. The programme, which will run from...
Namibia’s trade sector showed a notable improvement in November 2024, driven by an almost 40% annual increase in exports. As a result, the trade deficit, which is the amount by which a country’s imports exceed the value of its exports, narrowed to N$5.5 billion from N$7.7 billion in October. While this progress is notable, stock...
GUINAS – Pupils in the Guinas constituency of the Oshikoto region are dropping out of school at an alarming rate, particularly those from Grades 5 to 10. When New Era visited the constituency last week, parents expressed concern over the high number of school dropouts, resulting in many pupils roaming the streets. The Guinas constituency has a...
Aletta Shikololo Lahja Nashuuta President Nangolo Mbumba has signed into law a new Marriage Act, which amongst others prohibits same-sex marriages in Namibia. The new legislation also prohibits the recognition of same-sex marriages, including those legally performed in other countries. The legislation defines marriage strictly as a union between a man and a woman, excluding...
Lahja Nashuuta Namibia could create at least 10 more constituencies to bring the total number to 131 countrywide. This forms part of the report submitted to President Nangolo Mbumba by the fifth Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission (BDDC) yesterday. The commission, however, revealed that there will be no creation of new regions. It had received...