Lahja Nashuuta The Namibian Police Force has confiscated illicit drugs valued at more than N$49.3 million during nationwide operations conducted between January and December 2023. Police chief Joseph Shikongo confirmed the figures in a statement issued as part of the commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June. He...
Lahja Nashuuta Legal experts have raised serious questions about the extent of the Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa’s authority over local and regional councils. They warned that recent interventions may be overstepping legal limits and threatening local democracy. Legal commentator Natji Tjirera said the Namibian Constitution and relevant laws prioritise the right...
Rudolf Gaiseb Half of the Namibian population, largely public servants – teachers, nurses – is crippled by debt and parents are forced to borrow, not to invest but to eat and survive. Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Inna Hengari raised the concern in parliament this week, highlighting the financial hardship and unsustainable debt levels citizens endure....
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Judge Philanda Christiaan on Wednesday declared that oral admissions made in a case involving a murdered child who was severely burned and discarded in a rubbish container are inadmissible. The judge ruled that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the oral evidence obtained from Caroline Nkata,...
Rauna Kalola SWAKOPMUND – People with disabilities, civil society and other members of the public this week convened in Swakopmund for the Erongo Regional Disability Networking Forum (RDNF). The event was hosted by the National Federation of People with Disabilities in Namibia, and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities(OPDs). The gathering highlighted ongoing challenges faced by...
NEW DELHI – Namibia-India relations are marked by deep historical ties, mutual respect and dynamic strategic engagement. India was among the first countries to champion Namibia’s independence at the United Nations as early as 1946. It hosted Swapo’s first foreign mission in New Delhi in 1986. New Era’s journalist Paheja Siririka (PS) engaged Namibia’s High...
Despite its obvious benefits, the noble initiative of subsistence crop farming, which enables a family to feed right off their own fields, has not been successfully replicated across the country. Many of us still rely on getting supplies from the shops for our daily needs ranging from maize meal to even a bulb of onion. This begs the...
Today, the world gathers once again to celebrate World Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day. This annual event, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2017, is more than just a symbolic occasion. It is a global call to recognise the indispensable role of MSMEs in job creation, economic growth, innovation, and sustainable...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – The second edition of the late Dino Vezepa Karita Open football tournament will kick off today at the Komasdal Stadium in the capital. About 24 football teams from various parts of the country will compete in the N$30 000-worth competitions to honour the late Karita. He passed on December 2020. One...
Namibian boxing referee and judge Fillemon Mweya is set to officiate the World Boxing Council (WBC) International Bantamweight Championship bout tomorrow in Lusaka. The headline clash will see Zambia’s David ‘Sniper’ Mwale go head-to-head with Ghana’s Michael Decardi Nelson in what promises to be an electrifying and competitive 12-round contest. Mweya, a seasoned official with...