Adolf Kaure Loide Jason Victoria Immanuel President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described the voting process as an illustration of Namibia’s democracy. She said this when she cast her vote for the 2025 Regional Council and Local Authorities elections yesterday morning at the Emma Hoogenoot Primary School polling station in Windhoek. She described the turnout at the...
One of Namibia’s brightest young sprinters and the reigning national 200 metres (m) champion, Charley Matundu, continues to rise as a force in local athletics. New Era Sport caught up with the track star to talk about his journey, achievements, and future ambitions. What inspired you to start competing in track and field, and at...
OUTAPI – Esiku lyomahogololo olya nyanyudha aakalimo yomiiitopolwa ya yooloka moshilongo sho ya kwata ondjuhwa komulungu Etitatu, ya ningi omikweyo ya li ya tegelela okuhogolola. Aanambelewa yomahogololo mboka ya li ya yi moonkundathana noshifokundaneki shika oya ti inaya mona uupyakadhi washa pomahala gawo. Aakulupe naanyasha oya li ya holola nkene yu uvite nawa sho ya...
NKURENKURU – Residents of Nkurenkuru are calling on incoming leaders elected in the upcoming election to prioritise permanent employment opportunities over temporary work arrangements that have left many struggling to make ends meet. Roswitha Haita, a 30-year-old woman who has been voting since 2013, expressed frustration with the current system during an interview with Nampa...
WALVIS BAY – Defence lawyer, Advocate Richard Metcalfe, has condemned the ongoing magistrates’ go-slow, saying their actions are undermining justice and “destroying democracy as well as a dangerous step toward a collapse of the judicial system.” He also said their actions will create backlogs and urged magistrates to remember the role they were appointed to...
FIVE RAND – Growing anger over years of unaddressed sewage spills has pushed some residents of the Five Rand location in the Okahandja constituency to boycott the regional and local authority elections. When New Era visited Five Rand yesterday, both polling stations were largely deserted. Instead of voting queues, dozens of residents were busy repairing...
Rudolf Gaiseb Eveline de Klerk Iuze Mukube Sixty-three-year-old Seraphina //Khamuses is among voters who yesterday arrived early at Ella Du Plessis polling station to vote for this year’s Regional and Local Authorities Elections. Her reasons for voting are clear; she wants a drastic lifetyle change amongst young people. //Khamuses yearns for better opportunities for them...
Auleria Wakudumo Omukalelipo wokakomisi komahoololo koElectoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) moshitukulwa shaShana Amon Oiva Haimbangu okwa holola kutya ove lilongekida, okudja kovanambelewa fiyo okoikwafifohongo ngaashi oushina, eembapila noilongifo aishe, novanambelelwa ova hovela nale okututila keesenda davo okulilongekidila omahoololo oo taa ka kala ko mEtitatu. Haimbangu okwa holola kutya ova tuma ovanambelewa vomahoololo koi kandj oho...
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says it is ready to run Wednesday’s national elections in Kunene, with helicopters and voter-education teams already deployed to reach voters in the region’s most remote and hard-to-access areas. Regional electoral officer Mike Nganjone said the commission has activated “all systems” to ensure no community is left out –...
Auleria Wakudumo No major obstacles or hindrances were observed during special voting day across the country, although many polling stations got off to a slow start. In Oshana region, voting went smoothly, with residents and Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) officials ensuring that operations proceeded efficiently and without major disruptions. ECN regional electoral officer for...