As the curtain falls on the current Parliament, records indicate that the National Assembly made legislative progress over the past three years, sometimes under difficult circumstances and limitations. Reviewing its annual reports, it is apparent that the August House managed to pass key Bills, despite facing financial and administrative challenges. The reports, reviewed by this...
Namibia has been advised to adopt Ethiopian agricultural strategies following a benchmarking visit by the delegation from the National Assembly’s Parliamenty Standing Committee on Natural Resources to that country. The committee now wants the country to adopt and implement successful agricultural strategies to bolster Namibia’s food security and support its farming communities. The recently-concluded study...
Discipline, hard work, unity and a profound love for one’s nation echoed loudly in the hall as Utoni Nujoma paid tribute to his late father. Labour minister Utoni, the eldest son of Founding President Sam Nujoma, painted a vivid and deep children’s tribute to their father at a memorial service held at the family’s residence...
ADDIS ABABA – The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has ordered all foreign forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) without a mandate to vacate immediately. The council, which convened in Addis Ababa at the Heads of State and Governments level on Friday to address the ongoing crises in Sudan and the...
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) – Pan African University (PAU) Council president, Kenneth Matengu, said major reforms under his leadership have restored the university’s governance and strengthened its academic excellence and reputation. During the 38th African Union (AU) summit, Matengu indicated that when he took over as president of the Pan African University Council in 2021, the...
ADDIS ABABA— The election of six AU commissioners by the African Union (AU) Executive Council has been finalised. Now, Namibia stands to benefit from the newly elected leadership of the AU Commission after the SADC region secured strong representation. Speaking exclusively to New Era in Addis Ababa yesterday, international relations minister Peya Mushelenga highlighted key...
The African Union (AU) Executive Council has concluded its proceedings, with representatives from six countries elected to the Council’s Commission. Eswatini has been elected as the Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment. Nigeria will serve as the Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, while Ghana will oversee Health, Humanitarian Affairs,...
Sam Nujoma, who died on Saturday, inspired millions of people around the world in Namibia and Africa’s quest for self-determination through his uncompromising vision for the minority. As the world mourns the death of the gallant Founding President, Sam Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, journalists who covered his tenure shared firsthand experiences on what it was like...
Following a call from the extraordinary SADC summit held in Harare, Zimbabwe last week to restore peace in the DRC, Tanzania will host a joint peace summit of two regional blocs today. The two-day indaba ends tomorrow. DRC president Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have reportedly confirmed attendance at the meeting, which...
Former first lady Monica Geingos unveiled late President Hage Geingob’s vision for a presidential centre, an institution to house the legacy of Namibian leadership and governance. She revealed this during a remembrance event at State House on Tuesday, held in Geingob’s honour. It was the late statesman’s aspiration to establish the Dr Hage Geingob Presidential...