As the election day draws closer, jostling and horse-trading by the country’s second-largest political party have gone into overdrive. At the heart of things, New Era has been reliably informed, is that some within the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) power circles are scared their party might suffer the same fate as that of the National...
As the political landscape heats up as parties’ election campaigns go into overdrive ahead of the national polls this year, the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement has emerged from a period of hibernation, signalling its readiness to contest. Speaking at his first public address recently, AR leader Job Amupanda said their decision to handle their affairs...
Erstwhile forex trader-turned-politician Michael Amushelelo, who recently dumped the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters following their deregistration for non-compliance, has joined the Landless People’s Movement. A flamboyant young man who once promised his followers in the forex trading business huge returns on their investments, Amushelelo or Stokkie, as he is affectionately known, has now become a...
Likwambuyu wa Likolo la Mabasi uyalile mulao omunca wa Manyalo, ili otalima za kuzamaisa manyalo mwanaha Namibia, kunyatela ni kulemuha manyalo amañwi, hamoho cwalo ni litaba zeñwi. Mulao olelilwe ongelezi ni toloko ya manyalo, manyalo akwanda naha, yali mwalinyalo ni shutano mwahala baana ni basali, ukenisa kuli manyalo mwahala muuna ni muuna kapa musali ni...
Aletta Shikololo Otniel Hembapu The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has created a platform where party presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will engage with young people, instead of participating in “foreign” presidential debates with her opponents. The platform, dubbed ‘Youth in Conversation with Netumbo’, is slated to start in Rundu this month, and will be held...
Home affairs minister Albert Kawana has tabled the new Marriage Bill, which provides for the solemnisation of marriages in Namibia, the validation and recognition of certain marriages, as well as incidental matters. The draft law, which includes definitions of marriage, foreign marriage, spouse and opposite sexes, clarifies that same-sex marriages are not valid in Namibia,...
Bridgehead, the troubled subsidiary of the National Youth Council, has finally paid dividends of N$500 000 to its shareholder after years of failing to bring anything to the table. The NYC business arm acquired fishing rights, and holds shares in various other companies. It is mandated to generate funds for the council, and ultimately uplift...