Despite recently becoming an affiliate of the ruling Swapo Party, the Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) feels left out of the electoral college set for September. Neka members claim that while other affiliates like the Swapo Party Youth League and the Former Plan Combatants’ Association (FPCA) have already sent the names of their delegates to...
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$500 000 to its shareholder after years of failing to bring anything to the table. The NYC business arm acquired fishing rights, and holds shares in various other companies. It is mandated to generate funds for the council, and ultimately uplift...
Aimed to promote upcoming and unrecognised artists, Hasai Youth Music Awards (HAYMAs) recently announced the nominees for the Music awards. The event, which is set to take place virtually in October, is the first of its kind. It seeks to uplift upcoming artists and be competitive, strengthening their foothold in the Namibian music fraternity and...
International model and youth activist Chelsi Shikongo raised N$ 20 000 to support Twaloloka fire victims. These funds were raised through her GoFundMe account. Shikongo, who is pursuing her modelling career abroad, has worked for notable companies such as Woolworths, Style Magazine, Truworths, Sorbet, First National Bank and Milan fashion. The day the blaze broke...