The increase in suicide cases has sparked growing concern, with many discussions highlighting mental health challenges as a significant contributing factor. While much attention has been given to personal struggles, one area often overlooked is how workplace environments, particularly leadership styles and work culture, can influence an individual’s mental health. This issue often goes unnoticed,...
Hilma Nalupe Namibia has been grappling with an alarming rise in suicide cases, a crisis many believe is tied to unaddressed mental health struggles. In the face of this growing challenge, 20-year-old Mabby Sanandwa, a Level 4 Electrical Engineering (Electronics) trainee at the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre, motivational speaker, writer and self-proclaimed mental health advocate...
Iuze Mukube Lawyer Francois Bangamwabo, in closing arguments during this week’s ongoing Oil-rot bail application, quashed any suggestion that his clients engaged in fraud or misrepresentation as alleged by the State. He said the court will not find his clients guilty of fraud because there was no misrepresentation made to Namcor. Bangamwabo is representing former...
Lahja Nashuuta The government has defended its decentralisation policy, stating that most functions have already been decentralised to all regional councils. Diametrically opposed to this position is the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), which dismissed the government’s decentralisation efforts as nothing more than an electioneering tactic, accusing the ruling party of talking about decentralisation while tightening...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OTJOMBINDE – Bethuel Ngajoo Mbuende, a former radio presenter, will contest as an independent candidate for the Otjombinde constituency in the upcoming Regional Council and Local Authorities elections slated for November. In a recent interview with the New Era, Mbuende said it is now time to build the community and not have it...
Iuze Mukube A former security guard facing charges of murder, robbery and defeating the course of justice, last Friday objected to the court’s decision to enter a plea of not guilty on his behalf. Theodore Shipanga (45) told Windhoek High Court judge Claudia Claasen that the plea was entered without his permission and while his...
Hilma Nalupe Namibia and Germany have taken a step to continue fostering youth development through sports, formalising the extension of a partnership that has spanned three decades. The renewed agreement focuses on strengthening athletic training, school collaboration, and cross-cultural learning opportunities for young people in both countries. A Namibian delegation this week travelled to Germany...
At the time you are reading this week’s editorial, there are fewer than five days before the ongoing Supplementary Voters’ Registration (SRV) ends. The exercise, which kicked off on 4 August, ends on 19 August, or next Tuesday, to be more precise. Eligible Namibians will head to the polls on 26 November 2025 to elect...
CAIRO – Arab nations have slammed comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently expressing support for the idea of an expanded “Greater Israel”, calling the remarks a threat to their sovereignty at an especially tense time for the region. The term Greater Israel refers to a biblical interpretation of the nation’s territory during the...
Lahja Nashuuta Gobabis, fondly referred to as ‘the jewel of the east’, has been steadily transforming itself into a thriving economic and social hub in eastern Namibia. The municipality has anchored its vision on four pillars: infrastructure development, environmental and social upliftment, tourism promotion and stimulating local economic growth. Strategically located along the Trans-Kalahari Highway...