Iuze Mukube A woman accused of killing her one-year-old baby and burying the body, is demanding that the State promptly finalises her case. Vapeni Lucia Boois (36) is charged with murder and defeating the course of justice about the death of her infant on 21 January 2023 in Keetmanshoop. She made a routine appearance before...
Zebaldt Ngaruka A housing group based at Erf 1304 in Katjikuru Katjiuongua Street in Otjomuise, is tired of being used and lied to by politicians during election season. Christoph Slae Mbangura, the chairperson of Ka He Tani group shared their frustration in an interview New Era recently. According to him, politicians have been taking advantage...
Rudolf Gaiseb FARM NDILIMANI – The children of the liberation struggle remain firmly behind Swapo and its presidential candidate, ahead of next week’s national elections. According to the struggle kids, their loyalty to Swapo transcends the unfulfilled promises they have endured in recent years. New Era yesterday visited Farm Ndilimani in Brakwater, Windhoek where the...
STATISTICS from the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) indicate that 91% of eligible voters in the country registered to vote in this year’s election. This week, New Era’s Lahja Nashuuta (LN) touched base with the man of the moment, Peter Shaama (PS), who alongside his officials carries the burden of delivering credible, free and fair...
The agricultural sector plays a pivotal role in Namibia’s economy, with key institutions such as the Agro Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA), the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB), and the Agricultural Business Development Agency (Agribusdev) playing crucial roles in its development. This article advocates the merger of AMTA, NAB and Agribusdev into a single state-owned enterprise...
“Ask not what your country can do for you; rather ask what you can do for your country” is a quote from John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address on 20 January 1961. As we pen this week’s editorial, the quote reverberates vividly across Namibia’s length and breath as the country heads into the decisive election week....
NAIROBI – Kenya deployed a heavy police presence Thursday ahead of president William Ruto’s state of the nation speech, which comes as he faces criticism over abductions, corruption and unpopular economic policies. There were some calls online to protest his speech to parliament. But the energy behind the mass demonstrations between June and August, sparked...
KINSHASA – The tooth of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s independence hero, Patrice Lumumba, said to be kept in a mausoleum which was vandalised earlier this week, is “secure”, the interior minister said yesterday. «The relic has been secured, and it is protected,» Jacquemain Shabani said in a recorded statement sent to AFP. The...
BAKU – A fresh draft of a climate pact unveiled yesterday at COP29 failed to break an impasse between nations, with negotiators racing against the clock to broker a trillion-dollar finance agreement. The UN climate summit is scheduled to conclude on Friday but the latest draft deal released by hosts Azerbaijan was spurned by rich...
GAZA CITY – A hospital director yesterday said dozens were dead or missing after an Israeli strike in northern Gaza, while rescuers said another strike in the Palestinian territory killed 22 people.One strike was reported in a residential area near the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, which according to hospital director Hossam Abu Safiya...