Gone are the days when Namibia’s National Assembly sessions were dominated by aging politicians. As much as they were there, they laid the foundation for the youth to follow. Once perceived as a dull and distant session, Namibian politics is now experiencing a vibrant transformation where youth, charisma and innovation are taking the centre stage....
Juxtaposing social inclusion in Namibia against the reality on the ground produces mixed opinions. In peculiar terms, picturing societal well-being, attachment to socioeconomic factors, and what tomorrow might hold for ordinary citizens, always brings implausible nightmares and tears because of unresolved emotional issues. Are current governance institutions responsible for the state of affairs? What appears...
Established in 1987 by the World Health Organisation (WHO), World No Tobacco Day is a yearly event usually observed on the 31st of May. This year, 2025, is no different. This year’s World No Tobacco Day theme is Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products. The hashtags for this year are...
Lahja Nashuuta President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Namibians – particularly members of the Ovaherero and Nama communities – to remain united and patient as efforts continue to bring finality to genocide negotiations with the German government. Speaking at the first official Genocide Remembrance Day ceremony at Parliament Gardens in Windhoek on Tuesday, President Nandi-Ndaitwah emphasised...
Lahja Nashuuta Nine generational farmworkers in the Omaheke region, who have been without their own land for years, were recently allocated farming units. The government, in response to the plight of the farmers, has allocated Farm Wiums Rus and Farm Fiesta there. These beneficiaries, long displaced from commercial farms and forced to survive in communal...
GOBABIS – A stock theft case involving five suspects arrested at Plessis Plaas in 2023, has been postponed to 2 and 3 July 2025 in the Gobabis Magistrate’s Court. The suspects – 42-year-old Synanus Karukukutu Katjiutua, Paul Tjiposa(38), Mbeurora Tjomuho (31), Travold Tjandero (31) and Mosupi Udigeng (29) – appeared before Magistrate Eden Iyambo last...
Mulisa Simiyasa OTJIWARONGO – Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele recently officially launched three land development activities and housing construction projects at Otjiwarongo. The projects, under the Municipality of Otjiwarongo, were launched at the Extension 16 site, where the water reticulation programme and the laying of pipelines are being conducted by the...
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – Taradi !Hana Xabadi was born in 2022 out of a shared love for the soil, community and sisterhood. Formed by 45 unemployed women in Mariental, this grassroots’ organisation brings together women who share backyard gardening skills, feed their families and promote financial sustainability. These remarkable women cultivate their own crops, rear...
Namibia commemorated its first official Genocide Remembrance Day on Wednesday, 28 May. The day honours the memory of the Herero and Nama people who were massacred by German colonial forces between 1904 and 1908. New Era journalist Lahja Nashuuta (LN) sat down with Yarukeekuro Ndorokaze (YN) – a descendant of genocide victims – to reflect...
Lahja Nashuuta In Gobabis, in the Omaheke region, lives a man who has spent more than 25 years helping children reach for a better future through education. Frans Franky van Wyk is not just a school principal at Epukiro Roman Catholic Primary School but also a teacher, mentor, regional leader and proud father. His...