Fossil-fuel-producing countries and companies are being asked to pay into a new international fund to help poor countries cope with the effects of the climate crisis. The climate investment fund is being set up by the Azerbaijani government, the host country of the COP29 United Nations climate summit in November. The Climate Finance Action Fund...
Ukraine is running out of time as counter-offensive measures against Russia’s “special military operation” and the recent Ukraine’s terror incursion in Kursk Oblast of Russia dismally failed. Russia continues gaining more ground and seizing vast territories in relentless, fierce battles since then. The strategic town of Prokovsk is about to fall. But what has Ukraine...
The Namibian government is under increasing pressure to privatise the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) as concerns mount over the company’s financial instability. A recent report by Ombu Capital (Pty) Ltd, led by former Standard Bank Namibia Holdings CEO Vetumbuavi Mungunda, has put forth a strong case for privatisation to prevent the state-owned entity from...
With Namibia’s National and Presidential Elections less than three months away, chaos, characterised by factionalism, reigns in Namibian politics. It would seem Namibian political operators are passionate about and committed to division. As the African saying goes, “When two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.” The saying is true for several political parties...
New Era journalist Loide Jason (LJ) yesterday sat with Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Modestus Tshitumbe Amutse (MA) to learn more about his political journey, the transition from journalism to politics and his views on current national issues. LJ: Congratulations on your recent appointment as deputy minister and for being one of the...
Namibia and Cuba share a deep connection that goes beyond mere diplomacy, Chief Justice Peter Shivute has said. He was speaking during an official visit by Rubén Remigio Ferro, president of Cuba’s supreme court, to the Namibian Supreme Court in Windhoek on Wednesday. Justice Shivute said the two nations’ collaboration is rooted in the solidarity...
KEETMANSHOOP – Keetmanshoop residents staged a peaceful protest on Wednesday, calling for the removal of principal magistrate Unchen Konjore. The protest comes a week after Konjore struck the case of two police officers accused of assaulting 31-year-old Elleste Plaatjie at Keetmanshoop in January last year, off the court roll. Plaatjie died a week later in...
Rudolf Gaiseb The highly anticipated eighth National Information and Communication Technology Summit, held at the Mercure Hotel and Resort on 11 September 2024, ended on a high note after successfully identifying trends and challenges in the rapidly evolving industry. The well-attended summit highlighted looming opportunities of digital advancement waiting for Namibia. Held under the theme:...
Charles Ndeumane ONGWEDIVA – Omukuluntu gwopolisi moshitopolwa shaShana Naftal Lungameni-Sakaria okwa ti aakwashigwana otaya nyenyeta komayakulo ngoka haya pewa kaanambelwa yopolisi aakiintu uuna ya yi koosasiyona dhopolisi osho wo pangodhi. Sha landula omakemo gaakwashigwana kombinga yomayakulo ga nkundipala ngoka haya pewa kaanambelwa yopolisi aakiintu, komanda Sakaria okwa hiya oshigongiilonga showina shaapolisi aakiintu moshitopolwa shaShana shoka...
Charles Ndeumane Ompangu yaamangestrata yaKatima Mulilo oya gandja egeelo lyoomvula 18 mondholongo komusamane nomwanamati sho ya monika ondjo moshipotha shedhipago lyaLemmy Mutonga ngoka a li nale omupeviwiliki muuministeli wiilonga niiyenditho. Omunamimvo 69 Clemens Sibalatani nomwanamati gwomimvo 41 George Sibalatani oya pewa kehe gumwe oomvula 18 mondholongo moshipotha shedhipago lyaMutonga momumvo 2019. George okwa li a...