When one is in production or aspires to venture into producing fresh produce like vegetables, fruits or cereal grains, often a key aspect is overlooked by many producers, and that is to register as a crop producer. One must register with the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) as a producer of crop products, as this has...
BEIJING – Beijing yesterday said plans by the United States to hike tariffs on more Chinese imports “pile errors onto errors”, after Washington homed in on products including crucial solar panel components. The moves announced Wednesday by the US Trade Representative’s office cap a review of tariffs imposed during president-elect Donald Trump’s first administration. Rates...
FRANKFURT – European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said yesterday that eurozone policymakers would cut interest rates further if inflation continued to fall on its path towards the ECB’s 2% target. “If the incoming data continue to confirm our baseline, the direction of travel is clear, and we expect to lower interest rates further,” Lagarde...
Rudolf Gaiseb Despite the suspension of its board by youth and sports minister Agnes Tjongarero, a faction of the National Youth Council (NYC) convened its third general assembly in Rietfontein and elected a board of their own. Tjongarero, meanwhile, has appointed an interim board of her own. In essence, the NYC now has two parallel...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Electoral Court ruled on Friday that the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) must provide the Landless People’s Movement and Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) the information they seek. The LPM and the IPC want access to voting materials including the total votes cast, the total votes rejected, spoiled ballots, the total number...
Auleria Wakudumo A group of constituency IT field support officials who were appointed for 36 days during last month’s election have expressed dissatisfaction with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, claiming they were not paid what was agreed between the parties. The affected group told New Era they signed contracts to work from 9 November to...
The Republic of Korea donated N$9 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Namibia on Thursday. This donation is aimed to deliver nutrition-sensitive food through commodity vouchers, and benefit 24 493 drought affected individuals in the Hardap and Zambezi regions. In a speech read on his behalf, Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa said the...
Rudolf Gaiseb LGBTQ+ advocates are worried by Parliament’s refusal to accept the recent Supreme Court ruling on the recognition of same-sex marriages in Namibia, a report has found. This situation could lead to a damaging showdown between the Legislature and Judiciary, threatening separation of powers vested in each body. Retired coordinator of the research and...
SAINT DENIS DE LA REUNION – Rescuers raced against time yesterday to reach survivors after a devastating cyclone ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, destroying homes across the islands, with hundreds of people feared dead. Images from Mayotte, which like other French overseas territories is an integral part of France and ruled...
ANKARA – Turkey yesterday denounced an Israeli plan to double the population living in the occupied and annexed Golan Heights as a bid to “expand its borders”.“This decision is a new stage in Israel’s goal of expanding its borders through occupation,” the foreign ministry said in a statement condemning the move. Israel’s government on Sunday...