The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has long faced criticism for its inequitable structure, particularly its concentration of power among the permanent five (P5) members: the United States (US), Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom (UK). Namibia, like many other nations from the Global South, has called for significant reforms to address this imbalance....
Namibia’s recent elections, held on 27 November 2024, brought key issues to the forefront – not just logistical delays and extended voting hours, but deeper challenges tied to trust in institutions. Voters queued for hours, frustrations ran high, and questions arose about the effectiveness and robustness of our systems. While the Electoral Commission of Namibia...
Lahja Nashuuta AMINIUS – Various voters with disabilities have taken a swipe at the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) over alleged unfriendly polling stations for their special needs. Several people with disabilities who spoke to this publication said it was a nightmare for them to access voting centres and cast their votes. This is because...
Iuze Mukube Deputy Judge President Hosea Angula was officially sworn in to serve as a judge of the Supreme Court yesterday. He replaces retired Supreme Court jurist Justice Dave Smuts. Chief Justice Peter Shivute officiated at the ceremony. “Justice Angula joins the Supreme Court bench after an impressive tenure at the High Court, where he...
Sawi Hausiku NKURENKURU – Japanese ambassador to Namibia, Hisao Nishimaki and Food and Agriculture Organisation Country Representative Qingyun Diao visited vulnerable households at Musese village in the Kavango West Region on Friday. Nishimaki revisited one of the beneficiary households he visited two years ago, where that time he identified the necessity of assisting the family....
Lahja Nashuuta GOBABIS – The San community residing in the Omaheke region’s Gobabis and Vergenoeg this weekend received training on justice and human rights-related matters. The five-day training that commenced on Friday to Sunday was delivered by the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), in collaboration with the European Union. Corinna van Wyk, the lead project coordinator...
Moses Magadza The secretary general of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) Boemo Sekgoma has underscored the need for a rights-based approach in the global response to HIV and AIDS. In a statement released as the world commemorated World AIDS Day under the theme, ‘Take the rights path: my health, my right!’ she expressed the...
Moses Magadza The outgoing president of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Roger Mancienne, has presented a valedictory report to the executive committee (Exco) of the forum. He highlighted the progress achieved over the past two years. The Exco is the management body of the SADC PF, which brings together 15 national...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Landless People’s Movement councillor Blasius Goraseb has been elected as Swakopmund mayor. Meanwhile, Swapo’s Suama Kautondokwa was elected as the town’s deputy mayor on Friday. The two replace Independent Patriots for Change’s Dina Namubes and United Democratic Front’s David Am-!Gabeb respectively, who were also nominees for the positions. In his acceptance...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – The installation of a solar lights’ system commenced in the Epukiro Post 3 settlement after the groundbreaking ceremony was held recently in the Omaheke region. Epukiro constituency councillor Packey Pakarae told New Era that the solar lights’ system is an initiative from the constituency office aimed at not only reducing carbon...