Many developing countries, including Namibia, are stunned following the move by the United States of America (USA) president Donald Trump to cut funding to all United States Agency for International Development (USAID) foreign assistance programmes. Trump claims this is a mechanism to evaluate whether USAID programmes align with his “America First” policy. Aid has long...
As a human resources consultant, I have encountered clients facing structural reporting challenges where managers report to junior employees based on tenure rather than hierarchy. This has led to miscommunication and a work environment where employees experience undue pressure and unprofessional feedback. Even worse, some supervisors delegate their responsibilities to junior employees and take credit...
The late Founding Father, Dr Sam Nujoma, was a true advocate for women’s rights and gender equality. He did not merely talk about it, but he lived it. His stalwart and visionary leadership laid a strong foundation for the first female president-elect, who is expected be sworn in as the fourth president of the Republic...
EPUKIRO – Erstwhile information executive director Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana has shared his memories of Founding President Sam Nujoma, whom he remembers as a leader who demanded efficient service delivery. Ua-Ndjarakana, a descendant of Namibians who fled to Botswana after the 1904 genocide, first heard the name Sam Nujoma from his uncle, Daniel Munamava. Munamava frequently travelled...
Iuze Mukube The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has become a co-applicant with the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) in their fight to have the results of November 2024 National Assembly elections set aside. This was granted by the Electoral Court yesterday, headed by Judge Hannelie Prinsloo and assisted by judges Orben Sibeya and Esi Schimming-Chase....
Paulus Kiiyala Shiku All public vocational training centres (VTCs) in Namibia will soon be upgraded to technical and vocational education and training colleges. This will transform the institutions from being just training centres to colleges where the curriculum will be upgraded and allow trainees to have higher qualifications. Having come a long way, the first...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – A statue of late Founding President Sam Nujoma will be inaugurated in the Erongo region in due course. This is in recognition and honour of his contributions to the Namibian nation. At a media briefing at Swakopmund on Wednesday, Erongo governor Neville Andre announced that the launch of the project, fully-funded...
Iuze Mukube The legal fraternity has expressed heartfelt tributes following the death of Founding President Sam Nujoma. Leading from the front, Chief Justice Peter Shivute was waxing lyrically in a statement issued this week. “The cold and callous hand of death has knocked at the door of Namibia with cruel abandon. It has robbed Namibia,...
Paulina Ndalikokule NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku this week said the late Founding President Sam Nujoma ensures that all green schemes in Kavango were fully functional. Nujoma saw the then-Kavango as the food basket of Namibia. Ausiku made these remarks when she officiated the signing of the book of condolences in honour of...
Namibians from all walks of life are mourning the passing of the country’s first president, Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma. He died on 8 February aged of 95 in Windhoek. Revered as the father of the Namibian nation, Nujoma was an anti-apartheid icon and, foremost, a figure of the Namibian liberation struggle. New Era journalist Lahja Nashuuta...