Our country looks to be going through a ‘glow-up,’ and the world is noticing. Oil and gas exploration, the green hydrogen projects that are being developed, and a resurgent tourism sector all bode well for Namibia’s socio-economic future. As a young Namibian, this fills me with joy, but there is also some apprehension. Every day,...
LONDON – BP yesterday announced tumbling profits for the first half, with the British oil and gas giant hit by depreciation of assets and falling revenue. Profit after tax slumped 79% to US$2.13 billion compared with net earnings of US$10 billion in the first six months of last year, BP said in a statement. Revenue...
Sixty-two years ago, it became customary for the Pan-African Women’s Day to be celebrated each year on the 31st of July. This day is deliberately set aside for African women on the continent and in the diaspora to celebrate and honour the achievements of African women, and advocate for gender equality in Africa. The day...
KEETMANSHOOP – A fundraising gala dinner held for the annual Keetmanshoop Agricultural, Industrial and Tourism Expo (KAITE) on Friday raised close to N$238 000 in pledges. The 68th KAITE is set to take place from 29 October to 1 November 2024 under the theme ‘Tourism and Green Investment for Inclusive Economic Development’. It aims to...
Lahja Nashuuta The government is in the process of establishing a national cybersecurity incident response team as a coordinating point for matters related to cybersecurity, information minister Emma Theofelus has revealed. In an interview with New Era, she pointed out that the computer security incident response team will fall under the Communications Regulatory Authority of...
American nationals Marcus Thomas and Kevan Townsend convicted last year of the murder of Namibian André Heckmair, are appealing their sentences in the Windhoek High Court. Appearing before Judge Christie Liebenberg yesterday, the two men were informed that a ruling in their appeal would be delivered on 9 September. After their convictions, Thomas was sentenced...
KEETMANSHOOP – Deputy Director of Civil Registration in the home affairs ministry Brandon Boois said 2 760 people have received identity documents since the mass registration for national documents started in the ||Kharas region. The registration process started on 5 February this year and ends today. Boois shared these statistics during a consultative and information-sharing...
RUNDU – The Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) in the Kavango East region elected its new leadership to steer the regional executive committee forward for the next five years. Nantu held its regional conference on 20 July at the Dr Romanus Kampungu Secondary School to put its regional structure in place. A total of 82...
Rudolf Gaiseb Clergyman Lukas Katenda, the bishop of the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of Namibia, says regardless of their endeavours, religious groups should fully participate in the electoral process. “I encourage members of our church to register to be eligible to vote during elections. Voting is a civic responsibility for all Namibians,” the outspoken Katenda...
Namibian observer mission to the Venezuelan election, Erginus Endjala, has called on the Electoral Commission of Namibia to emulate the election process there. In an interview with Nampa on Monday, immediately after the announcement of Nicolás Maduro as the winner, Endjala, who is the governor of Omusati back home, described the election as having been...