Fourteen community members from Gava village in Kavango West were arrested and detained at Nkurenkuru police station yesterday after they allegedly put down poles from a portion of land in their village, which they claim was illegally fenced off. Community members are planning to protest against the arrest.
Recently, New Era editor Edward Mumbuu (EM) sat down with Swanu presidential candidate Evilastus Kaaronda (EK) on NBC’s talk show, One-on-One, to gauge his vision for Namibia’s oldest political formation ahead of 27 November, when Namibian voters separate pretenders from contenders through the ballot. Here is the abridged version of the discussion: ED: Talk to...
Northern-based magistrate Walter Mikiti, who was charged with insurance fraud, was acquitted this afternoon on all charges by Windhoek High Court Judge Eileen Rakow.Photo: Contributed
The Affirmative Repositioning political party launched its ambitious plan in Katima Mulilo over the weekend “to rescue Namibia from collapse”. Dubbed ‘AR Plan for Namibia’, the manifesto lays out their vision to liberate the country from the chains of hardship, should the electorate give them the mandate to govern on 27 November. “Namibia is a...
A former police officer accused of raping his biological daughter, impregnating her before forcing her to abort the foetus was found guilty of rape and incest this morning by Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen. The man cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim.
The Judiciary has dismissed allegations of nepotism and maladministration said to be rife at the Magistrates Commission, especially in the process of appointing magistrates. Contained in a letter distributed widely among the legal fraternity, the author(s) allege that the magistracy is packed with officials born in the Zambezi region. The complainant claims that there are...
The Popular Democratic Movement has announced that it will announce its electoral college results tomorrow at 10h00. PDM held its pot over the weekend. Party leader McHenry Venaani is still considering his 10 nominations, hence the delay, the party announced.
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has allegedly identified 10 nominees for the upcoming electoral college, as empowered by the party’s constitution. Although he is playing his cards close to the chest, New Era has been reliably informed that prominent academic and former Namibia Institute of Public Management executive director Joseph Diescho is among...
Disability affairs’ deputy minister Alexia Manombe-Ncube said most political parties do not make provision for people with disabilities, particularly those with hearing challenges. “The only challenge we are experiencing is the challenge with hearing impairment – the deaf people – as they are being called. You will find that somebody might be announcing something, but...
Of the 1.4 million registered voters, 901 316 were born after 1982, meaning they are younger than 42 and considered youth. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) revealed this at a press conference yesterday, while simultaneously handing over voters’ registers to all registered political parties. Furthermore, official statistics indicate that 1 051 registered voters were...