Linea Dishena The Electoral Commission of Namibia does not interfere with the internal affairs of political parties amidst continuous leadership infighting within the Rally for Democracy and Progress. The ECN has been accused by former RDP parliamentarian Kandy Nehova of allegedly taking unprecedented steps by intervening in the internal affairs of the RDP, resulting in...
The failed National Unity Democratic Organisation’s elective congress has a huge financial and credibility cost, and could further shatter the party’s unity. Despite spending nearly N$1 million, of which N$300 000 was allegedly borrowed, the party’s long-awaited congress ended in tears this weekend. Delegates to the congress started arriving in Windhoek on Thursday. By Friday,...
The proverbial Namibian political ground is pregnant and ready to deliver victories for Swapo and Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in November’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, a confident Armas Amukwiyu asserts.
New Era’s Edward Mumbuu recently sat down with the seasoned bureaucrat to unpack a buffet of issues about his job, some hits and misses over the years, and his advice to those aspiring to join the civil service.
National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary general (SG) Joseph Kauandenge yesterday equated the party to a ship on the verge of sinking if it does not rid itself of a “cancer” tearing it asunder.
The agriculture ministry will roll out drought mitigation measures from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 in a bid to safeguard and alleviate the impact on the livelihoods of affected communities and farmers, information minister Emma Theofelus announced.
The National Unity Democratic Organisation has lost its identity and nationalistic ideals, a situation that one of its founders, Hosea Kutako, would be ashamed of.
TransNamib has appointed seasoned executive Desmond van Jaarsveld as their new CEO, bringing an end to a recruitment exercise that took over a year to complete.
The Rally for Democracy and Progress has hinged its 2024 electoral campaign on ending high unemployment levels, ensuring food security and nipping graft in the bud.
The department of agriculture and land reform within the agriculture ministry returned N$109 million to the Treasury in 2023, funds that could have been used to finance other pressing national needs.