Author: Kuzeeko Tjitemisa (Kuzeeko Tjitemisa )

Swapo parliamentarian Tobie Aupindi has said the agreement between Namibia and Russia on mutual legal assistance in criminal cases is a “big win” for Namibia.

Gobabis town councillor and deputy mayor Nonna Goreses has refused to vacate office, saying the Swapo party’s Gobabis district executive committee which recommended her suspension does not have powers to suspend or recall any member, or those deployed by the party.

President Hage Geingob has thanked Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for providing material and financial support to Namibia to ensure the country’s participation in the World Expo Dubai 2020.

Dancing and singing supporters and sympathisers of the Independent Patriots for Change gathered at the Goreangab soccer field in Windhoek and at an open space opposite the ABC Centre in Ondangwa to officially launch the party’s campaign for the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier this week.

Cuban ambassador to Namibia Sidenio Ascota Aday has said the heroic battle of Cuito Cuanavale, which culminated in the abolition of the apartheid regime in South Africa and the independence of Namibia, involved 40 000 soldiers from Cuba, Angola, and Namibia, which included more than 500 tanks, thousands of artillery, and 1 000 anti-aircraft weaponry. 

Landless People’s Movement deputy leader Henny Seibeb has been accused of acting with impunity, taking no accountability for his actions and personally attacking those who question him on social media. 

Retired major general Charles Namoloh has said the battle of Cuito Cuanavale, fought intermittently between 14 August 1987 and 23 March 1988, south and east of the town of Cuito Cuanavale, Angola, paved the way for the liberation of southern African countries.

Former cabinet minister and renowned Swapo activist Immanuel Ngatjizeko was buried on Saturday in his home village of Otjohorongo in the Omaruru constituency, Erongo region. Ngatjizeko died on 5 March at the age of 69.

President Hage Geingob yesterday paid homage to former Zambian president Rupiah Banda, saying his death is a monumental loss to the people of Namibia, both as a staunch advocate for the democracy the country enjoys today and as having been a “true, dependable friend”. 

Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni has stated his office is inundated with applications from “tribal chiefs” seeking recognition as traditional leaders by the government. Uutoni told New Era yesterday his office has received numerous applications from various «chiefs” requesting acknowledgement, without revealing the number of chiefs seeking recognition.