President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for women leaders in Africa to move beyond symbolism and deliver real peace, security and legal protection for the most vulnerable across the continent. Speaking at a high-level Presidential Fireside Conversation on the margins of the African Union Summit on Friday, Nandi-Ndaitwah said Africa’s governance systems must fully integrate women...
At a time when the lines between professionalism and press freedom, journalism and activism, media and State protocol, and etiquette and anarchy are increasingly becoming blurred and contentious, experts have called for a structured and respectful working relationship. This is particularly between journalists and security authorities, especially when covering the President and other high-level national...
!Hūb di ǁûs, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwahs ge !hūsâuǁkhāsiba ǁî-i a ǂguro xū Namibiab !auga!hūsi !gaeǁares xoaǁguib !nâ nî !hūǂnûǁkhaebadi ǀkha hâ-i ase ge aimâi. ǁîs ge ǀgonǀgon!gaoa !khais ge, nēsisa xun !hūǂnûkhaebade xu mûmûsa tsî ǀnōhe ǁkhā !gâi!gâna !hūb di khoen !aroma ra !âubasens. ǂOa ge wekheb di Denstaxtsēs ais ge ǀAsa kurib di ǂHanusi ǀhaos...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on African leaders to close ranks, defend multilateralism and assert the continent’s collective interests in a rapidly fragmenting global order. She made the appeal during her maiden address to the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa on Saturday at the 39th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly for newly elected...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has placed economic diplomacy at the centre of Namibia’s foreign policy. She declared that international relations must now deliver “tangible and measurable benefits” for the country’s people. Speaking at State House on Tuesday during the official New Year’s greeting ceremony for the Diplomatic Corps, the President said Namibia enters 2026 with “clarity...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has thanked German goodwill ambassador Wolfgang Fiedler for his extraordinary contribution of nearly N$65 million to Namibian schools over the past 48 years. Fiedler and his wife, Eva, have supported more than 100 schools across the country, providing classrooms, hostels, textbooks, uniforms and learning materials with a special focus on learners with...
Police supremo Joseph Shikongo has appealed to his officers to focus on their duties instead of wasting their hard-earned money on Valentine’s Day tomorrow. Leading from the front, Shikongo will not expend any funds on Valentine’s Day. This, he said, is because to him, the day is of no significance. He was speaking during a...
Namibia has reached a major milestone in its health sector with the qualification of the country’s first locally trained orthopaedic. He is Dr Hafeni Undari (HU). His journey, spanning from theatre nurse to medical student to specialist surgeon, marks a milestone for the country’s healthcare system. New Era’s Loide Jason (LJ) sat down with Undari...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will be heading to the 39th Ordinary Session ofthe African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, later this weekend. In this piece, New Era delves deeper into the President’s chief priority at the continental summit, at a time when Africa is facing growing global uncertainty and shifting alliances. To understand this,...
Loide Jason Heather Erdmann Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has taken direct control of tourist safety, moving the Tourism Protection Unit from the regional level to the highest office in the police with immediate effect. Shikongo said the move is aimed at improving the safety of tourists and protecting the country’s image as a safe...