Author: Staff Reporter (Staff Reporter )

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the global tourism industry has suffered tremendously with the number of international and regional tourists dwindling to zero.

A year ago today, I was in Singapore with my partner as we evaluated what we naively thought would only be an inconvenient month or so.

Legal and industry reforms that will truly level the playing field in the telecommunications industry and also attract investments, especially in the ICT infrastructure, are needed before the privatisation of MTC. These reforms must instigate a disruption in the industry with the impact of ‘Telcos’ (telecommunication operators) competing only on service delivery and products, and not on infrastruc

Marcus Thomas, one of two American citizens accused of the assassin-like murder of Andre Heckmair in Windhoek in January 2011, has secured a new lawyer through the Department of Legal Aid.

Some residents of Oniipa are allegedly refusing to be compensated by the local authority for their land, saying the money to be paid was too little. 

A little-known committee under the banner, Otjisuta Otjetu Oveni, has criticised the ongoing genocide negotiations between Namibia and the German government, saying talks will fail because it is taking place in contravention of international conventions on human rights in relation to genocide.

The Sitopogo Combined School in the Kavango West region supplemented its Life Skills teaching by dedicating two days last week aimed at tackling social problems in society. 

The situation of Angolan migrants in the region is unsustainable as the region can only provide enough food to sustain itself, the Omusati governor has said.

Government has surpassed a target during the 2019/2020 financial year, which compelled it to purchase at least 39.7 million hectares of farmland for resettlement purposes. 

The Oshakati Town Council has appointed Timoteus Namwandi as its CEO for the next five years, New Era understands.