Like the proverbial cat, Donald Trump has nine lives. From an avalanche of lawsuits, convictions, persecutions and even an attempt on his life on 13 July while addressing a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which killed one rallygoer and wounded two others, Trump triumphed. His win in Tuesday’s presidential election against vice-president Kamala Harris comes on...
Rudolf Gaiseb A dark cloud hangs over the Congress of Democrats (CoD) following the death of party member Johannes Matroos in South Africa last Saturday. He was the official representative of the CoD, and part of the delegation of political party representatives who recently went to that neighbouring country to observe the printing of ballot...
Iuze Mukube An urgent application brought before the Windhoek High Court by a faction of the Christian Democratic Voice (CDV), fell flat on Monday, and was struck from the roll by Judge Kobus Miller. The application sought an order directing the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to declare the parliamentary candidate list – submitted by...
The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) has vowed to nationalise the mining and oil industries, if they are elected into power. This is part of the party’s vision for true freedom and prosperity for all Namibians, said its president Epafras Mukwiilongo on Saturday. The opposition party launched its election manifesto in Windhoek in preparation for...
Namibia is widely recognised as one of the leading countries in Southern Africa with a strong commitment to quality, inclusive education and training, which are seen as strong pillars for national development. However, the education sector still grapples with several challenges. The new curriculum has been blamed for a myriad of challenges and shocks which...
NKURENKURU – Swapo central committee member, Pohamba Shifeta, has urged residents of Bunya village to stand firm behind Swapo and ensure they “don’t slap history as what is happening in other countries”. Speaking at a rally held at Bunya in Kavango West on Saturday, Shifeta said people must go house to house to educate each...
KATIMA MULILO – Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has hit back at naysayers who claim she has achieved nothing in the past 34 years that she has been in government. She asked those holding this view to revisit her track record at each of the portfolios she has held in government, as her work speaks...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Barry Rukoro, the president of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) faction in coalition with the South West Africa National Union (Swanu), said once elected into power, they will professionalise football and sport at large in the country. He shared with New Era Sport that the professionalism strategy will include establishing well-supported football...
On Saturday, I, together with comrades Congo Hindjou and Susan Hikopua, attended the Swapo star rally in Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa region. As residents of Okahandja, we saw it fit to go and represent our town at the regional level. Due to the extreme heat engulfing the country, the rally started very late. The heat...
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is on her way to State House to make history as Namibia’s first female president. She is a mobile library of the institutional knowledge of Swapo and the government. She is leader at heart, and an ideal candidate for the 2024 election. She has cut her teeth in the political space for over...