Amidst deepening cracks of division within the party, the Utjiua Muinjangue-led Nudo leadership appears undeterred, as they have now set the dates for the party’s electoral college and manifesto launch. The dates were officially confirmed by the party’s secretary general Josef Kauandenge, who said they will first hold their national executive committee meeting on 3...
OSHIPUMBU – The head of department at Oshipumbu Combined School in the Eheke Circuit of the Oshana region is allegedly acting as the school principal while he is on sick leave. It is alleged that the HoD, Andreas Imalwa, is on six weeks sick leave after he underwent an operation. However, it is alleged that...
President Nangolo Mbumba arrived in New York, United States of America on Tuesday to participate in the 79th session of the United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA), where he is set to co-chair the pivotal Summit of the Future. In his address at the summit global call last week, he emphasised the critical need for global unity...
Lahja Nashuuta Namibian farmers’ unions, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPBD) and other land reform stakeholders have rejected the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) Movement’s proposal for a stand-alone law on foreign land ownership in Namibia. In 2019, AR submitted a petition to Parliament in the form of a draft bill for debate and discourse...
OMUTHIYA – Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism spokesperson Romeo Muyunda has appealed to the Etotha Carnival service providers to be patient with the process of payment as MEFT is working around the clock to resolve the matter. Muyunda said this in an interview with Nampa on Tuesday after eight catering companies complained that MEFT...
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has stated that despite bringing services closer to Namibians,the challenge of uncollected identity cards (IDs) persists. To address this issue, the ministry commemorated ID Day 2024 on 16 September to raise awareness andpromote dialogue around the key dimensions of legal identity, which are inclusion protection and...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – Gobabis-based football club Young African, which is Omaheke region’s only representative in the country’s top-tier league, has delayed the start of its pre-season training due to continued uncertainty around the resumption of league activities. Speaking to New Era Sport, the club’s chairman Maleagy Ngarizemo shared that there has been a significant...
Renowned local football pundits, including Namibia’s 2023/24 season double champions African Stars FC, have all voiced their support for Debmarine Namibia’s call for the country’s top-flight league to operate independently from the NFA. In a widely-circulated communique between Debmarine and the Namibia Football Association (NFA), the marine diamond mining company communicated its willingness to sponsor...
Roland Routh Eveline de Klerk Conservancies in the Khorixas area of the Kunene region lodged an urgent application on Monday in the High Court to stop the construction of a road there. Ottilie Ndimulunde, who was awarded mining concessions in the area, intended to construct a road to get access to her mining concessions. However,...
KATIMA MULILO – To bring services and the administration of justice closer to the citizenry, the government inaugurated the multi-million-dollar Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The state-of-the-art facility, which cost N$84 million to complete, includes key features, designed to provide an optimal environment for the administration of justice and those who work under it. Speaking...