KATIMA MULILO – Affirmative Repositioning movement leader Job Amupanda has vowed to remove the veterinary cordon fence immediately, should he assume the highest office in the land. If elected as president, he will ensure the red line falls immediately so that Namibians are not subjected to what he termed “colonial searches”. This was Amupanda’s central...
ONGWEDIVA – Journalists covering Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s public appearances have complained that they are often at the receiving end of harsh treatment from her security detail. Members of the Fourth Estate from various media houses have expressed their frustration over bodyguards pushing them away while they try to record videos or take pictures of...
Lahja Nashuuta Namdia staff affiliated with the Mineworkers Union of Namibia have ignored the union’s instruction not to attend the company’s two-day transformative culture session held at Midgard Lodge near Okahandja. Beverley Coussement, Namdia spokesperson confirmed to New Era yesterday that all 21 staff attended the session, including the union members while the remaining five were unable...
KEETMANSHOOP – Mariental-based religious leader Reverend Magaret Basson strongly condemned the condonation of gender-based violence (GBV) in society. She was speaking during the launch of her book titled ‘Fight Back Your Dignity – Rise with Glimmer from Defeat’. Her inspiration for writing the books stems from witnessing the rising numbers of GBV, particularly driven by...
KEETMANSHOOP -Thirty reed houses burnt down to ashes last weekend at Farm Komsberg in the Ariamsvlei district. Karasburg East constituency councillor Anseline Beukes said it is alleged that a bypasser unintentionally dropped a cigarette bud at an unoccupied shack where the fire started. “Apart from furniture, clothing and food, national documents like IDs, birth certificates...
The Redforce debt-collection company is not there to punish residents or create instability within municipalities countrywide. Rather, they exist or are roped in as a last resort to assist with the rehabilitation and collection ofdebts which are beyond the capacity and capabilities of municipalities to collect. These were the observations of Grootfontein municipality’s acting CEO,...
Otjokavare – The inviting aroma of freshly-baked bread hovers over the bakery. Situated some 150km south of Kunene’s regional capital Opuwo is Otjokavare, a growing village where a baking business is thriving. This is thanks to two women who have been perfecting their craft for almost two decades. Those who frequent the bakery have described...
Bela Bento SWAKOPMUND – The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture Faustina Caley has noted with concern the misuse of the practical and pre-vocational funds by some schools across the country. She was speaking at the 2024 Erongo regional engagement with principals, heads of department and other stakeholders at Swakopmund on Monday. The meeting...
Charles Ndeumane The police in Okahao are appealing to the community to collect the bodies of family members from the mortuary for burial due to a lack of space. Police spokesperson in the Omusati region, Anna Kunga told New Era that the Okahao police mortuary has been full recently because families are not collecting the...
After internal bickering nearly threw spanners in its works, the much-anticipated 16th edition of the Okakarara Annual Trade Fair is in full swing at the town’s trade centre, where hordes of businesses and vendors will be showcasing their products and services. Chairperson of the organising committee Olga Tjiurutue confirmed that the setting-up and opening festivities...