KATIMA MULILO – Alcohol and drug abuse among Zambezi youth were some of the pressing issues Affirmative Repositioning movement leader Job Amupanda picked up during his community engagement this week in the region. He said the abuse is particularly worse in informal settlements. He visited some informal settlements, where he encountered how young people have...
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged African Union (AU) member states to draw on the recommendations of the Amani Africa high-level panel of experts’ report on Africa and the reform of the multilateral system. The report examines the sources and manifestations of the historical injustice Africa suffered in the multilateral system as it was designed...
BEIJING – President Nangolo Mbumba yesterday stated that Namibia’s unique blend of political stability, friendly people and abundant natural resources makes it a conducive business environment that fuels economic growth. While inviting prospective Chinese businesses to the country, the President added that Namibia is committed to achieving economic self-reliance, and to transition from reliance on...
Lahja Nashuuta Urban and Rural Development minister Erastus Uutoni has nullified the appointment of the strategic executive for finance at the Khorixas Town Council. He slashed the appointment of Jorgen /Urib on 22 August 2024, citing the council’s failure to comply with recruitment and selection regulations as per the Local Authorities Act. The Khorixas Town...
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,...