The government has spent over N$12 million compensating for cases against the Ministry of Health and Social Services for medical legal claims arising from the work of health professionals across health facilities over the past five years. Responding to Nampa on Wednesday, the ministry’s spokesperson Walters Kamaya stated that the cases are mostly obstetric-related, which...
SWAKOPMUND – German-speaking Namibians living at the coast want Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to surround herself with capable and trustworthy individuals as she prepares to lead Namibia, should she be elected. Nandi-Ndaitwah spent the weekend at the coast, engaging Afrikaans and German-speaking communities, the youth and Swapo members, rallying support for her upcoming presidential...
President Nangolo Mbumba has renewed Namibia’s commitment to fostering trade, economic integration, people-to-people exchanges and peace to build a prosperous Southern African Development Community. He said SADC should continue to prioritise dialogue and reconciliation to ensure peace prevails for development and prosperity to flourish, and to end violence and instability by recognising strength in unity...
The Republican Party has promised that once elected into power, it would nationalise the mining and fishing industries as part of its effort to ensure a fair distribution of natural resources. The party, which is expected to participate in the general elections slated for 27 November this year, said it will ensure the fair distribution...
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has increased payments for the human-wildlife conflict self-reliance scheme, effective 1 September this year. The announcement was made by MEFT minister Pohamba Shifeta at a press conference on Monday. Compensation for funeral expenses will, however, remain at N$100 000, while permanent disability payments will increase from N$50...
SWAKOPMUND – Despite the government’s mitigating efforts, the Erongo region continues to face an urgent need for sustainable solutions to adapt and manage persistent droughts. Erongo governor Neville Andre, while addressing residents, regional and local authority councillors during his annual State of the Region Address, said the region has been severely impacted by drought, with...
Auleria Wakadumo Satellite broadband service Starlink – owned by South African-born tech billionaire Elon Musk- has applied for a licence to offer internet services in Namibia. Information minister Emma Theofelus, in a missive seen by New Era, gave 14 days to existing licence holders to give their comments with regards to the application for ownership...
The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) turned to the Windhoek High Court to fight against their deregistration as a political party by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). This is after their first attempt was shot down by the Electoral Court of Namibia, which declined to hear the matter because of a lack of jurisdiction. ...
Lahja Nashuuta OUTJO – Ndapandula Nelumbu is one of the beneficiaries of the government land resettlement programme. While sharing a family house with many other siblings in Oshakati, owning a piece of land was not something she ever dreamt of. Today, the 54-year-old is among hundreds of farmers residing at the Queen Sofia farm, owning...
A High Court ruling this week means former Air Namibia employees will now receive full severance packages at the company’s cost. This comes after over 600 former Air Namibia employees fought for their full benefits from liquidators for nearly three years after the national airline was forced into liquidation. The former employees expressed their dissatisfaction by...