OKAHANDJA – Academic Mutjinde Katjiua has threatened to mobilise his subjects against voting for the National Unity Democratic Organisation or its candidate in November. This is if the Nudo leadership does not change its political posture towards his chieftainship, he said, threatening to strategically disarm the party at the polls come November’s watershed elections, where...
Union leadership representing most Pick n Pay Namibia employees does not expect any retrenchments emanating from the Ohlthaver and List’s (O&L) Group’s termination of its franchise agreement with the South African retailer. Penda Jakob, the secretary general of the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau) yesterday said official engagement will be guided by the...
RUACANA – Over 100 Okonyota location inhabitants who have lived there for over 40 years are refusing compensation from the local authority to vacate their land. They say the compensation offered by the Ruacana Town Council is not commensurate to the value of their land. They also accuse the council of being corrupt. “We are...
WALVIS BAY – Urban and Rural Development minister Erastus Uutoni has given the Walvis Bay municipality until next Wednesday to rectify the appointment of David Uushona as acting CEO. According to a letter seen by New Era, Uutoni says the appointment is not in line with the Local Authorities Act. “Kindly be advised that junior...
KARIBIB – Karibib, a town that has been battling with informal settlements and land grabbing, has taken progressive steps to address the shortage of serviced land to its destitute masses. On Friday, the Karibib Town Council handed over 1 996 ownership certificates to residents of the Usab settlement. At the heart of this bold move...
*Truth and reconciliation commission proposed *‘Remove colonial statues’ While atrocities committed in 1904/08 are genocide under international law binding at the time, there is no legal avenue to obtain redress in contemporary judicial instruments and institutions. This is etched in a report by Johns Hopkins University, obtained by this publication. The report is titled ‘Restitution,...
Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia has dealt with a staggering 2.7 million cyberattacks in 2022. This revelation came to light during Namibia’s first-ever International Cybersecurity Conference and Exhibition (NICSC) that took place from 17 to 19 July 2024 in Windhoek. NICSC chairperson Paulinus Sheehama said, the alarming statistic underscores the urgent need to fortify regulations governing online...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – To gain a two-thirds majority in the 2024 Namibian general election on 27 November, the ruling Swapo Party said at least 1.3 or 1.4 million registered voters should go to the polls. Party secretary general Sophia Shaningwa expressed this during the Swapo Party Youth League rally that was held at Rundu...
KEETMANSHOOP – Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has expressed concern over the low number of eligible voters who have registered so far in the //Kharas region. He raised these concerns in an interview with Nampa here on Saturday during the belated independence celebration for the Keetmanshoop Urban constituency. “Generally, voter apathy is a...
Paheja Siririka Pricilla Mukokobi The New Era last week embarked on a stakeholders’ engagement session in Lüderitz on the margins of the Miss Teen and Miss Namibia beauty pageants to familiarise itself with the prospects of the town, and seek ways of covering more compelling stories. New Era CEO Christof Maletsky said it is important...