Ebba Kandovazu The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology yesterday announced the unveiling of the presidential portrait of Namibia’s fourth President, Nangolo Mbumba. The ministry’s executive director Audrin Mathe announced that the portrait is now available for display in public and private entities, and will replace that of late president Hage Geingob. Geingob passed away...
OKAHAO – President Nangolo Mbumba says there is a growing understandingthat culture and heritage increasingly play an important role in nation-buildingby combating marginalisation and fostering inclusivity. Mbumba made these remarks yesterday during the official opening of the Ehao Expo at Okahao in the Omusati region. “Culture has proven to be effective in improving the overall...
National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary general Josef Kauandenge will not be standing for the party’s parliamentary list in the upcoming elections. Kauandenge, who about two months ago also made a U-turn on his decision to vie for Nudo’s presidency position at the party’s planned congress, which ended in failure, said his latest decision is a...
KEETMANSHOOP – Keetmanshoop mayor McDonald Hanse has urged pensioners at the southern town to register for the social electricity tariff.The tariff aims to reduce electricity cost for pensioners as they will be buying the first 50 electricity units at N$1.71, compared to N$2.18 paid by the residents at the town. After the 50 units, pensioners...
Rudolf Gaiseb Elfride Kuhlmann, one of the few female taxi drivers in Windhoek, is urging more women to join the male-dominated industry, highlighting that it is profitable. Kuhlmann (52) acknowledges that female taxi drivers are rare, and passengers are usually shocked to see a woman behind the wheel, but it also brings a sense of...
NKURENKURU – Not far from the site where Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah last Thursday refused to preside over a planned groundbreaking ceremony, an even bigger delivery question stared officials and politicians in the face. Before the VP took to the podium, Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku made the audience aware that the location where the civic...
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...