Lahja Nashuuta The stage is set. The Popular Democratic Movement will hold its intraparty congress this weekend to elect its leadership for the next five years. PDM is scheduled to have an electoral congress on Saturday in Katima Mulilo, Zambezi region. The party will also launch its election manifesto there. With no clear opponent in...
Charles Ndeumane ONGWEDIVA – Action Democratic Movement (ADM) interim president Vincent Kanyetu said the ruling party has liberated the country, but it is time for his party to fulfil the liberation agenda. ADM promises poverty eradication and employment opportunities for unemployed graduates. Speaking to New Era last week, Kanyetu provided a glimpse into what was...
The Rehoboth Town Council and the Saamstaan Community Foundation concluded the allocation of erven at Bahnhof to beneficiaries who had paid at Rehoboth Station Extension 3. The allocation was completed recently, and the event is being overseen by the town planning as well as the housing and properties’ divisions of the council. Desire Pieters, spokesperson...
SWAKOPMUND – Operations at the Daures Green Hydrogen Village in the Daures constituency are set to commence in September this year. In his state of the region address on Thursday, Erongo governor Neville Andre reported that construction activities at the village are progressing on schedule, with several key milestones achieved. He said all components have...
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...