Iuze Mukube The Roads Authority (RA) has been ordered to pay 28 of its employees a total of N$7.8 million. The Labour Commission’s Moses Mazambo made the order earlier this month. It resulted from a dispute involving three RA employees, being non-engineering middle-level managers, who alleged they were excluded from pay scale adjustments under the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Police supremo Joseph Shikongo is a worried man. This follows the concerns he raised over the disturbing rise in the exploitation of children through prostitution, and the alarming circulation of sexual-related content on social media. Addressing the media in the capital yesterday, the police inspector general emphasised the gravity of the situation, saying...
Aletta Shikololo Eba Kandovazu For weeks now, despair loomed over families displaced by floods in Windhoek’s informal settlements. Lives were uprooted, homes washed away, and possessions destroyed. But amidst the misfortune, a glimmer of hope has emerged at Farm 508 in the Goreangab informal settlement – a relocation site currently taking shape. The site is...
President Nangolo Mbumba has stressed collective resolve to accelerate the fight against climate change, following the unprecedented fires in California in the United States of America. Media reports revealed that at least 16 people have died, and more than 12 000 structures have been destroyed by the fires in the Los Angeles area since last...
ONGWEDIVA – The Ongwediva Town Council has undertaken road maintenance following significant damage caused by heavy rainfall recorded a month ago. The town’s spokesperson, Ottilie Shingenge, told Nampa yesterday that maintenance work began on Saturday, with the council’s technical team present on-site to officially witness and inspect the commencement of the project. “With the persistent...
Suzith Tjitaura KEETMANSHOOP – Residents of Keetmanshoop have suggested that the Namibian Police introduce curfews and set up CCTV cameras and mobile police stations to curb gangsterism and other gang-related crimes in the town. Residents during a community police engagement meeting here last Thursday, also suggested that the police consider deploying members of the Namibian...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Popular Democratic Movement’s (PDM) financial department allegedly scrapped its media team from the payroll in December, and withheld their salaries. The party is said to have hired the crew via verbal agreements. One of the aggrieved members of the media team is Desere !Ganes. She told New Era on Friday that their...
Linea Dishena The Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly rejected the joint declaration between Namibia and Germany on the 1904-1908 Ovaherero/Nama genocide. The chiefs furthermore called for a national conference with the descendants of the victims and affected communities. Speaking at their 121st Remembrance Day commemoration at the UN Plaza in Windhoek on Sunday, technical committee member Benestus...
The roles of hairdressers and barbers in society stretch far beyond the simple task of cutting and grooming hair. These professionals, who have roots going back to ancient civilisations, have historically been esteemed figures — at times serving as religious leaders, surgeons, and skilled artisans. Today, in countries including Namibia, they are essential members of...
Auleria Wakudumo Onandjokwe – As the school term begins, many pregnant pupils are faced with the heart-wrenching reality of having to put their education on hold for at least one or two years. Pregnant pupils at the maternity ward Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital said due to the lack of reliable childcare options, they are forced to...