WALVIS BAY – In a swift turn of events this week, Walvis Bay councillor Albertina Nkosi expressed dissatisfaction with mayor Trevino Forbes’ claims that the municipality was under siege from internal saboteurs. Forbes, while addressing an Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) press conference recently, alleged that there was political sabotage at one of the country’s...
Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia has called on developed countries to take the lead in global emission reductions by adhering to the common responsibility of States principle. This is captured in the report of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) and related meetings to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
Suzith Tjitaura Minister of Finance, Ericah Shafudah, signed a N$1.5 billion loan agreement on Tuesday with the German government through the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) to fund Namibia’s second Water Sector Programme. The loan carries an interest rate of 10.09% and has a 20-year repayment period, including a five-year grace period. “This interest rate is...
Namibia recently joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World Press Freedom Day. In light of this, the outgoing Media Ombudsman John Nakuta (JN) sat with New Era Journalist Lahja Nashuuta (LN) to reflect on the country’s media landscape, challenges to press freedom and the road ahead. LN: What is the role of...
Lahja Nashuuta For Tjarirehua Mupya, teaching is not just a profession, but a calling deeply-rooted in purpose and passion. A proud son of the Opuwo Urban constituency in the Kunene region, Mupya is committed to educating Namibia’s previously disadvantaged and marginalised children. Now a seasoned educator, he is based at Coblenz Combined School in the...
The heavy-handedness of the police in dealing with defenseless and vulnerable vendors raises eyebrows for all the wrong reasons. While it is within the mandate of the City Police to maintain law and order and enforce compliance with municipal by-laws – it is disheartening to see the amount of brute force used against these defenseless...
Like the oppressed fighting for liberation, death permeates our waking dreams. Death selectively chooses women and children. Death walks the streets boldly, casually, intentionally, waving at neighbours as an active responsible member of society, masking his thirst for blood. The undisclosed nature of death. Our parasympathetic nervous systems are permanently switched on and we live...
KATIMA MULILO – A renewed crackdown on poaching in the Zambezi region is yielding results. Wildlife crime in the area is now under control, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) has confirmed. The assurance follows the recent arrest of a suspect at the Katima Mulilo checkpoint, who was found in possession of lion bones...
Namibia and Tanzania have agreed to work more closely on trade, farming and job-creation while also honouring their shared history from the fight for independence. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah met with president Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday in Tanzania to discuss how the two countries can move from strong political friendships to stronger economic cooperation. These details...
EENHANA – Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has voiced deep concern over children not attending school, saying it is unacceptable. Speaking during the Nust graduation ceremony recently held in Eenhana, Pohamba shared his dismay over the situation, which he said is not justifiable under any circumstance. “It does not sit well with me when a child...