Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – The president of the South West Africa National Union (Swanu) Evilastus Kaaronda says the labour practices in the army, police force and correctional services are still not democratised and therefore tyrannical. Kaaronda, in an interview with New Era during the commemoration of International Workers’ Day said the labour law allows all...
Lahja Nashuuta Inside a classroom at K.W. Von Marees Primary School in Okahandja, two chairs were heartbreakingly left empty. They once belonged to five-year-old Ingrid Maasdorp and six-year-old Roswinds Fabianu, who mysteriously disappeared from the school grounds last week in broad daylight. Both girls were kidnapped, raped and brutally murdered. Their bodies were discovered days...
OSHAKATI – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has issued a stern call for economic justice and dignity for Namibian workers, warning that a hungry worker cannot be productive, and an unvalued one cannot be a proud citizen. Speaking at the national Workers’ Day commemoration in Oshakati yesterday, the President said the country’s freedom and independence will remain...
OSHAKATI – Nearly 100 people have died from malaria in less than 10 days as Namibia faces one of its deadliest outbreaks in recent years. The sharp surge in deaths has alarmed both government and health officials, with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah describing the situation as disturbing, and calling for urgent preventive measures. The Ministry of...
OSHAKATI – Deep fear and growing frustration over violent crime in Namibia have driven hundreds of learners, students, and youth activists in the country to take to the streets in solidarity with the grieving families of three children who were brutally murdered in Okahandja. The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture on...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Social Security Commission’s (SSC) staff members from the Central Business District (CBD) office recently donated goods worth N$4 000 to the mother of a six-month-old baby girl who was born with a chronic medical condition. This medical condition requires her to be on oxygen at home. The baby’s mother, Peneyambeko Mateus, who...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – The dark cloud has fallen on the Ovambanderu community as they mourn the passing of their senior traditional councillor, Gerson Kunomundu Katjirua who died on Sunday in Windhoek. Leading the mourners is the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority’s spokesperson, Uazenga Ngahahe who described Katjirua as an iconic leader who never wavered in the...
Namibian hospitals currently have about 300 vials of snake antivenom in stock, providing crucial relief amid a wider African shortage of the life-saving treatment. Thanks to local efforts and imports, Namibia has avoided the crisis faced by other countries like Kenya, which is struggling to meet its needs for at least 100,000 vials. While Namibia’s...
RIETFONTEIN – Prime Minister (PM) Elijah Ngurare on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the introduction of the biomass and charcoal production course at the National Youth Service (NYS)’s Rietfontein centre near Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa region. Ngurare was speaking at the graduation ceremony of 345 recruits, who received certificates in part one of the charcoal production...
Sawi Hausiku TUHINGIRENI – The residents of Tuhingireni informal settlement in Rundu have expressed anger and frustration over the lack of electricity in their area, blaming it for the high criminal activity. The residents told a community meeting held in the informal settlement on Sunday they feel unsafe and unprotected. The spokesperson of the group,...