OKANGHUDI – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Saturday paid a courtesy visit to former President Hifikepunye Pohamba at his homestead in Okanghudi, a village steeped in history and legacy. Nandi-Ndaitwah’s visit was marked by warm interactions and moments of reflection on the sacrifices made by the country’s founding leaders. Upon her arrival, Nandi-Ndaitwah was welcomed and...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has paid tribute to heroes of the liberation struggle, in remembrance of the Cassinga massacre, that took place in Angola on 04 May 1978. “Cassinga Day is a stark reminder of the cruelty of the apartheid South African occupation regime. It was on this day that innocent refugees, mostly women and children,...
SWAKOPMUND – Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) president Samuel !Oë-Amseb has reignited the debate around the recognition and treatment of local authority councillors, calling for them to be granted VIP status like national and regional leaders. He made this call during the ALAN conference held last week in Swakopmund. !Oë-Amseb said councillors...
The Popular Democratic Movement Women’s League (PDMWL) has joined the rest of Namibia to condemn the recent rape and murders of three minor girls at Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa region, saying it is unbearable, to say the least. “It is with deep heartbreak and profound shock that the Popular Democratic Movement Women’s League has received...
WALVIS BAY – The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) says it is unmoved by the recent resignation of three prominent members from the Erongo region, claiming their departure was motivated by personal ambition rather than ideological differences. The three former members — Taapopi Shikongo, who was IPC’s Walvis Bay Urban constituency chairperson and regional executive...
Lahja Nashuuta Deputy Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Charles Mubita has confirmed that 22 840 war veterans and dependents of deceased veterans are currently receiving monthly financial support from the ministry. While motivating the budget allocation for the 2025/2026 financial year, he stated that 95% of the N$1.4 billion allocated to Veterans Affairs in...
Lahja Nashuuta Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs Frans Kapofi has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring a safe and secure environment for all Namibians, an effort he says requires increased funding. For the 2024/25 financial year, he is requesting Parliament’s approval of a N$7.49 billion budget. Of this, N$600 million is allocated for development...
Rudolf Gaiseb The minister of Justice and labour relations, Wise Immanuel, says the N$250 million budget request is not simply a line item in government accounts, but it is a budgetary provision to secure peace at workplaces. It is an investment in social justice, equity in the labour market, and a catalyst for productivity across...
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...