SWAKOPMUND – Cybercrime and the financial inclusion of vulnerable communities emerged as key discussion points at the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Global Policy Forum (GPF), underway in Swakopmund. The four-day event brings together more than 800 delegates from 64 countries, including central bank governors, regulators, and financial experts, to advance financial inclusion and address...
RUNDU – The Ngato Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has launched a free, short vocational skills training programme, to empower the local community. The initiative is aimed at equipping participants with practical skills they can use to generate income. Around 20 beneficiaries recently attended two-week courses, where they received training in areas such as...
ETUNDA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah concluded her tour of government green schemes in the northern region, at Etunda on Monday, after earlier stops in Kavango and Zambezi. At Etunda, she visited the 15-hectare grapevine project, which employs about 300 people, and engaged with local farmers on challenges affecting their production. Reassuring the farmers, she said...
Auleria Wakudumo Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has applauded the leadership of !Nknongo Community College for providing access to education for marginalised youth. !Nknongo Community College in Okongo, together with its sister institution, the Skills and Technical Education Academy (HSTEA) in Ongula yaNetanga village in the Ohangwena region, are among Namibia’s first academic institutions to focus...
Lawmaker Tobie Aupindi has warned that Namibia cannot afford to keep investors in a limbo while taking forever to make timeous and conclusive decisions that would result in job creation and economic growth. He was expressing frustration with the slow progress around determining the fate of Russian mining giant Uranium One, whose planned operations remain...
WALVIS BAY – The family of Sergeant Eustance Simasiku Matongo, who was killed last Wednesday, says they are lost without him. For them, his role extended far beyond that of a provider. They described him as their shield, guide, and father figure, filling the void left by the deaths of their parents. New Era visited...
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, says a government investigation will “get to the bottom” of why 16 correctional officers were loaded into a van meant for transporting inmates. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Iipumbu dismissed claims that the officers did not have an alternative decent means of...
The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund has pledged to cover the burials in full and provide financial support for the dependants of the 16 people who lost their lives in Saturday’s tragic crash near Mariental. Announcing the intervention at a media briefing in Windhoek, the fund’s chief executive officer Rosalia Haufiku said the organisation had...
Organisations strengthen relationships with the media when providing credible information and engaging regularly, New Era Chief Executive Officer Christof Maletsky said on Friday. Speaking in Windhoek at a media workshop organised by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa), Maletsky said trust is the most important currency between companies and journalists. “Respect, transparency, and credibility...
Kaino Sheehama Former Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa has pledged N$200 000 towards the upcoming Outjo Trade and Tourism Expo 2025, channelled through the Council’s Mayoral Fund. Nghaamwa, who is well known for his philanthropic work, made the pledge during a gala dinner held on Friday in Outjo. Staged under the theme “Promoting Outjo as an...