ONGWEDIVA – Oshana governor Elia Irimari is having sleepless nights over water security in Namibia’s northern regions, warning the country’s heavy reliance on Angola is unsustainable. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement meeting yesterday, he stressed the need for larger dams, despite NamWater’s ongoing efforts to improve infrastructure. “The water we have comes from Angola, but...
Auleria Wakudumo Namibian ambassador to the United States Margaret Mensah-Williams says the deportation list of US president Donald Trump, which seeks to deport 19 Namibians, is invalid. Speaking to New Era, she said her office had received official communication on the matter from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Immigration and Customs...
There will be limited exemptions for senior government officials regarding international travel, allowing participation in select global engagements where Namibia’s presence is crucial, the Presidency said. This follows President Nangolo Mbumba’s directive that ministers and their deputies should prioritise their domestic responsibilities as the country prepares for a new administration on 21 March. The directive...
OMEGA 3 – In the remote village of Omega 3, located within the Bwabwata National Park in the Zambezi region, teachers at Ndoro Memorial Combined School are more than just educators. They are the community’s emergency transport providers. Due to the lack of health facilities and proper transport in the area, teachers often use their...
Iuze Mukube The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani says the Veterinary Cordon Fence (VCF), also known as the red line, must be removed as it is not just merely a veterinary or agricultural issue, but a profound matter of historical injustice. However, the red line’s removal should be done diligently to avoid creating...
Lahja Nashuuta Hilma Kuduva serves as the chief legal drafter in the Ministry of Justice’s Directorate of Legislative Drafting. She is responsible for drafting Bills for tabling in Parliament, and ensuring they align with the Namibian Constitution. She is an admitted legal practitioner with extensive experience in legal matters. She holds a Bachelaureus Juris (B-Juris)...
The escalation of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is bad news by any definition. Not only has the conflict threatened the livelihoods of more than 100 million people who call the country home, but analysts fear that the instability in the central African country could spill over to neighbouring countries. Already...
The public has the general right to access information held by public institutions. Similarly, the public may access information held by private entities if will assist in the exercise or protection of a fundamental human right or freedom. This is the rationale behind the Access to Information Act. The brazen diamond robbery at the Namibia...
Namibia’s unemployment rate increased from 33.4% in 2018 to 36.9% in 2023, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) said yesterday during the release of the 2023 Labour Force Survey. The survey’s release comes months after the announcement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census report, a situation that caused a stir in certain quarters. However, Statistician...
Lahja Nashuuta Yesterday’s Labour Force Survey results sent mixed signals across the spectrum, denting the hopes of some, while others believe there is light at the end of a bleak tunnel. Namibia’s unemployment rate has risen by 3.5 percentage points to 36.9%, with320 442 people now jobless, the latest Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) report shows. ...