Rudolf Gaiseb Swapo member and Elim constituency councillor in the Omusati region Gerhard Shiimi, has urged the ministry of education to develop a well-thought-out plan on the implementation of free education. He said the Namibia Students’ Financial Assistance Fund’s reintegration into government administration will be a challenge for many students, as the loan used to...
SWAKOPMUND – Some Members of Parliament (MPs) have raised serious concerns about the inefficiencies of Namibia’s public service, calling for five-year term limits for senior civil servants.The MPs, attending an induction meeting in Swakopmund last week, made these remarks during an engagement with the Public Service Commission (PSC). Bernadus Swartbooi, leader of the Landless People’s...
Rudolf Gaiseb Rundu Rural constituency councillor Paulus Mbangu said the government’s interview process is flawed, and many people with low IQ occupy positions they should not be in. In his view, there are inherent biases in the interview process that often manifest as white-collar crime. Mbangu made the points last Monday in the National Council, and...
Lahja Nashuuta The National Council Standing Committee on Health, Social Welfare and Labour Affairs has urged the government to synchronise all social grant payment systems. This would eliminate oversubscription and enhance the efficiency of Namibia’s social protection mechanisms. The recommendation is contained in a report on the Basic Income Grant (BIG) motion consultations, tabled in...
Lahja Nashuuta The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has welcomed the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations’ recent call for public input on law reform, describing it as a vital step toward inclusive governance and participatory democracy. Toni Hancox, Director of the LAC, praised the initiative, saying it reinforces the principle that those affected by laws...
One of the foremost domestic experts in nuclear physics has encouraged Namibia to waste no time in including nuclear energy in the country’s energy mix. Nuclear physicist Dr Nortin Titus said including nuclear in Namibia’s energy mix would ensure power reliability, sustainability and resilience to external price shocks. Responding exclusively to New Era on Namibia’s...
Lahja Nashuuta Jaqueline Kerina, daughter of the late Professor Mburumba Kerina, is fighting tooth and nail to retain her father’s resettlement farm, Farm Renette No. 232. This is after the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform issued a lease cancellation notice last year. Kerina left behind a government-allotted resettlement farm in the Dordabis area of...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – A good project or idea cannot go unnoticed for long, just as cream poured in coffee or tea eventually rises to the top. This idiom perfectly embodies the fervour the Dr Herbert Ndango Diaz Senior Secondary School in Rundu has for academic excellence, despite odds seemingly stacked against them. Established in...
EENHANA – Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has expressed disappointment over prolonged delays in constructing the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) campus in Eenhana. Pohamba is also the university’s patron. Mincing no words, the statesman described the situation as disheartening and unacceptable. Currently, Nust lessons at Eenhana are held at the Bill Mwaningange Rural...
Fresh from a State visit to Angola a week ago, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday left the country on a two-day working visit to Botswana and Zambia. It is part of the President’s drive to further deepen cooperation and promote mutual prosperity between Namibia and her neighbours. The visits, marking her second engagement with Botswana’s Duma...