Swapo Party vice president and presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party will channel N$85 billion towards job-creation and tackle youth unemployment in the country over a period of five years, once it retains power. “Comrades, we are going to create jobs… Youth unemployment remains a real challenge. The high rate of youth unemployment is...
Auleria Wakudumo Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani says the party is the only vehicle through which Namibia can be transformed. This will be done through evidence-based, pragmatic solutions needed to address the source of unemployment and the multi-pronged developmental challenges the country faces, he stated. Venaani was speaking at the party’s Oshana star...
WALVIS BAY – Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula has warned Namibians to brace for an onslaught of smear campaigns and propaganda as the country approaches the much-anticipated elections next Wednesday. Itula, who is adamant that he will be sworn in as the next president of Namibia after the elections, was addressing hundreds...
RUNDU – President Nangolo Mbumba said Namibia, with its vast land and resources, must become self-reliant in terms of food production. Namibia imports nearly 97% of processed agricultural products, the 2023 World Bank report reveals. “We live in a country that is facing drought. We have been trying our very best to produce our own...
Pineas K. Pineas Members of the Ovazemba community last week voiced frustration over what they termed as continued marginalisation. During a protest held at Windhoek’s Zoo Park on Friday, the protestors read their petition addressed to President Nangolo Mbumba, which called for official recognition as a distinct ethnic group. The petition was received by deputy...
KATIMA MULILO – Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta expressed disappointment in developed nations for their unwillingness to provide adequate funding towards climate change. He said developing nations, who bear little responsibility for fuelling climate change, continue to be at risk of suffering crippling losses and damages as the temperatures rise. Shifeta touched on the climate...
Chinese Ambassador to Namibia Zhao Weiping has highlighted the need for a skilled workforce in various fields, as Namibia advances its industrialisation and agricultural modernisation programmes. Speaking at a recent reception in Windhoek to celebrate 2024 China-Namibia Training Cooperation, Zhao said major projects in oil, gas and green hydrogen development offer new opportunities for Namibians...
SIBBINDA – Richwell Mazumo has decided to use his farming skills to start a part-time horticulture business. He sells his produce to his community in Sibbinda, Zambezi region. He believes the days of relying on others are over, referencing the Biblical verse: “Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness… as God gave them bread...
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) councillor Phillipus Balhao has been re-elected as Lüderitz’s mayor. He is deputised by Swapo councillor Josephine Heita. Balhao said the town will prioritise initiatives that empower the youth and support local entrepreneurs, as well as ensure that every voice in the community is heard and valued. The politician called on...
Lahja Nashuuta The United People’s Movement (UPM) has lost an income of N$ 1.75 million to the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) following the break-up of the political coalition in 2023 in support of Ally Angula, who was to contest as an independent candidate. Jan van Wyk revealed this during an interview with New Era this...