OMARURU – The Omaruru District Hospital has received a significant boost to its healthcare services, with a donation of a fully-equipped ambulance. This comes as a relief for the community, which has faced the dire challenge of transporting critically-ill patients, including women in labour, in the backs of pick-ups due to the lack of an...
After almost half-a-decade of letters flying back and forth, and attempts by some media house bosses to reduce it to a briefcase entity, the Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu) was yesterday certified by the Labour Commissioner. Nampu becomes Namibia’s first-ever union specifically representing and targeting issues which affect journalists and media professionals in general in...
Rudolf Gaiseb Despite the suspension of its board by youth and sports minister Agnes Tjongarero, a faction of the National Youth Council (NYC) convened its third general assembly in Rietfontein and elected a board of their own. Tjongarero, meanwhile, has appointed an interim board of her own. In essence, the NYC now has two parallel...
Marginalised communities’ deputy minister Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo has taken a swipe at businesspeople for taking advantage of vulnerable San communities by seizing their documents after giving them alcohol, food and other goods on credit. In an interview with New Era on Friday, he lashed out against the exploitation following a recent report about pensioners in the...
Auleria Wakudumo A group of constituency IT field support officials who were appointed for 36 days during last month’s election have expressed dissatisfaction with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, claiming they were not paid what was agreed between the parties. The affected group told New Era they signed contracts to work from 9 November to...
The Republic of Korea donated N$9 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Namibia on Thursday. This donation is aimed to deliver nutrition-sensitive food through commodity vouchers, and benefit 24 493 drought affected individuals in the Hardap and Zambezi regions. In a speech read on his behalf, Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa said the...
Rudolf Gaiseb LGBTQ+ advocates are worried by Parliament’s refusal to accept the recent Supreme Court ruling on the recognition of same-sex marriages in Namibia, a report has found. This situation could lead to a damaging showdown between the Legislature and Judiciary, threatening separation of powers vested in each body. Retired coordinator of the research and...
UIS – The Uis community is demanding immediate and decisive government action against Chinese mining firm Xinfeng over the alleged illegal destruction of the environment, and desecrating cultural sites. The residents want Xinfeng executives arrested and held accountable for alleged reckless and illegal mining practices in the area. A high-level investigation into Xinfeng’s operations is...
Telecom Namibia has been hit by a cyber incident involving customers’ data leaks. Since then, the company has been assessing the full scope and extent of the attack with the help of local and international cybersecurity experts. CEO Stanley Shanapinda said Telecom Namibia is committed to addressing this matter responsibly, and will issue a detailed...
MALTAHÖHE – The Maltahöhe community has expressed concern over the recent concession awarded for the Farm Arbeit Campsite. The concession also includes a related shuttle service in the Namib Naukluft National Park. In a letter dated 20 November 2024 and addressed to the executive director of the environment ministry, representatives from the Witbooi Traditional Authority...