The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) registered 676 390 eligible voters since the commencement of the general registration of voters on 3 June to 29 June. Preliminary statistics of the GRV made available by ECN chief electoral and referenda officer Petrus Shaama on Thursday show that the latest figures represent an average of 23 515...
Lahja Nashuuta Mekelaye Kamati is a Chief Legal Officer at the justice ministry within the Directorate of Legislative Drafting. With more than nine years of experience as a legislative drafter, her duties entail translating policy into law, drafting new laws, amending existing laws, and drafting and scrutinising subsidiary legislation. She also serves as a legislative...
Hamwoongo v Government of the Republic of Namibia [2022] NAHCMD 24 (30 January 2023) Background The plaintiff sued the defendants in her capacity as the biological grandmother and legal guardian of her minor grandson who was born on 15 September 2005. The third to eighth defendants are members of the Namibian Police Force who were...
Limba Mupetami Life on the outskirts of Windhoek, particularly in informal settlements such as Havana, Kilimanjaro, Okuryangava, Ombili, and Babylon, is marked by resilience and resourcefulness. Many residents face daily challenges yet find ways to keep themselves busy and maintain their households. Some enjoy laundry and cooking, others keep themselves busy with informal work despite...
Aletta Shikololo Otniel Hembapu The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has created a platform where party presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will engage with young people, instead of participating in “foreign” presidential debates with her opponents. The platform, dubbed ‘Youth in Conversation with Netumbo’, is slated to start in Rundu this month, and will be held...
Namibian authorities find themselves between a rock and hard place. While they face a data gap dilemma to decide whether to proceed with uranium mining in the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System (STAS), drilling to obtain the requisite data has been put on ice. It is a catch-22 situation, if information contained in a recent report,...
KATIMA MULILO – Following an outcry by several defaulters facing disconnection in Zambezi over non-payment, NamWater reneged on this position, and will instead keep taps running to these affected communities. This development follows a New Era report this week that several households and their livestock in the Zambezi region find themselves in a precarious situation...
Rudolf Gaiseb Perennial political survivor Vincent Kanyetu yesterday launched the newest political kid on the block: the Action Democratic Movement (ADM). Kanyetu is ADM’s interim president. He needs no introduction to the local political theatre. He previously served as secretary general (SG) for the DTA, the precursor of the Popular Democratic Movement. He went on...
Over 600 employees of the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida) rejected a 5.4% once-off payment proposal by their management. This follows negotiations held on Wednesday between the Nida management and Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union representatives after regional and headquarters’ staff downed tools on Wednesday. Shop-steward Marvin Tjikongo said wage and employment conditions demands...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Okakarara – Epukiro The Okakarara Constituency Crime Prevention Association (OCCPA) held a workshop from Monday to today at Opamwe Youth Hall in Okakarara. About 200 volunteers from the community crime prevention forum attended thefive-day workshop that was facilitated by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol). In an interview with New Era, OCCPA chairperson Vezuva...