Gladice Pickering was sworn in as an Acting Judge of the High Court on Monday during a ceremony officiated by Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb. Pickering will serve on the High Court bench from 16 March 2026 until 30 June 2026, according to a statement issued by the Judiciary.Her appointment results in a temporary leadership...
Bravery Kabula The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has dismissed allegations of purported favouritism by students in the Emergency Medical Care (EMC) programme regarding exit examinations, training equipment and assessment opportunities last year. The concerns came to light in December when several EMC students claimed that the programme does not normally offer exit...
Eighteen inmates at the Windhoek Correctional Facility have taken the head of educational services at the facility to court after she allegedly reduced their study hours from six to two per day. The matter was heard on Monday before Judge Beatrix de Jager. The applicants are Ujama Tjingee, Weldried Langerman, Kleopas Kapalanga, Dumingu Zuzee Da’Costa,...
SWAKOPMUND – National Council (NC) chairperson Lukas Sinimbo Muha has urged members of the 7th National Council to strengthen their role in promoting inclusive development and participatory democracy as they carry out their constitutional duties. He made these remarks at the official opening of the five-day induction and orientation seminar for members of the 7th...
SWAKOPMUND – Erongo governor Natalia /Goagoses says there is an urgent need to review Namibia’s laws to address challenges surrounding illegal mining and ensure locals benefit from the region’s opulent natural resources. She made the appeal while addressing National Council members during their induction and orientation seminar in Swakopmund. Her submission comes after Uis residents...
Government has expanded the country’s water supply network, following the successful drilling and installation of 94 new boreholes and 137 water units across various points in all 14 regions. Implemented through the water ministry, boreholes and water units will further strengthen Namibia’s water security and access for human consumption, agricultural production and industrial development. Through...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for direct private sector partnerships to unlock meaningful economic gains from a relationship that has long been politically strong, but commercially underperforming. Speaking during a courtesy meeting on Monday with Russia’s deputy prime minister Yury Trutnev, who led a high-level delegation to Namibia, Nandi-Ndaitwah said the visit reflected a deepening...
It was a bittersweet moment for former first lady Monica Geingos as she was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) this week. It was a dream that her husband, late president Hage Geingob, had long envisioned for her to attain her actual PhD beyond their office terms. She said, “This...
KABBE – Communities in Kabbe South and Kabbe North have been cut off by rapidly rising floodwaters, leaving residents stranded, disrupting essential services and threatening livelihoods. In an interview with New Era, the Ngambela of the Masubia Traditional Authority, where Kabbe falls, Raphael Mbala, said the situation escalated rapidly in early March, as water levels...
Auleria Wakudumo The education ministry has handed over mushroom production start-up materials valued at N$223 000 to youth groups across the country to help them establish small agricultural enterprises. The equipment was officially handed over at the Berg Aukas Youth Skills Training Centre in Grootfontein, where six youth-led mushroom cultivation projects received specialised materials to...