Simonis Storm (SS), a local financial firm, has commented after Tuesday’s Mid-Term Budget Review that the domestic fiscal outlook is credible but conservative. The firm expects mildly expansionary fiscal stance through 2026, balancing electoral and economic imperatives, followed by a firmer consolidation path thereafter. The SS comments come after finance minister Ericah Shafuda reallocated some...
Sabina Onemushi Nantinda has been passionate about sewing for many years. Although she currently works as a security guard, her dream of starting her own sewing business lives on. All she needs to start her own business is a bit of training on the finer tailoring intricacies and a dependable sewing machine. She and countless others are...
Kaviveterue Virere Emma Theofelus, the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, has stated that her ministry is taking proactive measures to stop the spread of fake videos that appear to be from Namibia’s senior officials and were created through artificial intelligence (AI). The videos, which have been widely shared on social media, falsely depict the...
Kaviveterue Virere Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Rosa Mbinge-Tjeundo has expressed deep concern over the growing trend of teachers using school time to create and upload videos featuring learners on social media platforms such as TikTok and Facebook, often without parental consent. Speaking in Parliament last Thursday, she said she will present questions to Sanet...
Iuze Mukube A local microlending company has dragged the government through the finance ministry to court over the decision to cease payroll deductions on its Payroll Deduction Management System (PDMS) by 30 November. Entrépo Finance instituted an urgent application in the Windhoek High Court claiming that the decision to discontinue deduction codes from being loaded...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Zedekia Borry Katjiuanjo, the Swapo candidate for the Kalahari constituency in the Omaheke region, promised major development for the constituency if he wins the regional council elections slated for November 2025. The Kalahari constituency has been in the hands of Swapo’s Ignatius Kariseb for the past 15 years. Kariseb is also...
ONGWEDIVA – The northern spokesperson of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), Eino Heelu, said the party has fielded 12 candidates who will contest all constituencies of the Ohangwena region during the upcoming regional elections, scheduled to take place on 26 November 2025. Heelu revealed this to New Era yesterday. “We are ready to take...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – An investigation into the suspected food poisoning of nearly 125 learners at Maria Mwengere Senior Secondary School has concluded that poor water quality at the hostel was a major contributing factor, alongside multiple other factors. The suspected food poisoning outbreak occurred on 31 August this year, prompting the Ministry of Education,...
Edgar Brandt Pricilla Mukokobi The mid-year budget review, tabled in Parliament yesterday by finance and public enterprises minister Ericah Shafudah, indicates that domestic growth persists, albeit at a slower pace than anticipated. Delivering the mid-year fiscal review to account for unforeseen and unavoidable expenditure. The minister cautioned that an increased burden of debt servicing and...
Some opposition parties have thrown their support behind President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s push for national unity, faster land reform and youth-focused development. They said the country has reached a point where cooperation matters more than rivalry. The call for political maturity came as the President met separately with the Republican Party and the Body of Christ...