Pinehas K Pinehas As Namibia continues to endure economic challenges, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is advocating for Namibia to become a part of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). EITI is the global standard for the good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources, one of the country’s most lucrative industries. “The...
After over a decade of absence, the Khoekhoegowab language is set to return to Moses Garoëb Primary School in Windhoek’s Hakahana informal settlement. This follows an intervention by the education ministry. It came after an education inspector in Khomas, Hoster Simasiku’s visit to the school and directed management and key stakeholders to reopen two classrooms...
ONGWEDIVA – Johannes Niimwene started his career in cleaning services in 2005 when he worked for Clean Master in Oshakati for nine months. In 2006, armed with only motivation in the form of financial challenges and a family to feed, he decided to establish his own company. “I realised that the salary I was earning...
Mercy Karuuombe National Council Vice Chairperson Emma Muteka says women are devalued in society, especially when it comes to politics. Muteka said this at a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA-UK) delegation meeting with female National Council MPs on Thursday at Parliament. She was responding to a question posed by a UK delegation member of parliament, Sarah...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Journalists should not be mistaken for brand managers, public relations officers or advertisers for institutions. Instead, journalists must be allowed to perform their constitutional role as public watchdogs serving the public interest without fear, favour or prejudice.These were the sentiments of former journalist and now communications consultant, Usi //Hoëbeb, who was...
Vice President Lucia Witbooi recently visited indigenous and previously marginalised communities in Omaheke to familiarise herself with the state of ongoing projects, success stories and daily challenges. At the heart of her tour was housing provision for the San. The visit was intended to directly attain first-hand information that will inform her of the living...
Youth in the Rundu Rural constituency have welcomed the government plans to initiate a new project focusing on agro-processing at Uvhungu-Vungu. They are convinced that the project will create job opportunities and equip them with much-needed agricultural skills. This comes after a recent high-level meeting held between a delegation from the Office of the Prime...
Auleria Wakudumo ONAMBANGO – “Take care of them; I’ll be here for long”, were the reassuring words spoken by the late Ondangwa regional control prosecutor Justine Shiweda while in hospital on 31 October 2025 in reference to her two children. Shiweda was optimistic that she would recover to provide for her children. Family members shared...
Auleria Wakudumo Prosecutor General Martha Imalwa has confirmed that another control prosecutor, based in Grootfontein, has received a threatening note warning of a possible violent attack. Imalwa confirmed the authenticity of the note to New Era, which warned the prosecutor to step down or face consequences. The message, seemingly from an emboldened criminal, reads: “Do...
Rudolf Gaiseb Former Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi said Botswana played a supportive role in Namibia’s liberation struggle and provided for genocide victims during the colonial era. Delivering a public lecture at the University of Namibia (Unam) on Monday, Masisi said Botswana did what any reasonable neighbour could have done. “The pain we feel to this...