Rudolf Gaiseb Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare says the dream of free education is a step closer after decades of struggle. Speaking at the Namibia University of Science and Technology’s student orientation day on Thursday, Ngurare said the battle was long and brutal, but with registration and tuition fees having fallen, education is now free in...
Matheus David John Pandeni constituency councillor, John Mwoonde, says his leadership is focused on uniting communities, expanding economic participation, and addressing long-standing social challenges. Speaking on his vision during an interview with New Era, Mwoonde said he aims to “build an inclusive and people-driven constituency where young people are actively engaged and residents play a...
Chinese ambassador to Namibia Zhao Weiping, last week held round-table talks with local authority representatives, media personalities, artists, academics and political party youth leaders to set the tone for the year ahead. The theme of the symposium was China–Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges, with discussions centred on the importance China attaches to the development of...
WALVIS BAY – The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy, Industry, Public Administration and Planning says while progress has been made in some government projects in the //Kharas region, there is a need to closely monitor government investments to ensure service delivery. The committee on Friday concluded an oversight visit to inspect capital projects across the...
RUNDU – The National African Students’ Association (NASA) has expressed grave concerns following the detection of vape devices in primary schools. Vaping has become an increasing concern in Namibia, particularly among adolescents and primary school-going learners. However, despite a drive by lawmakers to control or ban vaping and bubbly products, smoking continues unabated. In a...
Adolf Kaure Namibia’s leading milling company, Namib Mills, and the Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (Naretu) reached a partial agreement during a dialogue facilitated by the Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Fillemon Wise Immanuel, on Friday at the Office of the Labour Commissioner. This comes after three weeks of an industrial strike involving...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Against odds stacked against rural schools across the country, Epukiro Secondary School proved to be a force to be reckoned with, if the grade 12 (NSSCAS) results at the 2025 national results are anything to go by. Recently, New Era sat down with the top performers to zoom in on their recipe for...
Lydia Pitiri KIGALI – The Dr Hage Geingob Fellows was launched through the Inter-Generational Leadership Accelerator (ILA) programme during the inauguration of the Leadership Lab Yetu in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday. Former first lady and co-chairperson of Yetu, Monica Geingos, launched the initiative. The event was attended by Yetu’s board of directors, former president of...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Ministry of Finance has put public entities under the spotlight once again, requesting records of compliance to the Code of Good Practice on Preferences issued in 2023 under the Namibian Public Procurement Act. Public entities are requested to submit evidence-based information on the implementation of the Code of Good Practice on Preferences...
Rudolf Gaiseb Education minister Sanet Steenkamp has taken aim at irregular recruitment practices within her ministry, which have become a hive for nepotism, favouritism and outright corruption, while meritocracy is a distant secondary consideration. Steenkamp said the appointment of teachers must be transparent, timely, and merit-based. This is after the ministry has been inundated with...