Namdeb, in collaboration with stakeholders, recently hosted the Gender-Based Violence Pathways to Care Workshop in Oranjemund in its efforts to strengthen support systems to combat violence in the town. In a media statement, the diamond giant stated that gender-based violence is a pervasive issue, and that it will do its part to address it in...
Rudolf Gaiseb The chairperson of the Bible Society of Namibia, Schalk Botha, said they are facing a shortage of Bibles translated into indigenous languages. In a recent interview with New Era, he stated that due to low funds, they are unable to make bulk orders of the printed books from overseas. “We are printing in...
There is a new bank in town called Access Bank, which was issued with a provisional licence by the Bank of Namibia. New Era journalist Paheja Siririka (PS) engaged the Head of the Access Bank Namibian project, Oluseun Onasoga (OO), on their operations in Namibia, and their niche in the sector. Issues discussed include the...
In terms of the Law Reform and Development Commission Act, the commission is mandated to consolidate or codify any branch of the law or to introduce other measures aimed at making the law more readily accessible. New Era’s Lahja Nashuuta this week sat down with new Law, Reform and Development chairperson Etuna Josua for an...
The Chamber of Mines chief executive Veston Malango has admitted that to a certain extent, mines in Namibia have been in denial over the immense presence of tuberculosis (TB), as there is no sufficient screening at sites. “That is because we have not done screening at the mines to establish that we have a problem,...
WALVIS BAY – More than 30 000 people in the Erongo region suffer from chronic respiratory conditions, acting health director Leonard Kabongo has revealed. He said this while receiving a donation of seven oxygen concentrators from ErongoRed recently in Walvis Bay. Kabongo highlighted the urgent need for having adequate oxygen concentrators in the region. He...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Popular Democratic Movement, led by McHenry Venaani, protested and demanded on Tuesday that the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) revoke the awarding of the ballot printing tender awarded to South African company, Ren-Form CC. The party marched from the UN Plaza in Katutura to the ECN’s head office in Windhoek North to...
The Outapi Town Council was hauled over the coals by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy after the auditor general flagged irregularities in its financial statements for 2019 and 2020. A disclaimer opinion is issued when auditors can not obtain sufficient evidence to support expenditures during an audit. “I have not been...
Loide Jason Otniel Hembapu Cuban ambassador Sergio Vigoa de la Uz has described Namibia’s support for Cuba’s continued fight against the USA’s economic, financial and commercial blockade against the island nation as consistent, uncompromising and reliable. The USA’s blockade against Cuba, which has been in place for over 60 years now, has since 1958 prevented...
Isabel Bento ARANDIS – The Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN), in collaboration with various partners, will construct 38 houses at Arandis in Erongo region, a first for the town.The key partners include the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), which will fund the construction of 14 houses; First National Bank, Ohorongo Cement and...