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...
Loide Jason Heather Erdmann Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has taken direct control of tourist safety, moving the Tourism Protection Unit from the regional level to the highest office in the police with immediate effect. Shikongo said the move is aimed at improving the safety of tourists and protecting the country’s image as a safe...
Namibia’s public service workforce has increased to almost 119 000 employees, which includes uniformed members from all arms of the country’s security cluster. This could now see the government’s wage bill ballooning to over N$36 billion annually. At least N$3.62 billion is paid on medical aid access and related benefits annually. By the end of...
Rudolf Gaiseb Andreas Thomas Independent Patriots for Change leader Panduleni Itula has rejected the Petroleum Amendment Bill and called for its immediate withdrawal. Petroleum governance must be built on constitutional accountability not Presidential centralism, Itula said. It is also Itula’s conviction that, “Our duty is not merely to pass bills in the August house, but...
Lissony Njembo Ragiv Oarum, a painter who specialises in road markings, residential painting, and interlock painting, is one of the beneficiaries of equipment through the Katutura Central constituency’s annual SME support programme. The initiative aims at empowering SMEs. Oarum received a spray machine. Oarum previously worked for more than five years at a spray-painting company...
Iuze Mukube Slavery, racial segregation, apartheid, colonialism and discrimination are among the historical injustices faced by the country that the Constitution was enacted to protect against. The Namibian Constitution, lauded globally as one of the best constitutions, became a reality in 1990 with the aim of establishing a just and democratic framework that would ensure...