Lahja Nashuuta The Berseba Village Council has been operating without a strategic plan or annual operational plan since 2018. This has left its financial and operational management at serious risk, according to a report by the Office of the Auditor-General. Auditors revealed that the council does not have a documented plan to guide its operations,...
ONDANGWA – The Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has expressed concern over the uncontrolled sale of communal land by some traditional leaders, warning the practice undermines unity and the integrity of traditional governance systems. Speaking at the official opening of the annual Council of Traditional Leaders meeting in Ondangwa on Monday, Sankwasa...
Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke has given the New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC) an unqualified audit opinion for the year ended 31 March 2024. For an audit opinion to be unqualified means it is a “clean opinion,” indicating the auditor-general found no significant issues with NEPC’s financial statements and believes they are presented fairly and accurately in...
Taimi Haihambo Before the sun rises over Windhoek’s dusty streets, a quiet figure moves – from a modest home in Okuryangava to a stall some kilometres away. Saveria Hifindwako, now 60, begins her day before most of the city has awaken. For 39 years, this has been her routine – getting up early to prepare...
Lahja Nashuuta The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has been hit by back-to-back resignations of two senior party members in less than a week. Former Member of Parliament Esmeralda !Aebes resigned from the party yesterday, citing deep-rooted factionalism, betrayal, and a lack of stability within the opposition movement. Her resignation came just a day after another...
Namibia is ready to work with the continent to ensure its natural resources are managed sustainably and regional value chains are strengthened. This was said by Namibia’s Vice President Lucia Witbooi during the Presidential Roundtable discussion on the margins of the Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers, Algeria, last week. According to Witbooi, the African Continental...
Victoria Immanuel David Mathew ONDANGWA – Namibia is grappling with two major crises – a rising tide of suicides and high unemployment – both threatening to derail the country’s social and economic stability. This was said by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah while addressing the 26th Annual Meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Ondangwa yesterday....
ONDANGWA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says persistent infighting andsuccession battles within traditional authorities risk eroding Namibia’s cultural values and identity. Addressing the 26th Annual Meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Ondangwa, the President said the unending leadership wrangles have cast doubt on the integrity of traditional authorities and are draining government resources that...
Lahja Nashuuta Namibia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services has eliminated the use of middlemen in procuring medicines and clinical supplies, opting to purchase directly from international manufacturers and wholesalers instead. Health Minister Esperance Luvindao says this strategy is already paying off, with savings of more than N$221 million recorded in the first phase. “We...
Rudolf Gaiseb The leader of the National Democratic Party and headman of Queensland village in Zambezi region, Martin Lukato, has appealed to the government to act on the water shortage his village currently faces. Lukato told New Era last week the situation was dire and the people were crying day and night because of thirst....