Month: February 2023

Mental health problems have been on a steady increase in Namibia, with suicide cases on the rise and more and more people, especially the youth, find themselves in need of help with nowhere to turn to.

Leaving a relationship is not as easy as it may sound because there are a lot of emotions, investments and memories associated with the relationship but staying on is denying oneself peace.

The report of the commission of inquiry into claims of ancestral land rights and restitution was submitted to President Hage Geingob on 24 July 2020 to solve the land disputes between traditional communities in the Republic of Namibia.

The Namibian Defence Force is expected to recruit a batch of trainees for the second year in a row later this year as it moves to beef up its personnel, New Era has established. 

Finance and Public Enterprises Minister Iipumbu Shiimi yesterday shocked friend and foe when he tabled a whopping N$84.6 billion budget, with an increase in
social grants and a tax break for workers.

There is general consensus across opposition parties that the increment of the elderly pension grants by N$100 is insignificant in the face of hardships confronting them, some branding it “an insult”.

Unfair labour practices and delaying tactics in dealing with labour cases were once again in the spotlight after employees of Pick n Pay accused the labour ministry of failing to hold the retailer accountable for their prolonged labour dispute.

The United States of America’s First Lady Jill Biden has arrived in Namibia to discuss issues that will empower women and youth.

A 39-year-old woman is set to appear in the Eenhana Magistrate’s Court today for allegedly taking the life of her 34-year-old boyfriend.

The Eenhana Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to a 39-year-old man accused of killing his mother before he burned her body, assaulted his niece, and set their house on fire.