Pick n Pay Namibia, a subsidiary of the Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group, recently concluded wage negotiations with the Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (Nafau). The new one-year substantive agreement is effective from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. It includes an increase in basic salary for bargaining unit employees, who make up...
After resolving to prohibit the exportation of Namibia’s critical minerals in raw form to create more local jobs and local value last year, Cabinet now endorses a maximum quantity of 1 000kg for mineral analysis per annum per exporter or producer. This submission was made by the mines and energy ministry last week, and applies...
Sixty-two years ago, it became customary for the Pan-African Women’s Day to be celebrated each year on the 31st of July. This day is deliberately set aside for African women on the continent and in the diaspora to celebrate and honour the achievements of African women, and advocate for gender equality in Africa. The day...
KEETMANSHOOP – A fundraising gala dinner held for the annual Keetmanshoop Agricultural, Industrial and Tourism Expo (KAITE) on Friday raised close to N$238 000 in pledges. The 68th KAITE is set to take place from 29 October to 1 November 2024 under the theme ‘Tourism and Green Investment for Inclusive Economic Development’. It aims to...
Lahja Nashuuta The government is in the process of establishing a national cybersecurity incident response team as a coordinating point for matters related to cybersecurity, information minister Emma Theofelus has revealed. In an interview with New Era, she pointed out that the computer security incident response team will fall under the Communications Regulatory Authority of...
Loide Jason Cecilia Xavier Residents of the Samora Machel constituency, who were registered and participated in the previous elections, were turned away during the voters’ registration for being “ineligible voters”. The former voters, who are primarily from Ovahimba and OvaZemba communities residing in the Goreangab area, claim that the requirements for the new registration process...
Three months after the usual cut-off date for assets declarations of Members of Parliament, most parliamentarians are yet to declare their assets and interests. This exercise should have been done by 30 April every year. A culture of non-compliance among MPs and weak enforcement has persisted over the years, as many either fail to declare,...
OKAKARARA – The Okakarara Annual Trade Fair, one of the country’s biggest, is facing an uncertain future because of infighting. In fact, New Era has learnt that as it currently stands, this year’s trade fair might be called off due to a lack of potential sponsors and an absence of enthusiasm from the area’s farmers,...
American nationals Marcus Thomas and Kevan Townsend convicted last year of the murder of Namibian André Heckmair, are appealing their sentences in the Windhoek High Court. Appearing before Judge Christie Liebenberg yesterday, the two men were informed that a ruling in their appeal would be delivered on 9 September. After their convictions, Thomas was sentenced...
KEETMANSHOOP – Deputy Director of Civil Registration in the home affairs ministry Brandon Boois said 2 760 people have received identity documents since the mass registration for national documents started in the ||Kharas region. The registration process started on 5 February this year and ends today. Boois shared these statistics during a consultative and information-sharing...