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NEFF attempts another deregistration fight
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NEFF attempts another deregistration fight

The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) turned to the Windhoek High Court to fight against their deregistration as a political party by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).  This is after their first attempt was shot down by the Electoral Court of Namibia, which declined to hear the matter because of a lack of jurisdiction. ...

Resettled farmers flourish
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Resettled farmers flourish

Lahja Nashuuta  OUTJO – Ndapandula Nelumbu is one of the beneficiaries of the government land resettlement programme.  While sharing a family house with many other siblings in Oshakati, owning a piece of land was not something she ever dreamt of. Today, the 54-year-old is among hundreds of farmers residing at the Queen Sofia farm, owning...

Air Namibia workers entitled to full benefits
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Air Namibia workers entitled to full benefits

A High Court ruling this week means former Air Namibia employees will now receive full severance packages at the company’s cost. This comes after over 600 former Air Namibia employees fought for their full benefits from liquidators for nearly three years after the national airline was forced into liquidation.  The former employees expressed their dissatisfaction by...

Mbumba off to SADC summit
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Mbumba off to SADC summit

Rudolf Gaiseb President Nangolo Mbumba is set to participate in the 44th Ordinary Summit of the SADC Heads of State and Government, scheduled to take place tomorrow in Harare, Zimbabwe. The summit will be held under the theme ‘Promoting Innovation to Unlock Opportunities for Sustained Economic Growth and Development towards an Industrialised SADC’. It is...

LPM to replace Seibeb after elections
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LPM to replace Seibeb after elections

The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has announced that the party will fill the vacant position of deputy leader in 2025, the party’s spokesperson Lifalaza Simataa said. Simataa told New Era that the decision is intended to ensure that the party can focus entirely on the upcoming elections, with all hands-on deck as they contest the...

Bigger Mariental trade festival anticipated
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Bigger Mariental trade festival anticipated

The second edition of the Mariental Trade Festival, scheduled to take place from 12 to 14 September 2024, is set to be bigger and better. Spearheaded by the Mariental Trade Festival committee, in collaboration with the Mariental Municipality, the festival plays a pivotal role in supporting and promoting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the...

Gambia-Namibia relations deeply rooted in education
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Gambia-Namibia relations deeply rooted in education

Talibeh Hydara Paheja Siririka Namibia celebrated 34 years of nationhood on 21 March 2024, a pomp and fanfare attained through blood and tears, but an important tool of this hard-fought independence is hardly ever mentioned – education. In 1976, during the peak years of independence struggles across southern Africa, the first batch of Namibian students arrived...

A yandja omaano kohanana naina  
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A yandja omaano kohanana naina  

Auleria Wakudumo  Omukainhu womido 24, okwa yandja omaano oidjalomwa kovakainhu nounona moshipangelo shaNandjokwe, ongoshitukulwa shetyapuloledalo laye. Melania Nangolo okwa ti eshi okwe shi ninga e likolelela kepopyo lomupresidente mukulu wAmerica, John F Kennedy, ta ti ino pula eshi oshilongo shoye tashi dulu oku ku ningila, ndele lipula kutya ove oto ningile shike oshilongo shoye.  Nonande...

Outapi otau yambula po aagundjuka okupitila momaudhano
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Outapi otau yambula po aagundjuka okupitila momaudhano

Charles Ndeumane Elelo lyondoolopa yOutapi olyi li metifa okwiilongekidhila otonamende yomaudhano tayi ithanwa Outapi Mayoral Cup ndjoka ya thanekwa yi ka kale ko okuza momasiku 7 sigo 10 Sepetemba 2024.  Otonamenda oya nuninwa okuyambula po uukolele wolutu oshowo onkalonawa yopamadhiladhilo, oshowo okunkondopeka omakwatathano gopantu momudhingoloko. Otonamende yOutapi Mayoral Cup otayi lalakanene okweeta aagundjuka pamwe okupitila...

Onda hogololwa koshigwana, hakaakwanezimo yontumba – Ndilimani
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Onda hogololwa koshigwana, hakaakwanezimo yontumba – Ndilimani

UUKWANGULA – Elenga enene lyUukwambi osho wo omunashipundi gwomalelo gwopamuthigululwakalo gAawambo Herman Ndilimani Iipumbu okwa ti opo a ninge elenga enene lyUukwambi, okwa hogololwa koshigwana, sho osho she mu gandja kepangelo e shi kalele po. “Ngele ope na mboka ya hala nda za ko, nashi ningwe pamulandu ngaashi nda tulilwe ko. Ngame onda taambwa kepangelo,...