Leader of the official opposition McHenry Venaani has urged President Nangolo Mbumba to promptly establish a water commission. Addressing the media on Monday, Venaani said the commission will have the mandate to guide the management and utilisation of water resources. “This commission ought to be mandated to oversee the comprehensive management of our water resources,...
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, former education minister, former Hardap governor, and a teacher to many and a comrade in political circles, died on 14 July 2024. She was buried on Saturday, 27 July, coinciding with her husband Ghenno Himarwa’s birthday.In the heart of Namibia’s Hardap region lies Mariental, a town recently united to...
EENHANA – Minister in the Presidency Christine ||Hoebes said the government is committed to providing support to farmers, households, and livestock across the country. She was speaking during the opening of the 14th edition of the Eenhana Trade and Business Expo yesterday. ||Hoebes urged those requiring assistance to reach out to the various government offices...
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...