Lahja Nashuuta The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said their invitation to State House was to discuss the lacklustre voter registration being experienced countrywide. This week, the Affirmative Repositioning (AR), and the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters took aim at President Nangolo Mbumba for inviting Swapo secretary general (SG) Sophia Shaningwa to a closed-door meeting with...
Linea Dishena President Nangolo Mbumba has urged international bodies to shift their focus from merely advising governments to providing the resources people need. Speaking during a courtesy visit by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative Alka Bhatia to State House yesterday, Mbumba said in current times, international organisations should identify challenges faced by countries,...
Lahja Nashuuta President Nangolo Mbumba has offered his condolences to the family of the late Windhoek West constituency councillor György Trepper, describing him as a dedicated public servant. Trepper, Mbumba said, served the residents of his constituency with utmost dedication between 2014 and 2020. “He was highly accessible to the residents and will be remembered...
Eenhana Town Council CEO Gabriel Benjamin has been suspended for three months. He was suspended on 3 July 2024.Eenhana mayor Omri-Oon Kavandje yesterday confirmed the suspension to New Era.He stressed that the suspension is linked to Benjamin’s performance. However, he refused to disclose further information.The mayor indicated that Benjamin is still going to get his...
Following a short stint in the retail sector, Roberto Martins Avila followed his childhood dreams of becoming a legal eagle. He said he found his passion in law at a very young age,nd even his interests in television were around legal dramas and series. “I was always intrigued about the idea that as a person,...
Rudolf Gaiseb National Democratic Party (NDP) president Martin Lukato Lukato has promised to increase the pension grant to N$5 000 once elected. “The current amount is nothing. NDP will provideN$5 000 for senior citizens because they work for this country. Why should we insult our senior citizens by giving them peanuts? If the resources of...
Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus has called on members of the sixth Children’s Parliament to develop a sense of self-discipline, and continuously cultivate their leadership qualities. Delivering her ministerial address at the third sitting of the sixth session of the Children’s Parliament on Wednesday, she said: “Representation marks who we are as...
Charles Ndeumane ONGWEDIVA – The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has raised concerns over the low turnout of electorates for voter registration despite 1.7 million people being eligible to vote. In a media statement, ECN’s chief electoral and referenda officer Peter Shaama said only 823 761 have registered to vote in the upcoming Presidential and...
Namibian corporates are throwing their weight to anchor the sustainable feet of the Namibia National Internship Programme (NNIP), with the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) being the latest to bolster the programme with N$300 000. The collaborative partnership seeks to aid the development of young Namibians, and drive the country to become a knowledge-based economy....
Samuel Kweku, the UNICEF Representative to Namibia, described Namibia’s youthful population, of which almost a million of the population is aged 0-24, as both a challenge and an opportunity. He made these remarks during the official opening of the first session of the 6th Children’s Parliament on Monday. “A challenge because, as a country, we...