RUNDU – Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader and presidential hopeful McHenry Venaani has promised to change the fate of Kavango inhabitants once elected into power. He said no life will be lost due to crocodile attacks while people fetch water. He promised that he would improve the water infrastructure in the two regions. “Brothers and...
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Mbumba preaches Swapo unity
Sawi Hausiku NKURENKURU – President Nangolo Mbumba has called on Swapo supporters to remain united and strong in numbers. He asserted that they are too numerous to be defeated by a minority. He made the call while addressing Swapo supporters and sympathisers at a Swapo star rally at Mupini soccer field in Kavango West on...
UPM flirts with ex-Swatf, Koevoet fighters
Rudolf Gaiseb The United People’s Movement is adamant about fighting for the recognition and respect of former South West Africa Territorial Force and the notorious paramilitary police unit, Koevoet by the government. As the plight for recognition persists, they have urged both Swatf and Koevoet members to unite and support the party in the elections....
Opinion – Ensuring fairness and participation in the upcoming elections in Namibia
The Namibian National Assembly and Presidential elections are fast approaching, and the nation finds itself at a political crossroads. On one hand, there is a call for change, citizens yearning for a departure from decades of one-party dominance, seeking fresh voices in governance. On the other, some prefer continuity, valuing stability over unpredictability. As Namibia...
Swapo has a bankable plan – Alweendo
LÜDERITZ – Swapo leader assigned to the //Kharas region Tom Alweendo said the party has a workable plan to address socio-economic challenges facing Namibians. He said this while delivering a keynote address during a mini-rally in Lüderitz recently. “We have what is needed to deliver in terms of the party manifesto,” he stated. The mines...
Swapo promises N$85bn for job-creation … intends creating 5 000 jobs in five years
Swapo Party vice president and presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the party will channel N$85 billion towards job-creation and tackle youth unemployment in the country over a period of five years, once it retains power. “Comrades, we are going to create jobs… Youth unemployment remains a real challenge. The high rate of youth unemployment is...
PDM only party to transform Namibia – Venaani
Auleria Wakudumo Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani says the party is the only vehicle through which Namibia can be transformed. This will be done through evidence-based, pragmatic solutions needed to address the source of unemployment and the multi-pronged developmental challenges the country faces, he stated. Venaani was speaking at the party’s Oshana star...
Itula warns against smear campaigns
WALVIS BAY – Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) leader Panduleni Itula has warned Namibians to brace for an onslaught of smear campaigns and propaganda as the country approaches the much-anticipated elections next Wednesday. Itula, who is adamant that he will be sworn in as the next president of Namibia after the elections, was addressing hundreds...
Relationship with Ally Angula led to PDM divorce …Now PDM campaigning with our N$1.7m–UPM president
Lahja Nashuuta The United People’s Movement (UPM) has lost an income of N$ 1.75 million to the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) following the break-up of the political coalition in 2023 in support of Ally Angula, who was to contest as an independent candidate. Jan van Wyk revealed this during an interview with New Era this...
Namibians take two-hour flights to cast Special Votes In USA
While thousands of Namibian servicemen and women braved the Wednesday heat to cast their special votes this week, Shamani Shikwambi, Natalia Egan, Reagan Kamboua and several other Namibians based across the Atlantic were flying from one State to the other to cast their special votes. Shikwambi, an academic from Minneapolis, took a two-hour flight from...