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New Era (Namibia)

Namibian newspaper

Field	Value
name	New Era
image	New Era Namibia front page.jpg
image_size	150px
caption	Front page of 31 October 2016 issue
type	Daily newspaper
founded	1992
owners	New Era Publication Corporation
headquarters	Windhoek, Namibia
editor	Festus Nakatana
circulation	9,000 daily
11,000 Fridays
website

11,000 Fridays The New Era is a daily national newspaper owned by the government of Namibia. The newspaper is one of four daily national newspapers in the country, the others being The Namibian (English and Oshiwambo), Die Republikein (Afrikaans) and Allgemeine Zeitung (German).

New Era was created by the New Era Publications Corporation Act of 1992.

New Era has a usual circulation of 9,000, and up to 11,000 on Fridays. It was established as a weekly newspaper and was later published only bi-weekly. It has appeared daily since 2004. New Era is published in English and five indigenous languages: Otjiherero, Oshiwambo, Damara/Nama, Silozi, and Khwedam.

New Era is published by the New Era Publication Corporation, which is owned by the Government of Namibia. The Minister of Information and Communication Technology has the ability to appoint and discharge members of the board of directors. Several researchers report that government ministers have acted as direct owners of the newspaper, telephoning the editorial department about articles that have criticised them. Because of this, the newspaper is perceived to be SWAPO-friendly, and is "often reproached for being biased in favour of the government."

The managing editor of New Era is Festus Nakatana.

References

"About NEPC". NEPC.
(2010). "Media System and News Selections in Namibia". [[LIT Verlag]].
(2013). "New Media Influence on Social and Political Change in Africa". [[IGI Global]].
Rothe, ''Media System and News Selections in Namibia'', p. 23.
Rothe, ''Media System and News Selections in Namibia'', p. 24.
Engelbrecht, Petrus J. (2014). "Land Reform in Namibia: An Analysis of Media Coverage". [[University of Kansas]].
However, a 2006 study by Swedish students found ''New Era'' to be "more critical and fierce" than ''The Namibian''. However, this analysis was based on only two opinion pieces per newspaper.Rothe, ''Media System and News Selections in Namibia'', p. 26.
(16 June 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: India's President talks to New Era". New Era.

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