can't create instance of a model class in models from controller class

@InsiteFX cheers for the heads  up


in my controller Home.php(in Controller dir ) i have

PHP Code:

<?php namespace App\Controllers;
 use App\Models\NewsModel;
 

class Home extends BaseController
{
    public function index()
   
    {
       
     $model = new NewsModel();  


    then in my model NewsModel.php (in Models dir) I have

PHP Code:

<?php namespace  App\Models; 


class NewsModel 


{
       public function index()
       
       {
           
           
       } 


i don't want to extend any class , connect to a databse or anything else ,just get system to find class

Now if i understand Namespace & use correctly because i stated full namespace in controller

PHP Code:

use App\Models\NewsModel;

then i should be able to use short code 


PHP Code:

$model = new NewsModel();   

i just dont get it , i wonder if its some sort of autoload issue or something else in system ?