RUNDU - President Geingob says already cut raw timber must be exported, this is despite the government ban of raw timber involving mainly farmers from the two Kavango regions not to sell harvested logs for export but only to local factories leaving many farmers with rotting logs of timber.
Year: 2019
Teacher arrested for defiling minor
SWAKOPMUND - A teacher is among two suspects arrested at the coast for allegedly sexually violating underage children, bringing into question the safety of some care centres that should be a safe haven for children.
Shaningwa disowns Itula as a Swapo member
WINDHOEK – Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa says the party accepts that independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula, with effect from the date of his registration with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, has irreversibly ex-communicated himself as a Swapo member.
Anti-tank mine claims life in Omusati
ONGWEDIVA - An elderly man died a horrific death yesterday morning after a bomb exploded, blowing him and his tools to pieces.
Swapo denounces ‘politically motivated’ evictions
KEETMANSHOOP - The planned eviction of families from semi-detached houses by the Keetmanshoop municipality was an orchestrated manifestations of cheap politics, says the Swapo Party regional coordinator for //Kharas, Matheus Mumbala.
Gobabis correctional facility hosts SPDs’ family day
GOBABIS - The Gobabis correctional facility last Friday celebrated the State President Decision patients’ family open day at an event held in Gobabis.
Leonardville records successful fish harvest
LEONARDVILLE - Omaheke is renowned for cattle farming but the fishing sector is slowly making significant strides, and its presence in the cattle territory is being felt as could be manifested by last week’s fish harvest in Leonardville, where the region’s only fish farm is situated.
Three arrested after stock theft suspect dies
WALVIS BAY - Police in Omaruru have arrested three men in Omaruru for the murder and kidnapping following the death of a stock theft suspect at the town.
Social media campaigning could leave out some voters
KEETMANSHOOP – With the trend of political parties opting to launch their campaigns more on social media, New Era gauged the views of some //Kharas residents on this new political phenomenon.
Conducive environment needed to lure investors – Tweya
NKURENKURU - The Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development, Tjekero Tweya, said the time has come for Namibia to embrace and welcome investors with open arms and create the necessary conducive environment that will inspire investors to settle in the country.