Year: 2021

A charcoal producer in the Grootfontein area, who allegedly tried to escape paying his workers by concocting a plan to get them arrested for being illegally in the country and instead got arrested for assault and

KEETMANSHOOP - Nelson Nakale, father of the missing Spencer Mandela Nakale (4) said he remains hopeful that his son will return one day to reunite with his family. This was his stance during an interview with New Era yesterday. 

 A 41-year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 by High Court judge Naomi Shivute for murder, is now suing the Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) for alleged torture. Andre Friedel Castro Dausab, who was convicted of killing his former girlfriend by stabbing her 27 times with three knives.

Former youth and sport minister Kazenambo Kazenambo, who passed on Tuesday afternoon, wanted to be buried at Okahandja in the Otjozondjupa region, his cousin Ruben Tjamuaha told New Era yesterday.

WALVIS BAY – Swakopmund and Walvis Bay tour operators working in the Sandwich harbour and surrounding areas say recent increases of park entrance fees are a setback for them, especially now that they are barely making ends meet.

TSUMKWE - Ju/’hoansi Traditional Authority (JTA) chief Tsamkxao !oma has implored his subjects to take the Covid-19 vaccines so that life can return to normality.

ONGWEDIVA - A two-thirds majority could not be reached in the bishop’s election for the western dioceses of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN), and the synod instead elected Gideon Niitenge as the diocesan moderator.

A 14-year-old boy reportedly committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself with a firearm after allegedly quarrelling with one of his parents. According to police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi, the incident took place in Otjomuise Extension 4 around 18h00.

Although the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund has approximately 95 000 matured loans ready for collection thus far, only a total of 615 student debtors are honouring their loan repayment obligations.

BERSEBA – Gaob Johannes Isaack of the /Hai-/Khaua Traditional Authority in Berseba wants to see more positive news about Covid-19 and not only about new infections and deaths as a result of the pandemic.