Aletta Shikololo Eba Kandovazu For weeks now, despair loomed over families displaced by floods in Windhoek’s informal settlements. Lives were uprooted, homes washed away, and possessions destroyed. But amidst the misfortune, a glimmer of hope has emerged at Farm 508 in the Goreangab informal settlement – a relocation site currently taking shape. The site is...
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – A 42-year-old Zambian national died in a motor-vehicle accident after the truck he was driving reportedly swerved off the road. The Namibian Police Force (NamPol)’s senior inspector in the Erongo region, Hilda Shomongula, said the accident occurred at around 11h44 on Sunday on the B2 national road, some nine kilometres towards...
President Nangolo Mbumba has stressed collective resolve to accelerate the fight against climate change, following the unprecedented fires in California in the United States of America. Media reports revealed that at least 16 people have died, and more than 12 000 structures have been destroyed by the fires in the Los Angeles area since last...
ONGWEDIVA – The Ongwediva Town Council has undertaken road maintenance following significant damage caused by heavy rainfall recorded a month ago. The town’s spokesperson, Ottilie Shingenge, told Nampa yesterday that maintenance work began on Saturday, with the council’s technical team present on-site to officially witness and inspect the commencement of the project. “With the persistent...
Suzith Tjitaura KEETMANSHOOP – Residents of Keetmanshoop have suggested that the Namibian Police introduce curfews and set up CCTV cameras and mobile police stations to curb gangsterism and other gang-related crimes in the town. Residents during a community police engagement meeting here last Thursday, also suggested that the police consider deploying members of the Namibian...
NKURENKURU – A 63-year-old man was arrested at the Mururani checkpoint in the Kavango West region on Sunday after he was allegedly found in possession of a dry crocodile skin. According to Deputy Commissioner Elsavador Ndeunyema, the incident occurred around 10h00 during a routine stop and search conducted by the ministry of environment’s officials. The...
The Windhoek Magistrate’s Court last week postponed the bail hearing of Tjizake Murangi (22), who stands accused of murdering his 29-year-old ex-girlfriend Frieda Amadhila, to today. Murangi, a gym instructor, made a brief appearance in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on Friday. It is alleged that in April last year, he stabbed Amadhila eight times when...
Six suicides were recorded countrywide by the police on Saturday, with five involving men. A crime report issued by the police on Sunday said two of the bodies were discovered around 07h00 on Saturday. In Otjiwarongo, the body of 51-year-old David Garab was found hanging in his room by his wife, while at Otamanzi village...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Popular Democratic Movement’s (PDM) financial department allegedly scrapped its media team from the payroll in December, and withheld their salaries. The party is said to have hired the crew via verbal agreements. One of the aggrieved members of the media team is Desere !Ganes. She told New Era on Friday that their...
Linea Dishena The Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly rejected the joint declaration between Namibia and Germany on the 1904-1908 Ovaherero/Nama genocide. The chiefs furthermore called for a national conference with the descendants of the victims and affected communities. Speaking at their 121st Remembrance Day commemoration at the UN Plaza in Windhoek on Sunday, technical committee member Benestus...