Iuze Mukube Forty-year-old Wenzel Maasdorp, who allegedly killed Delia Weimers-Maasdorp, pleaded not guilty to charges against him before Magistrate Monica Andjaba yesterday. Weimers-Maasdorp was reportedly killed in her Eros flat in Windhoek between 25 and 28 April 2024. The accused was arrested on 30 April 2024 on the counts of murder, theft of a motor...
Residents from the northern regions are increasingly alarmed by a surge in violent attacks attributed to Angolan fuel smugglers operating in the informal market known as “Ngungula”. Victims report being stabbed, assaulted and robbed of money, cell phones, and other valuables immediately after purchasing cheaper, smuggled fuel. Ngungula, a colloquial term for fuel illegally imported...
Rudolf Geiseb ICT minister Emma Theofelus said Namibia is doing all it can to evade cybersecurity threats. Theofelus told New Era this week that the Cybercrime Bill, which is currently in Parliament, is amongst strategies being employed to tackle the matter. The Bill, she said, is expected to ensure the development and implementation of mechanisms...
ONANDJOKWE – Expectant mothers at the Onandjokwe District Hospital have expressed frustration during the rainy season. They struggle to prepare food due to a lack of proper cooking facilities. They live at Ewalanda waiting ward – as the area is known locally. It is located in the Hospital, where they cook in the open. This...
Swanu president Evalistus Kaaronda described the late Alfred Angula as a tireless advocate for workers’ rights. He said he is one of Africa’s most committed and influential trade union leaders, whose legacy will continue to inspire future generations. Angula, a prominent figure in Namibia’s trade union movement, passed away on 31 December 2024, aged 59. ...
KEETMANSHOOP – //Kharas governor Aletha Frederick has called on regional leadership to unite in unwavering collaboration and dedicate themselves as devoted servants of their communities. Frederick made this appeal in a statement shared with Nampa yesterday as part of her New Year’s message to the inhabitants of the //Kharas region. “It is imperative that we...
OMUTHIYA – A dolomite rock covering the town of Tsumeb has hindered the town’s development efforts for years, as demolishing it requires a huge budget and specialised skills. According to the Tsumeb Municipality acting CEO Frans Enkali on Monday, due to the solid rock, the municipality was unable to dig trenches to electrify Kuvukiland informal...
ACCRA – Ghana on Tuesday swore in president-elect John Mahama in the capital Accra before some 20 regional leaders as he promises to lift the West African gold and cocoa producer out of the doldrums. Mahama won 56% of the vote in the nation’s presidential election on 9 December last year, defeating ruling party candidate...
ADDIS ABABA – Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia on Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which a 5.8 magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation. The quakes were centred on the largely rural Afar, Oromia and Amhara regions after months of intense seismic activity. No casualties have...
MAPUTO – The Mozambique opposition leader who has led more than two months of deadly protests against disputed election results from outside the country announced on Sunday that he would return ahead of the new president’s inauguration. Venancio Mondlane, who left Mozambique after his lawyer was gunned down on 19 October 2024, said in a...