Hilma Nalupe The 21st edition of the Nedbank Desert Dash kicked off smoothly with soft showers on Friday in Windhoek and concluded in Swakopmund. The event attracted over 1000 participants from Namibia and other parts of the world to tackle the gruelling 401 km race, filled with steep inclines, rocky terrain and beautiful scenery of...
Monika Amunyela SAN-Welwitschia Music Production officially launched Season 5 of the highly anticipated Next Ma/Gaisa Star Competition. The pre-launch event took place at the NBC radio station in Windhoek on December 3rd, celebrating the growth of the genre and the national institutions supporting the competition. As Season 5 officially opens for entries, people aged 18...
Monika Amunyela Black Dice Salaam’s journey with Canvas of Sounds began as a simple idea that grew into something much larger. The early stages of the project were purely experimental and an opportunity for him to explore, allowing the project to evolve. “It began with a few melodies and ideas, but as I kept recording,...
NKURENKURU – The Kavango West Regional Council have installed Nkurenkuru regional councillor Filipus Tenga as its chairperson at a swearing-in ceremony held at Nkurenkuru on Friday. Tenga will replace former chairperson Joseph Sikongo (Tondoro constituency councillor), who will now represent the region at the National Council. Mankumpi constituency councillor Lukas Muha was also elected to...
Adolf Kaure The Rundu Town Council has received N$109 million from the Road Fund Administration (RFA) since the 2022/2023 financial, to rehabilitate roads. This is through a three-year tripartite agreement signed in November 2022 between the RFA, the Roads Authority (RA) and local authorities countrywide. The funds made available were used to rehabilitate five roads...
WALVIS BAY – A stolen identity card has turned into a financial nightmare for a Walvis Bay fisherman, who now finds himself burdened with debt and battling to clear his name. The fisherman, whose identity is known to New Era but withheld due to the financial implications of the fraud, says his ordeal began years...
Namibia’s annual inflation for November 2025 stood at 3.4%, with Zone 1 recording the lowest rate among the three price-collection zones, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has announced. Statistician General and NSA CEO Alex Shimuafeni said Zone 1, which covers Kavango East, Kavango West, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa and Zambezi, recorded an annual...
VIENNA – The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year. Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began a rare visit to Ukraine on 1 December, to assess...
Lahja Nashuuta Iilongo hangano ta yi ungaunga niimeno niikwakuti muuyuni oya tindi eyindilo lya Namibia opo oshilongo shi pitikwe okulanditha omayego goominda noondjamba kondje yoshilongo. Eyindilo ndjono olya li lya gandja kepangelo koshigongi shinasha nesiloshipwiyu lyiimeno niikwakuti lya tseyika nawa nedhina Convension to international Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES) shono shali sha gogala ko Samarkand...
Hilma Nalupe Dolly Mootu, originally from Tsumeb, recently led a cleaning campaign in her hometown, targeting the informal settlement of Kuvukiland, which is home to more than 10 000 people. The objective of the campaign was to give the community a hands-on experience in taking responsibility for their surroundings and leading their own change. Mootu...