ONGWEDIVA – Paife odula imwe neemwedi heyali okudja eshi omunambelewa wopolifi Sergeant Kornelius Nghitewapo (46) a kana, ashike fiyo onena ka pena ouyelele kutya oku li peni – oku li momwenyo ile ahawe. Ovakwapata vaye ova ninga eenghendabala doku mu konga ou ashike ina monika fiyo paife. Omufita Junias Nghitewapo oo e li omukwapata waSergeant...
Auleria Wakudumo Outapi – Omaulikilo oipindi oshoyo epito letando loukadona mOutapi okwa enda nawa. Oshivilo shOlufuko osha tamekele momafiku momafiku 20 Juni neudo mOutapi nosha xula mu01 Juli. Omupopiliko welelo lodoolopa yaUtapi Joolokeni Haidula okwa holola kutya ova olo lwotete va unganeka lwotete olufuko lina ovakufimbinga vahapu okudja nghene oshivilo sholufuko sha tameka mo2012. Haidula...
Moses Magadza CAPE TOWN – A SADC regional seminar on the impacts of climate change on children began here on Wednesday, and participants were urged to confront the deep inequities and blind spots in climate action and to imagine a continent “fit for children”. The call was made by Professor Benyam Dawit Mezmur, the deputy...
WALVIS BAY – The Fisheries Observer Agency (FOA) CEO Stanley Ndara says they do not have the legal authority to arrest or prosecute anyone found violating Namibia’s fishing laws. Ndara was responding after the agency found itself caught in the crossfire last week, when horse mackerel vessels reportedly landed pilchards estimated to be worth over...
Rudolf Gaiseb Urban and Rural Development minister James Sankwasa has proposed amendments to the Regional Councils Act, to allow for power sharing between regional councils and governors. He wants the Regional Councils Act to sanction regional councils to consult with regional governors on issues relating to the government’s executive functions. It is Sankwasa’s fervent view...
Cabinet has extended the moratorium on all state and official funerals until March next year, pending a comprehensive review of the criteria and processes followed when granting such state-sponsored funerals to various individuals. At its 11th meeting on Tuesday, Cabinet approved for the moratorium to officially run from 16 June until 31 March 2026. A...
Namibia is the only country in the world to have suffered a downgrade by the World Bank Group’s latest classification. The global financial institution has now officially labelled Namibia a lower-middle-income country from the previous classification as an upper-middle-income country. The World Bank bases this classification on Gross National Income (GNI) per capita expressed in...
When the historic government-owned Newman Katuta Stadium in Opuwo was controversially sold to a northern businessman in 2013, the town’s youth felt betrayed. To many, it was a sign their leaders no longer cared about their interests and future. Some compared the move to the biblical betrayal: a ‘Judas moment’ in which a place of...
The Namibian government relies heavily on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to drive competitiveness and inclusive growth. Closing the finance gap for MSMEs is crucial for improving productivity, fostering long-term growth, and creating better jobs. The potential of MSMEs to create a livelihood makes them vital for improving household quality of life and reducing...
The recent New Era article published on 1 July 2025, titled ‘NNN pushes for construction of a dam in Kunene region,’ resonated deeply with me not only as a scholar from Kunene but also as someone whose own academic work has pointed toward the same solution. I wholeheartedly applaud Her Excellency Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (NNN) for...