Namibian cyclist, Roger Suren, continued his impressive form this season, securing a bronze medal at the 2025 African Cycling Confederation (CAC) Road Cycling African Championships held in Kwale, Kenya, on Sunday. The championships, staged from 19 to 23 November 2025, brought together riders across multiple categories, junior, under-23, and elite, both women and men, who...
Namibia’s crop sector is fundamental, as it ensures that food is readily available at the household, regional and national levels. It also creates much-needed employment opportunities, providing income for rural populations. One notable observation is that crop production is seasonal and largely relies on annual rainfall, enabling farmers to grow staple grains for both the...
Namibia’s manufacturing sector continues to play an important role in driving economic growth, creating jobs and helping to reduce poverty. The sector includes meat and fish processing, food and beverage production and mineral beneficiation, which involvessmelting copper and zinc as well as cutting and polishing diamonds. Manufacturing is highlighted as a national priority in the...
Fransina Ndateelela Kahungu Meekulu Paulina ya Abisai (WaApi) was born on 14 June 1920 (one of the few people born before 1921) and had been a proud resident of Okalunga Kaatundu village since her childhood. In the early morning hours of Friday, 14 November 2025, the heartbreaking news spread that Meekulu WaApi had peacefully taken...
Hilma Nalupe Round 8 and 9 of the Namibia Premier Football League (NPFL) concluded last weekend across four different towns, with King Kauluma Palace emerging at the top of the league, followed by African Stars with 14 points, and Mighty Gunners dropping from first to third. Tigers, Life Fighters, and Julinho Athletic are currently at...
With only one day before voters go to the polls, Kamanjab constituency councillor Nikodemus Amutenya says his four months in office have shown that “development can move fast if leaders work directly with the people.” The councillor, who has served only since July, told New Era that Kamanjab has long been treated “like a village”...
ONGWEDIVA – Ouministeli wehongo, eenghulunghedi, omaungoba, ovanyasha nomaudano otau pula ovanhu ovo ve na ounongo wopamifyuululwakalo wokupanga ovanhu va lika komayoka, va dengwa kokashelu osho yo eemwengu opo ve lishangife keembelewa dookaansela. Edi oda kolekwa komunambelewa ta longele meembelewa dehongo moshitukulwa shaHangwena, Mateus Iitula ta longele koshikondo sheenghulunghedi nomifyuululwakalo mounisteli wehongo. Okwa yelifa ta ti...
Matheus David Choppies Namibias ge ǂoa ge wekheb !nâ ǁnāti ī proxrammi, ǁnā !âb ǂharugub dib !nâ ra ǁkhāǁkhāǂuisentoa studentn, xawe sîsen-e hōs ǁgoaǂuidi !nâ hâna huis diba ǂhanusise ge ǂanǂan. Choppies Namibias di Sîsenaon !âb di danab, Wilka Leonardi ge ǁgui!ā tsî gere mî, ǂauna student ǁîn di ǀgapi ǁkhāǁkhāsen!khaigu di ǁkhāǁkhāǂuisendi, universitaitdi khao!gâ...
Namibia’s long-distance runner Lavinia Haitope took a silver medal in the 21 km with a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes, and 12 seconds at the weekend’s inaugural Diamonds and Dorings Bighole Marathon in Kimberly, South Africa. South Africa’s Karabo Mailula took the gold medal in 1 hour, 14 minutes and eight seconds. At the...
Joseph Kaula Onanghulo – Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Esperance Luvindao last week inaugurated two clinics in the Ohangwena region worth a combined N$10.9 million. The Onanghulo clinic in Onanghulo village, Ohangwena constituency, and the Onamukulo clinic in Onamukulo village, Omulonga constituency are now officially opened for business, aimed at expanding primary healthcare...