Lahja Nashuuta The Namibia Traffic Information System (NaTIS) is phasing out manual applications for learner’s licences and face-to-face bookings to expedite the process and eliminate the bottlenecks currently affecting the issuance of licences and vehicle registrations. Andrew Shafombabi, regional manager for Khomas revealed this during an interview with New Era following the surprise visit of...
NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Verna Sinimbo says the region’s developmental needs are aligned to that of the Swapo Party election manifesto. She said this will make her work a walk in the park. “The Kavango West region – Developmental Priority Needs are fully-aligned with the priorities outlined in the Swapo Party election manifesto, which...
KUNENE – The new governor for Kunene, Vipuakuje Muharukua, has hit the ground running as heavy rains and floods have visited the region in proportions never seen before. Some locals and social media commentators have jokingly referred to him as the ‘one who came with the rain’ in a region that has endured perennial droughts...
RUNDU – Kavango East Regional Council chairperson Damian Maghambayi says there is a need to take account of the size and population of the Kavango East and increase the number of the region’s constituencies as they have not been revised in many years. The regional authorities suggested that Mukwe constituency be split into two, Mashare...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on Namibians to unite in strengthening maternal and child health. This is as Namibia joins the world in commemorating World Health Day under the theme “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures.” The President affirmed Namibia’s dedication to improving maternal and child health during her statement in commemorating World Health Day yesterday. World...
OMUTHIYA – A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 44-year-old father at Iino village in the Oshikoto region’s Onyaanya Constituency on Tuesday. The Namibian Police Force’s Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo informed Nampa that a case of rape has been opened against the suspect. The suspect allegedly called his daughter to...
Auleria Wakudumo ONDANGWA – The Ondangwa Town Council has identified a new location for the bunch of 42 households that remained at Uutala location. The town’s spokesperson Petrina Shitalangaho-Mutisha said the 42 households are part of a larger group of 564 that were moved to Onatsi Proper and Onatsi Ext 1 locations in 2018. “The...
RUNDU – Mukwe constituency councillor and chairperson of the Kavango East regional council, Damian Maghambayi has urged good Samaritans to assist a family that lost three children due to a lightning strike last week. The lightning bolt hit Katenture village, in the Mukwe constituency of Kavango East, killing three children dead. One person survived the...
A United States citizen detained in Russia and due to go on trial this month has been forcibly sent to a psychiatric hospital, TASS state news agency reported yesterday. The 46-year-old man, Joseph Tater, was arrested in Moscow in August 2024 and accused of assaulting a police officer after abusing staff at a hotel. If...
The artist who painted US president Donald Trump in what he criticised as a “purposefully distorted” portrait says his remarks have harmed her business. Colorado removed the official portrait of Trump from display in the state’s capitol building last month after the president complained that it was deliberately unflattering. “Nobody likes a bad picture or...