Omaheke police commander, Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze has urged station commanders in the region to coordinate efforts to cover all gaps and ensure services are not affected. He advised that they liaise with neighbouring stations in instances where their vehicle/s are not available, and that each station should be on standby to assist the other to...
SWAKOPMUND – The Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC), a township in Swakopmund, which is home to over 40 000 residents, has long faced challenges with criminal activities, leaving residents in constant fear for years. However, thanks to a generous donation from Rössing Uranium, the community now has access to police services, after the mining company constructed...
KATIMA MULILO – Health Minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula on Friday commissioned a purpose-built medical boat aimed at bridging the gap in healthcare access for communities in flood-prone areas in Zambezi region. “We gathered here today for a very special occasion to witness the commissioning of a purpose-built boat, designed to facilitate the transportation of health...
Rudolf Gaiseb Gaos Julianne Gawa!nas of the /Khomanin Traditional Authority says she is having sleepless nights over the land issues her community is facing. She says the 8 000 hectares of communal land from the combination of two farms the government handed over to them is not enough to accommodate them all. The Agriculture, Water...
OPUWO – The minister of gender equality, Doreen Sioka, says the government has demonstrated political will to address gender inequality and equity at all levels by enacting several legal instruments on gender equality and women empowerment in the country. “This commitment started with our late Founding Father of the Nation and Founding President Sam Nujoma,...
WALVIS BAY – The Namibian Police in the Erongo region received a significant boost in their crime prevention efforts on Wednesday when Langer Heinrich Uranium donated a vehicle, 20 bicycles, five computers and a printer valued at N$442 000. The donation is expected to enhance crime prevention and awareness efforts within the coastal towns. Langer...
WALVIS BAY -The Dr Hifikepunye Pohamba Freeway, also known as MR 44, was officially opened on Friday. The new 42-kilometre dual carriageway connects Walvis Bay and Swakopmund, easing traffic congestion and improving road safety. This dual carriageway forms part of the Trans-Kalahari, Trans-Kunene and Trans-Zambezi highway road network as it connects the coastal towns to...
BAGHDAD – Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring Iran, a spokesperson for the American embassy in Baghdad said yesterday.Despite having immense oil and gas reserves, Iraq remains dependent on imports to meet its energy needs, and Iran supplies a third of the country’s gas and...
DAMASCUS – Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa called yesterday for peace and national unity after days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of the former government that have killed more than 1,000 people, most of them Alawite civilians.“We must preserve national unity (and) civil peace as much as possible and, God willing, we will be...
Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) successfully hosted an electrifying junior tennis tournament over the weekend at various venues across the capital, with organisers hailing the event as a resounding success. Speaking to New Era Sport after the matches, NTA junior tennis committee tournament coordinator Larushka Kruger, expressed delight at the high level of competition and the...