In an attempt to address forest fires, environment and tourism commenced with its national fire management programme to detect, prevent and suppress fires in anticipation of the fire season from July to January each year. Spokesperson of environment and tourism Romeo Muyunda said due to the threat posed by fire, particularly in conservation of forest...
ǁAupexas ge N$1.8 biljunsa a ǂhâbasa !hūb a ǂhabase 5 000 ǁkhāǁkhā!nā-omde oms !aroma. Nē ǂanǂansas ge Ministers ǁGau!nâs, ǂNuwiǁkhāsib tsî !Hao!nāsi ǂŪsin dis Anna Nghipondokasa ǂoa ge wekheb Donertaxs ai ge dī, ǁnāpas ge MTCs di !garo!āǀkharigu skolgu projeksa gere ū!oa soab ai. Nē ǀasa projeks hîas ge MTCsa a ǂherexa-ū tsî ǂhanusise a...
During the opening of the Swapo party post-mortem meeting which started on Saturday on the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly poll, President Hage Geingob confessed there are areas where the party had failed its members. As the sole Swapo presidential candidate in 2019, Geingob said he saw that there was a cry for unity and...
Although the Presidential Commission into Claims of Ancestral Land Rights and Restitution concluded its fact-finding mission on the much-awaited recommendations, it will only be made public once President Hage Geingob studies it. Commission chairperson Judge Shafimana Ueitele last Friday presented the final report to President Geingob at State House on the progress the commission has...
Founding President Sam Nujoma did not mince his words when he spoke out against some ruling party members and supporters, saying he no longer wants to hear about Team Harambee and Team Swapo. Nujoma made the remarks on Saturday during the opening of the two-day Swapo party post-mortem meeting, which started on Saturday, on the...
The Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) says it will not be able to fund close to 50 University of Namibia (Unam) students pursuing a diploma course in local government. The aggrieved students said they applied to NSFAF after carefully reading their policy on what the requirements were to qualify for a student loan. “NSFAF...
It will require at least N$1.8 billion to construct over 5 000 classrooms countrywide, in order to address critical gaps in basic education. Education minister Anna Nghipondoka made these revelations yesterday during a symbolic acceptance of the MTC rural schools project. The newly launched project will allow MTC to partner with rural schools, with the...
All People’s Party (APP) says come November, it will focus its energy more on local authorities’ elections instead of constituency contestation as its too costly for them. APP secretary general Vincent Kanyetu yesterday told New Era they are finalising the nomination candidate lists to take part in the local authority elections. “We are going to...
Ndango zaBukalo zodoropa kazitulire Chester Likando asi yige munamberewa kurona gokukwateramo, mosiruwo oso vana kara nelikwamo lyokupapara ogu nagusa nye sirugana sina somukurona momberewa zodoropa zina. Eyi kuna wizirepo sinkwa ntani kwedi kakupwire omu mukurona pamberewa Martin Limbo, ganyokere kutunda momberewa, nampili ngomu gayimwene asi ekuto lyendi mosirugana kwahege mokwedi kwaKudumonkuru. Ano ngesi apa tuna...
Despite the good rains received in the region, people of Impalila Island are being terrorised by the huge number of elephants crossing into the island from neighbouring Botswana. It has been noted that over 100 elephants are roaming the 15.5 square kilometres inhabited by close to 2 500 residents. In an interview yesterday, Kabbe South...