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...
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...
WALVIS BAY – Namibia has reached a significant milestone in advancing its power generation capacity. President Nangolo Mbumbo on Wednesday inaugurated Nampower’s long-awaited Anixas II Power Station in Walvis Bay. The 54MW dual-fuel power station is designed to enhance the country’s electricity security. It can run on natural gas. Speaking at the official inauguration, Mbumba...
Eveline de Klerk Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Education executive director Sanet Steenkamp has urged regional directors to ensure transparency in procurement and appointments of teachers in their respective regions. This is because the ministry has been inundated with complaints of unfairness in its recruitment process and a mismatch in advertisement of positions, combination of fields...
WALVIS BAY – The long-awaited report on alleged illegal mining in Daures constituency’s Uis area, has laid bear a myriad of shortcomings and irregularities. Chief among them is lack of consultation, environmental damage, and unfair exclusion of small-scale miners. The report, released on Monday, also revealed that Xinfeng Investment (Pty) Ltd and Long Fire Investment (Pty)...
WALVIS BAY – The six suspects accused of defrauding a 72-year-old businessman of N$29.9 million allegedly used a fraudulent quota confirmation letter under the Government Employment Redress Programme to carry out their scheme. This allegedly occurred between November 2023 and October 2024. The accused reportedly offered businessman a 40 000 metric tonne horse mackerel quota...
WALVIS BAY – The fisheries ministry says they have actively deployed its state-of-the-art patrol vessel, Anna Kakurukaze Mungunda, to curb illegal fishing along Namibia’s northeastern maritime border with Angola. Executive director of the ministry Annely Haiphene said this in response to concerns raised on social media of vessels being spotted in Namibian waters, engaging in...
WALVIS BAY – The four suspects accused of defrauding a fishing company of N$29.9 million were denied bail during their first court appearance in the Walvis Bay magistrates’ court yesterday. A fifth suspected has also been arrested and is due to appear in court soon, New Era was reliably informed. Magistrate Vicky Nicolaidis remanded the...
WALVIS BAY – Yesterday’s Erongo regional memorial service of Founding President Sam Nujoma was bittersweet. The region, where Nujoma’s political spark and zest for freedom and self-determination were first awakened, bade farewell to one of its own. A commonality could be deduced from the different speakers, each of whom perfectly located and etched Nujoma’s role...