Rudolf Gaiseb Eveline de Klerk Iuze Mukube Sixty-three-year-old Seraphina //Khamuses is among voters who yesterday arrived early at Ella Du Plessis polling station to vote for this year’s Regional and Local Authorities Elections. Her reasons for voting are clear; she wants a drastic lifetyle change amongst young people. //Khamuses yearns for better opportunities for them...
Author: Eveline de Klerk (Eveline de Klerk )
Magistrate saga destroying democracy – Metcalfe
WALVIS BAY – Defence lawyer, Advocate Richard Metcalfe, has condemned the ongoing magistrates’ go-slow, saying their actions are undermining justice and “destroying democracy as well as a dangerous step toward a collapse of the judicial system.” He also said their actions will create backlogs and urged magistrates to remember the role they were appointed to...
Navachab constructs SME park for Usakos
USAKOS – Navachab Gold Mine managing director George Botshiwe says investing in local economies, and the people who operate in them, is part of the mine’s commitment to reinvesting national resources back into communities. Botshiwe said this during the groundbreaking ceremony of a state-of-the-art SME park in Usakos. The mine is constructing the park to...
Govt ponders over seal industry
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia is exploring a more sustainable and value-added approach to its seal industry. The seal industry to date has struggled to transform its seal quota into a more revenue and job creation sector due to a lack of international markets and pressure by human rights groups. The Namibian seal harvest has been a...
TVET policy under review
SWAKOPMUND – Namibia needs a skilled, adaptable and innovative workforce to support major economic transformation. This is according to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) senior education officer Ezekiel Nauta, who was speaking at the opening of the two-day review meeting of the National TVET Policy of 2021. The policy aims to develop...
Usakos residents demand police visibility …murder accused appears in court
SWAKOPMUND – Residents of Usakos are demanding more police visibility and stricter bail measures for violent criminals. The concerned community held a peaceful protest yesterday morning and handed over a petition at the Usakos Magistrate’s Court. The petition was received by prosecutor Steven Kamunima, just before murder accused Steven “Xam” Garoëb (39) made his first...
Usakos murder shakes community
SWAKOPMUND – Blood-stained clothes hidden inside a water tanker led a team of police investigators to the man suspected of killing 43-year-old Imolatria Dominika Gaoses in Usakos on Friday. The 39-year-old man, who grew up in the same residential area as the deceased, was arrested on Friday afternoon after the clothes he was wearing earlier...
Dauredaman sent back to drawing board
WALVIS BAY – The Dauredaman Traditional Authority has 21 days to elect an acting chief following the removal of Chief Zacharias Seibeb. Seibeb was official de-gazetted by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and withdrawn in terms of Section 8(4) of the Traditional Authorities Act of 2000. The withdrawal was published in Government Gazette No. 8772 of 31...
Over 600 workers lose jobs at fishing company
WALVIS BAY – Employees of Princess Brand Processing, a fishing company, will be without jobs as from today. The company was forced to lay off its 634 workforce due to a lack of quota. The horse mackerel processing company, previously known as Seaflower Pelagic, was established in 2017 through a joint venture between Fishcor and...
Swakop couple produce peanut butter
SWAKOPMUND – The hard work of a young Swakopmund couple who took a leap into agri-processing has paid off. Frans and Constance Shivute yesterday produced their first official batch of locally made peanut butter from their small factory in Swakopmund. New Era had the opportunity to visit their operation and taste the product, which will...








