President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said Namibia is ready to attract strategic investments in energy and infrastructure. She stated that job-creation is government’s top priority when she met with a high-level Norwegian energy business delegation last week Friday at State House in Windhoek. The meeting, attended by representatives of the Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA) and several private...
Home to over 67 000 residents, the Tobias Hainyeko constituency in the heart of Katutura is grappling with widespread hunger, a crisis recently confirmed by its constituency councillor Christopher Likuwa. As part of New Era’s pre-election coverage initiative, the news team interviewed Likuwa to discuss the constituency’s development progress, successes and pressing challenges which need...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wants Namibia to produce oil in record time. She made her ambitious goal known last week while delivering her maiden State of the Nation Address. Already, Nandi-Ndaitwah has positioned the oil and gas sector as a transformative force for Namibia’s economy over the next five years. “The oil and gas sector holds...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday highlighted the importance of Namibia’s long-standing relationship with North Korea. “As a country, we really value the relationship between Namibia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It is good that we find time to consult and strengthen our ties now and then,” the President stated during a courtesy visit by...
Traditional leaders in the //Kharas and Hardap regions have expressed strong support for the upcoming commemoration of the first Genocide Remembrance Day. The commemoration is slated for 28 May. Charles Eiseb, the team leader of the affected communities at the negotiating table, revealed this to New Era in an interview last week, saying the leaders...
“Lueza ze lubulela” ki manzwi azibahala hahulu kubulelwa kimuuna wa lipisinisi David ‘Kambwa’ Sheehama kakuba kolwiso kubabatokwa lisebelezo za hae kuli bakana bataleleza lisepiso zabona. Kakukutakutela viki yefelile, Mueteleli wanaha Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah nabulezi manzwi ao, kutiiseza kuli kamaiso yahae itamile kutaleleza lisepiso. “Lueza ze lubulela ,” Nandi-Ndaitwah nabulezi hane afitisa manzwi ahae apili amayemo anaha...
OKAHANDJA – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) has been directed to act swiftly and deploy everything at its disposal to investigate recent murders that have rocked the Garden Town – Okahandja – and ensure the perpetrators are apprehended and prosecuted. This directive was given by Safety and Security minister Lucia Iipumbu, who condemned the rising...
Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies Patrick Pouyanné committed to deepening the company’s investment in the country’s energy, education and infrastructure sectors when he met President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House on Friday. During the meeting, Nandi-Ndaitwah welcomed Pouyanné and his delegation, reflecting on the growing international confidence in Namibia. “I was really saying it’s good...
“We do what we say” is a catchphrase commonly associated with local businessman David ‘Kambwa’ Sheehama as a guarantee to his clients that they will always deliver the services they promise. On several occasions yesterday, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah threw the phrase around, reiterating that her administration means business. “We do what we say,” Nandi-Ndaitwah said...
The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The Argentine pontiff (88) died of stroke, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling double pneumonia. The pope’s coffin – which he previously ordered should be of wood and zinc – will...