2020-02-20Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – Heavy rain has caused extensive damage to the main gravel road of Onyati-Onkumbula in the Oshikoto region. The road is a vital link as it connects places in Okankolo and Onyuulaye. View more
2020-02-21Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – It only took less than 30 minutes for Namibians to pool resources together for 19-year-old Lavinia Hautoni who was languishing at home without support to further her studies, despite achieving 38 points in grade 12 last year. View more
2020-02-24Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA - The owner of Endombo compound in Tsumeb, Cristo Groenewald, says if the government is willing to offer him a good price, he can let go of the property and halt plans to execute the eviction order as granted by the court. View more
2020-03-03Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – The Omuthiya Town Council has made a U-turn on its decision to start repossessing hundreds of undeveloped townland plots that have been lying idle for years. View more
2020-03-03Obrien Simasiku ONGWEDIVA – Some schools in the northern parts of the country have been temporarily closed due to heavy floods following torrential rains. View more
2020-03-03Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – The Omuthiya Town Council has vowed to tackle the issue of uncontrolled trading within the town boundary, which has seen a mushrooming of vendors. View more
2020-03-04Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Habitat has lauded the Oshikoto regional council for having utilised the drought relief funds of N$15.5 million in a desired manner. View more
2020-03-04Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – The Internal Investigations Unit in Otjozondjupa region has launched an investigation into allegations against some officers stationed at Grootfontein police station that they are involved in bribery and have assaulted trial-awaiting inmates. View more
2020-03-04Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – About 20 tenants of Endombo compound in Tsumeb were on Tuesday served with eviction notices under heavy police presence for failure to pay rent since 2017. Earlier reports suggested the number to be close to 300, but this figure was denied by the property owner, Christo Groenwald. View more
2020-03-04Obrien Simasiku A Windhoek resident, accused of killing his girlfriend and mother of his then two-year-old son by stabbing her once in the chest with a knife, yesterday pleaded not guilty before High Court Judge Christie Liebenberg. View more
2020-03-05Obrien Simasiku ONGWEDIVA & OMUTHIYA – Classes at over 100 schools in Oshana, Oshikoto, Omusati and Ohangwena regions have been completely or partially suspended due to flooding water streams in the regions View more
2020-03-05Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – Construction of a hall at Omuthiyagwiipundi Secondary School has stalled due to financial constraints. The school is now appealing to Good Samaritans to help complete the project. The school hall is being constructed with donations from the public and fundraising. View more
2020-03-06Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – A former Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) member, Sibuku Malumbano, who resigned from the party mid last month, has set his mind to be a social activist. View more
2020-03-09Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – Residents of Katima Mulilo last week endured seven days without tap water as the town experienced an interruption at NamWater’s main supply pipeline. View more
2020-03-12Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – Two people died on Monday evening when the vehicles they were travelling in collided head-on between Onathinge and Onyaanya, while others are fighting for their lives at Onandjokwe state hospital where they were admitted in a critical condition. View more
2020-03-12Obrien Simasiku OMADHIYA –Good Samaritans have responded positively to an article carried in New Era a fortnight ago about a destitute family and whose household a 12-year-old girl was heading. View more
2020-03-13Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – A six-year-old boy from Chamu-Chamu village, Oshikoto, who suffers from a brain condition is urgently in need of leg braces and foot orthoses, as he is unable to walk. View more
2020-03-17Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA – The Omuthiya Town Council will soon survey the undeveloped Erf 53, a big portion of land that is characterised by filth and ramshackle structures. View more
2020-03-18Obrien Simasiku OMUTHIYA - Police divers from Oshana region yesterday recovered the body of a grade 11 learner at Uukule Secondary School who drowned in the Oshigambo River. View more
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