Trade figures recorded in the final quarter of this year show that Namibia imported cereal grains valued at N$718 million, which is a significant increase from the N$415.5 million imports during the same quarter of 2023. The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA)’s latest Agriculture Statistical Bulletin, maize had the highest amount of grain imported with a...
The Chief Hosea Kutako Memorial Museum and Homestead Shrine, which was officially unveiled yesterday at Toasis in Omaheke region’s Aminuis constituency, should be viewed in correspondence with Kutako’s principles and ideals of unity, nationalism and the development of all Namibians. This was the key message from President Nangolo Mbumba during the inauguration yesterday, where he...
OKAKARARA – While admitting that elections naturally come with unpredictable outcomes and frenzied emotions that sometimes divide society, two prominent Swapo veterans have cautioned Namibians against being divided by this year’s election results. Speaking at Okakarara recently, two Swapo stalwarts Rahii Ua-Kahimise and Catch Visisiro, said Namibia has made significant strides over the past 34...
Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan was yesterday among the first leaders to congratulate Namibia’s president-elect, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who won the country’s Presidential elections with 57% of the vote. In her congratulatory message, Hassan said Nandi-Ndaitwah’s victory is historic in nature and one that sets a new transformative tone for SADC and African politics. “I am...
For the second quarter of 2024, Namibia saw an upward trajectory in terms of overall cattle, sheep and pigs marketing, while goat exports experienced a slight decline for the period under review. The Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia (LLPB)’s latest report shows that marketing activities in the country’s cattle sector during the second...
OTJIWARONGO – Polling stations across Otjiwarongo and surrounding areas were all marked by huge turnouts as hundreds of voters patiently lined up from the wee hours of yesterday to cast their votes. From the Roman Catholic Pastoral Centre in town to the Swanevelder Hall, Monica Geingos Secondary School, Ombili Primary School, DRC Eastern Soccer Stadium...
KALKFELD – Senior citizens who cast their votes at the Kalkfeld Primary School polling station yesterday commended the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s officials, saying their assistance and patience smoothened the process. When New Era arrived at the polling site early yesterday, voting was going smoothly, with the elderly and ordinary members segmented accordingly. Rivaldo Uanivi,...
760 000 xa a !nāsa omaridi ge !hūb a ǂhabase !anu āǁgam-e ūhâ. Nē !gôaba xun ge 98.0%gu omde kai!ādi !nâ hâ tsî 83.5%gu dina a !garo!ā !âgu di. Nē !nurib ge 2023ǁ-î kurib !Hū!nāsi ǁAnǂgāsaben !Gôakhâidi dana !nuriba xu a ǂgaeǂuisa. !Nurib ra ǁgausa !oab ge ǀKhomas ǀkhariba ǀkharisi !harib ai ǁîb hoan xa...
OKAKARARA – Swapo’s Otjozondjupa regional coordinator Imms Namaseb has warned opposition parties not to get carried away by recent elect ion outcomes in South Africa and Botswana, where both the African National Congress (ANC) and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) got ousted from power. In South Africa, the ANC lost its parliamentary majority for the...
Mabasi afitelela 760 000 mwanaha kaufela bafumana mezi akenile. Hala palo yeo, 98% yamandu awo afumaneha mwa libaka zalitolopo mi 83.5% afumaneha mwalibaka zamatakanyani, piho ya sipalo sa 2023 yapatulula. Piho ibonisa kuli mwa likiliti, sikiliti sa Khomas sina ni pesenti ye pahami (98.7%) ya mabasi babana ni mezi akenile akunwa, mi sikiliti sa Kunene...