KEETMANSHOOP- Being at the dawn of celebrating 35 years of Independence, residents of the //Kharas region have different views on how they felt about this achievement when New Era asked them about it. In Keetmanshoop, Erich Cloete (63) said he is fortunate to live, seeing three Presidents leading Namibia in peace and harmony and now...
ITSAWISIS -To expand rural electrification in the Berseba constituency, the mines and energy ministry and the electricity utility NamPower has ensured that 98 households and two boreholes have access to electricity. Deputy minister of mines and energy Kornelia Shilunga said Berseba has the potential to transform from what was once an isolated, struggling community into...
WARMBAD – The Micheal Durocher Primary School in Warmbad has provided refuge to 76 learners from disadvantaged backgrounds. Chef hostel matron Anetta Andreas in an interview with New Era recently delved into their daily operations. “The education ministry has decided to take in local learners in Warmbad, whose families cannot afford their basic needs like...
KARASBURG – Plans by the Karasburg community concerned group to stage a mass demonstration against the town council were postponed due to logistical challenges. August Bikeur, spokesperson of the group, informed New Era that their intentions were derailed by the local authority. “After we informed the town council in writing about our intended actions, we...
KEETMANSHOOP… The //Kharas Regional Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyphen Energy this week to enhance skills development and capacity building. Regional governor Aletha Frederick said the day marks a significant milestone in the region’s journey towards sustainable development and economic empowerment in the //Kharas region. “Green hydrogen, with its huge investment opportunities,...
KEETMANSHOOP-Members of the Bondelswarts community in Warmbad, south of Karasburg in the //Kharas region, staged a peaceful demonstration last week over what they say is unfair treatment and exclusion from government development services. Reading a petition addressed to the //Kharas Regional Council, spokesperson Charles Laberloth said they are rising up against the fact that properties...
KEETMANSHOOP – Defence minister Frans Kapofi has clarified Namibia’s role in the DRC conflict. He was responding to questions from Popular Democratic Movement parliamentarian Elma Dienda. Kapofi said Namibia’s support for a fellow SADC member state does not necessarily have to be militarily. He told Dienda that from his understanding of her questions, she seemed...
KEETMANSHOOP – Deputy safety and security minister Lucia Witbooi said community service sentences are retributive and restorative in that they are beneficial for offenders, the community and the State. She said this during the launch of the roll-out of community service orders to the Lüderitz and Aus courts, which recently took place in the harbour...
KEETMANSHOOP – Fisheries minister Derek Klazen says the annual crayfish festival serves as a catalyst, boosting the socio-economic development of the hosting harbour town, Lüderitz. The remarks were read on his behalf at the launch of the 18th edition of the Crayfish Festival. “The primary objective of the festival is to, with the support of...
KEETMANSHOOP – The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung with co-funding from the European Union is currently hosting a weeklong workshop as part of its Empowering Civil Society Organisation (ECSO) projects in Keetmanshoop. This is an effort to support selected female, youth and marginalised community-led Civil Society Organisations to become key actors in achieving gender equality and youth...