KEETMANSHOOP – Amidst various challenges facing most traditional authorities across the country, the Bondelswarts community are no exception. These challenges range from infights and land disputes to lack of funding. When New Era recently caught up with community activist Ignatius Berend in Gibeon, he raised the concern of the patriarchal power not being operational for...
HILLSIDE FARMYARD – Swapo secretary general (SG) Sophia Shaningwa says the electorate could lose confidence in the ruling party if communities do not receive the services they deserve. She delivered this message to political leaders and supporters during a workshop for the party’s //Kharas regional council and local authority councillors held last weekend at a...
GIBEON- Learners, staff and management at C //Oaseb Senior Secondary School are not sitting idling, hoping for better days, but decided to tackle the bull by its horns in efforts to improve learners education and living conditions. When New Era visited the education facility earlier this week it became evident that hard work always pays...
GIBEON – Despite facing numerous setbacks, Gibeon resident Anna Bank has never given up and is successfully running her grocery shop today. During an exclusive interview with New Era, she said it was only through perseverance that her business has survived. “As part of the Ministry of Youth’s empowerment programme, me and nine other local...
Eturomo ehundiro lyomurugani gwanare gwaNamdia, muporosi gomukondi ogu yina tamba yomakuye negazarero asi kwarugana umbondo wounene ngesi vanayirundurura dogoro mokwedi kwaKudumonkuru, 18, 2026 omu ngazi katwikira mompanguro zomoBethanie. Stefanus Rhoman, murugani gwanare gwaNamdia, kumwe nomuporosi kurona Willem Stoffel, kuna kara nye mononkango dina vatamba morwa kapa varugana kukwama veta ezi vaturapo mokupopera umbondo kupitira monoveta...
WALVISBAY – Tourism operator Theunis Keulder is optimistic that Namibia’s tourism sector can grow to grater heights, in the end contributing maximally towards the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). He made these remarks during a recent exclusive interview with New Era. This publication previously reported that the tourism sector has not only recovered from Covid-19...
The bail application hearing of a former Namdia employee and a senior police officer implicated in one of Namibia’s most high-profile crimes has been postponed to 18 May 2026 for continuation at the Bethanie Magistrate’s Court. Stefanus Rhoman, a former Namdia employee, together with senior police officer Willem Stoffel, stand accused of defeating the course...
KEETMANSHOOP – On a quiet morning in Keetmanshoop, Priscila Tjiroze sits in her office at the //Kharas education directorate, reflecting on a career that spans more than three decades. Known as PJ to colleagues and students alike, Tjiroze is a veteran educator whose story is one of passion, resilience, and dedication to shaping young minds....
Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform minister Inge Zaamwani says the Lüderitz Crayfish Festival (LCF) goes beyond entertainment by contributing significantly to local economic activity, tourism growth, and the development of small and medium enterprises. She made these remarks while delivering the keynote address at a fundraising gala dinner for the festival held in the...
KEETMANSHOOP – Scores of residents in the //Kharas region have been left stranded and unable to access essential services such as banking, healthcare and shopping, following heavy rains that rendered key roads impassable. Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor Gerrit Witbooi said communities linked by the Aroab–Karasburg (M25), Koës–Aroab (DC11) and Aroab–Keetmanshoop (M27) roads are the hardest...