Considering the Namibia’s emerging energy, particularly oil, gas and green hydrogen in the //Kharas region, all eyes are on Namibia’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges to prepare the youth to grab these future employment opportunities. To unpack this, New Era’s regional reporter, Steven Klukowski (SK), engaged the Namibia Training Authority’s (NTA) CEO,...
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N$25m secured for green hydrogen scholarships
KEETMANSHOOP – Around N$25 million was secured for the third call for applications for the Youth for Green Hydrogen Scholarship programme, Vice President Lucia Witbooi announced. Witbooi officially launched the third call for Youth for Green Hydrogen Scholarship fund for TVET programmes in Gibeon on Wednesday, targeting youth from the Hardap and //Kharas regions. The...
//Kharas farmers push for Neckartal green scheme
KEETMANSHOOP- Farmers in the //Kharas region are calling on government through the ministry of agriculture to expedite the operationalisation of green schemes around the Neckartal Dam, saying the construction of the dam has not yet yielded any benefits for them. During agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani’s recent visit to various agriculture projects across the region, !Aman...
NamPower breaks ground for biggest solar plant …N$1.8 billion investment to be completed in 18 months
ROSH PINAH – NamPower recently made history by breaking ground for the biggest solar power plant ever to be constructed in the country, constituting an investment of N$1.6 billion. The historic groundbreaking ceremony took place last week for the 100 MV Sores IGaib, outside the southern town of Rosh Pinah, for the solar power station....
Church speaks out on GBV
KEETMANSHOOP – Members of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, together with other sister churches in Keetmanshoop, recently staged a protest against the increasing number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the country. During the handover of their petition to //Kharas Regional Police Commissioner Marius Katamila, spokesperson for the Women’s Missionary Society of the AME...
Zaamwani calls for food self-sufficiency
NECKARTAL DAM – Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Minister Inge Zaamwani said there is an urgent need to hasten projects aimed at advancing food security to prevent possible malnutrition of impoverished Namibians. She made this request during her visit to the //Kharas region last week where she inspected projects under her ministry. “I am...
Swapo mourns Tiboth
BERSEBA – A sombre atmosphere prevailed on Tuesday at the residence of the late Dean Emeritus Stefanus Tiboth in the southwestern village of Berseba. Tiboth, a former Swapo party regional coordinator, died on 26 May 2025 after a short illness at the Keetmanshoop State hospital. He was 80. In a condolence speech read on her...
Keetmanshoop to fill 153 vacancies
KEETMANSHOOP – The Municipality of Keetmanshoop needs to increase its running finances by 20% compared to the budget of the 2024/2025 financial year. This was revealed by Desere Boois, strategic executive for finance, during a community meeting in the southern town earlier this week. “The council has a staff complement of 253, of which only...
Steenkamp urges synergy across education portfolios
KEETMANSHOOP – The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has urged stakeholders across her ministry’s six portfolios to create synergies that ensure quality and high-standard service delivery. She paid a visit to the //Kharas and Hardap regions earlier this week. While visiting the NIMT campus, Steenkamp emphasised the importance of...
ǁKhāǁkhākhâis !ēdi ge !khawagas ǂkhamkhoen !aroma !goaxa
ǂNŪǂGOAES – !Goaxa -ǁaeb mûǂuib is hoan xa a sī!nâhe ǁkhā, sîsenmā-aon ǂgaoǀkhādi ǀkha ra ǀgau tsî ǁkhāti ǂgaoǀkhādi ai ra dīǀoaǀoa, !omkurus ǁkhāǁkhākhâide !khawagas di ǀgam ǀkharikha mās ai a !gao!gaosases ge, ǂNūǂgoaes !Omkurus ǁKhāǁkhākhâis Sentersa (KVTC) ǂoaǂamsa !ēde sîseno ǂkhamkhoen !aroma nî mā. New Erab ǀkhab ge ǂoa ge wekheb di Donertaxtsēs ai...