Iuze Mukube Two residents of Windhoek accused of the murder of Christof Frederik were slapped with five charges, including murder, two counts of rape, violating a dead human body and defeating or obstructing the course of justice. The duo made their first appearance in the Windhoek High Court on Wednesday. Elias Namwandi Nandomba (20) and...
Matheus David Deputy education minister Dino Ballotti is expected to address learner representative councils from schools in the Khomas region, exchange notes and share their views on education. The event is part of Namibia’s celebration of the International Day of Education, themed ‘The power of youth in co-creating education’. The International Day of Education is...
On Monday, 8 December 2025, Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah dispatched a final group of diplomatic emissaries to Namibian missions across the world with a simple but powerful instruction, “Go and serve the nation.” Her words are instructive because they place service and nation in the same breath. They also invite a broader question: how does...
The incidents involving veterans of the liberation struggle and employees of the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) earlier this week compelled society to pause and reflect on how journalists continue to be treated. What unfolded was not merely an isolated confrontation. It was a troubling reminder of the fragile relationship between the media and sections of...
Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has adjusted its registration systems to support the implementation of the subsidised tertiary funding model, “specifically to enable eligible students to register without the payment of registration fees”. NUST informed New Era that the ministry has a commitment to supporting the university in addressing any resulting...
Mulisa Simiyasa GROOTFONTEIN – Senior Medical Officer Dr Martinus Shaninga has expressed optimism regarding the eradication of cholera in the Otjozondjupa region following the establishment of a dedicated treatment centre at the Grootfontein State Hospital. The new facility is designed to ensure all cholera-related cases are isolated and handled in a controlled environment, a move...
Auleria Wakudumo Ngoloneya woshitukulwa shaShikoto Sacky Kathindi okupitila moprograma yokukwafa ovanangeshefa vanini hai ifanwa oMicro Income Generating okwa yandja ekwafo loitungifi nomashina kovanangeshefa vanini vaheyali okudja koitukulwa ya yooloka mOshikoto. Ngoloneya okwa yandja oitungifi noikwafifo imwe ngaashi eedalate, omashina okuhondja oikutu, eekila dokutalaleka, omashina okutunga, eendoloma domeva, omafiya okuteleka osho yo okundjeneka, oushina vokuteta ombelela...
Matheus David The Editors’ Forum of Namibia (EFN) has come out swinging, condemning any act that seeks to intimidate, harass or obstruct journalists and media professionals in the lawful performance of their duties. This followed the verbal abuse of a Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) news crew at the Swapo Party headquarters in Windhoek in a...
KATIMA MULILO – Eleven suspects have been arrested after they reportedly assaulted a 58-year-old man during a land dispute at Kanono in the Zambezi region on Sunday. According to Namibian Police Force (NamPol) spokesperson and head of community policing Kisco Sitali, the incident began when a 39-year-old man confronted the 58-year-old man to question why...
LILONGWE – A catastrophic collapse of healthcare services in Malawi, a year after US funding cuts, is undoing a decade of progress against HIV/AIDS, providers warn, leaving some of the most vulnerable feeling like “living dead.” In the impoverished southern African country, the US government’s decision to slash foreign aid in January 2025 has led...