Author: Edward Mumbuu (Edward Mumbuu )

A tale of communities battling to keep elephants out of their crop fields amidst an already insufficient harvest, coupled with an impending drought, has left farmers resorting to vigilante tactics for survival.

Affirmative Repositioning movement leader and presidential hopeful Job Amupanda has dismissed assertions that his campaign is being funded by tender mogul Shapwa Kanyama, whose businesses have enjoyed State contracts.

Omakange chief David Tjimuhiva is sick and tired of the continued rhetoric surrounding the removal of the veterinary cordon fence (VCF), also known as the red line.

Between 2016 and now, the police in the Kunene region recorded 11 936 criminal cases across all 16 stations. The cases include murder, rape, stock theft and domestic violence, official statistics reveal.

Information ministry executive director Audrin Mathe (AM) spoke to New Era’s Edward Mumbuu (EM) on a buffet of issues, including the government’s agenda,

Affirmative Repositioning movement leader Job Amupanda does not only dream of becoming Namibia’s fourth democratically-elected president, he has in fact already started preparing his acceptance speech.

Both the Central Procurement Board of Namibia and the Namibia Training Authority approved the contract termination for the construction of the Okakarara Vocational Training Centre, but new NTA board chairperson Jerome Mutumba has other ideas.

The Namibia University of Science and Technology council has resorted to an independent forensic investigation into alleged irregularities that have engulfed the once-primed university in recent weeks. The decision was made at an emergency council meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

The Namibia University of Science and Technology has fallen on its sword and will allow all its graduands to attend the once-in-a-lifetime graduation ceremony, including those owing the institution after the student representative council threatened to boycott the event.

Zambezi governor Laurence Sampofu yesterday requested President Hage Geingob to declare a state of emergency over the impending drought situation that has gripped the northern part of the country.