SWAKOPMUND – Namibia and South Africa could put together resources and expertise to tackle regional electricity challenges by exploring nuclear energy. This was highlighted by South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) group executive Sengiphile Simelane during an interview with New Era at the second Nuclear Science and Technology Conference held in Swakopmund. Both countries face...
WALVIS BAY – Gaob Justus //Garoeb’s endorsement of Swapo presidential candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the candidate of choice ahead of the national polls, has been met with mixed feelings. //Garoeb endorsed Swapo vice president Nandi-Ndaitwah at the Gaob festival over the weekend. The move stirred mixed reactions among the #Nukoen/Damara community and members of the...
WALVIS BAY – Henties Bay municipality acting CEO Ignasia Neis said the contract with RedForce debt management could have adverse implications on their ability to service costs and debt recovery. In her affidavit submitted Tuesday in the High Court of Namibia, she responded to an urgent application by RedForce. The application was filed last week. ...
WALVIS BAY – The Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) has taken steps to recover more than N$1 million, allegedly misappropriated through a law firm owned by their late executive director Eckhardt Mueller’s son. The board is expected to file a civil claim against Mueller’s estate to recover the funds. “The trustees have resolved...
WALVIS BAY – Official opposition leader McHenry Venaani said Southern Africa is on the brink of a major political transformation, spurred by rising unemployment rates across the region. Addressing a crowd at his party’s star rally at the Kuisebmond Stadium on Saturday, he said the rising unemployment figures are one of the key reasons the...
WALVIS BAY – Erongo Regional Electricity Distributor (Erongo Red) is struggling with rising costs due to cable theft, with recent figures showing annual losses of around N$4.5 million. The company CEO, Tino !Hanabeb, said the losses pose a substantial setback, diverting funds that could otherwise support crucial electrification projects to improve electricity access for communities...
Eveline de Klerk Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – United Democratic Front (UDF) president Hendrik Gaobaeb emphasised his party’s vision for transforming Namibia through equitable land redistribution, job-creation and empowerment initiatives for the nation’s youth. In his address at the party’s Erongo regional star rally in Swakopmund on Saturday, he highlighted the importance of land reform, promising...
WALVIS BAY – The Anti-Corruption Commission wants the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology to consider pursuing the estate of its former executive, the late Eckhardt Mueller, to recover over N$1 million in funds belonging to the institution. Mueller, who led NIMT for 29 years, was tragically gunned down in 2019, just two months after...
A security guard is suspected to have been fatally shot during an armed robbery moments ago at the Platz Am Meer Mall in Swakopmund. Erongo police chief inspector Ileni Shapumba confirmed the incident, saying the police are attending to the incident.
WALVIS BAY – More than 30 000 people in the Erongo region suffer from chronic respiratory conditions, acting health director Leonard Kabongo has revealed. He said this while receiving a donation of seven oxygen concentrators from ErongoRed recently in Walvis Bay. Kabongo highlighted the urgent need for having adequate oxygen concentrators in the region. He...