SWAKOPMUND – The legitimacy of Zacharias Seibeb’s position as chief of the Dâure Daman Traditional Authority has once again come under scrutiny. This is following recommendations by Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa for a complete restart of the succession process. In a letter addressed to Seibeb, Sankwasa confirmed that the traditional chieftaincy, which...
Author: Eveline de Klerk (Eveline de Klerk )
Immanuel calls for faster arbitration awards
SWAKOPMUND – Justice and Labour Relations Minister Wise Immanuel has called for a complete overhaul in terms of labour cases that put workers at the receiving end. He said arbitration awards from the labour commissioner take too long, resulting in employees falling into hardships. He made these remarks in Swakopmund on Wednesday at a workshop...
Illegal pilchards fishing by vessel slammed
WALVIS BAY – Chairman of the Wet Landed Small Pelagic Association, Johnny Doeseb, says fisheries authorities are failing to act against a trawler vessel repeatedly involved in illegal sardine landings.This follows a video showing the same vessel that was flagged last year landing shoals of pilchards despite an existing moratorium on the fishery.According to Doeseb,...
Public urged to steer clear of seals amid rabies discovery
WALVIS BAY – The Directorate of Veterinary Services has urged the public to avoid any contact with Cape fur seals, following confirmation of the country’s first case of rabies in a seal at the Walvis Bay Lagoon. Namibia is home to a large population of Cape fur seals, many of which regularly come ashore along...
HentiesBay kuna kugava mavango gokutunga kovantu
HENTIESBAY-Ndango zegendeso doropa zaHenties Bay kuna lituramo melikwamo lyokugavera evhu kovantu vawo omu nye vana kugava konyara 600 square meter eli vawapayika nare omu vana kupura yimaliwa yokusika ko N$1 600 kovatungimo vakara asi awo kugwana nonzambi dononunu. Egano eli kwawizapo morwa vantu wovanzi kuna hara mambo gomawa ago hena gahepa kukara modoropa. Elikwamo eli...
Sankwasa enters Henties CEO suspension fray
HENTIES BAY – Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa has stepped in to resolve the suspension of Henties Bay CEO Elizabeth Coetzee. Coetzee was suspended in October 2023 over several serious allegations detailed in a leaked report. This includes theft, fraud, gross negligence and financial mismanagement linked to subsistence and travel claims. She faces...
On the spot with Eveline de Klerk – Benjamin transforming Swakopmund – one day at a time
Swakopmund has taken a unique route to boost the town’s economic and development agenda, especially in areas such as medical, sport, tourism and educational institutions, making it a town of choice. New Era journalist Eveline de Klerk (NE) sat down with CEO Alfeus Benjamin (AB) to talk about the transformation of Swakopmund as well as...
Govt, CAN opens cancer clinic at Swakopmund
SWAKOPMUND – Coastal residents no longer need to travel to Windhoek for breast cancer screening and treatment – thanks to a new specialised clinic that has opened at the Swakopmund State Hospital. The move is expected to ease financial burdens on patients and improve access to timely care. The Swakopmund Breast Clinic was officially inaugurated...
African parliaments urged to embrace digital shift
SWAKOPMUND – Africa’s parliaments must embrace digital transformation to avoid falling behind in advancing democracy, transparency and governance. This was the message from Speaker of Parliament Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila at the official opening of the 22nd Annual Conference of the Association of Parliamentary Libraries of Eastern and Southern Africa (APLESA) underway in Swakopmund. The conference, which...
Erongo desalination plant a national asset
SWAKOPMUND – The Erongo Desalination Plant, one of Namibia’s key strategic water assets, marked its 15 years in existence on Friday. The utility, which to date has supplied more than 123 million cubic litres of water to mines and households in the region, also celebrated the fact that this was done safely — without a...