Despite disappointing results during the just ended regional and Local elections, social activist Shaun Gariseb has vowed to continue fighting for people’s rights and dignity. During the election last week, Gariseb contested the Katutura Central constituency, where he ran as an independent candidate. The constituency that was won by PDM’s Rodman Katjaimo. However, Gariseb said...
Informal traders operating along the busy Havana Four-way stop in Katutura say they feel deserted by the City of Windhoek after waiting months for a promised relocation to a safer, designated trading area. The vendors, most of them women who rely on street sales to support their families, told New Era that officials from the...
Swapo Party candidate Lucas Mbangu says his mission is simple and clear, he wants to become the bridge that finally connects the people of Rundu Rural constituency with the government. Mbangu is set to face off against the current councillor and independent candidate, Paulus Mbangu, in the regional council and local authority elections scheduled for...
Namibiab ǀAwa!namn ge ǀgūǁaen ge ūhâ i sîsengu ân !nâ ǂanǂui tsî ra ǂâiǂhansen, ǀhubuǀhubusenxūn tsî ǀnîhâ mā-amsa tama ǁkhōǁkhōsaxūn hîan skolǂgâ ra ǂkhamkhoena ǁî!nāpe ra sîsenūn ǂnamipe. !Nakaǂnôa ǀAwa!namn Komisares, Kauna Shikwambis ra mîsa !oan ge Namibiab ǀawa!namna ǂoa ge wekheb !nâ, ǀAeǁgams !nâ mâ skol-e ǀūǂamse ge sari hâ i tsî ǁnāpa ǁkhāǁkhāsenaona...
The Namibian Police have raised the alarm over the increasing use of drugs and other illegal substances among school-going children, following a recent operation that uncovered concerning items in the possession of several learners. According to Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, the national police recently conducted a search at a local school in Windhoek, this week,...
Maurice Kambukwe Adolf Kaure The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has expressed confidence in the smooth conduct of the upcoming Regional and Local Authority Elections, according to its Chief Electoral Officer, Peter Shaama. The ECN also announced that the 2025 Regional Council polls in the Ogongo constituency will continue despite the recent resignation of Independent...
Antik Gems Namibia Diamond Polishing company on Friday unveiled its new state-of-the-art diamond polishing facility in Southern Industrial, Windhoek. Inaugurating the new facility, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said that development signifies the growth potential of the Namibian economy. In her speech read by the Minister of Mines and Industry, Frans Kapofi, the President said the opening...
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism and the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), is hosting a strategic workshop aimed at strengthening Namibia’s global brand visibility. The two-day workshop, which began yesterday and concludes today, is taking place in Windhoek. The session...
The long-awaited meeting between the City of Windhoek (CoW) and its striking workers, initially scheduled for yesterday was postponed to Monday, 10 November. The meeting was expected to bring both parties to the table to discuss worker’s grievances, which is centred around wage increases and poor working conditions. However, the planned meeting was pushed to...
In the southern part of Windhoek, just next to Game Shopping Complex, a small group of wood carvers works quietly at their stalls. Calm and far from the busy city markets, the steady tap of chisels fills the air as artisans shape their pieces with patient, practiced hands. Many of them have been carving for...