Castro Shipapo’s workday begins long before lessons start at Muhopi Primary School in the Kavango East region. At 04h00 each morning, while the village sleeps, he rises for prayer, meditation and exercise. By the time learners arrive at school, he is fully prepared mentally, physically and spiritually to carry the responsibility of educating children for...
“God said you will die rich.” Those were the purported words Jackson Babi, a self-styled prophet, told Wilbard Shilongo to convince him to hand over his family’s life savings of N$100 000 meant to unchain them from the yoke of poverty. He was promised the Biblical heaven on earth, it seems. Shilongo had no reason...
After over a decade of absence, the Khoekhoegowab language is set to return to Moses Garoëb Primary School in Windhoek’s Hakahana informal settlement. This follows an intervention by the education ministry. It came after an education inspector in Khomas, Hoster Simasiku’s visit to the school and directed management and key stakeholders to reopen two classrooms...
In Ongulumbashe, an informal settlement of Windhoek, upcoming entrepreneur Boniface ‘Siyabonga’ Sbonnie is carving out a living through creativity and resilience, transforming makalani tree seeds into handmade key holders that have become his main source of income. Using makalani seeds, which are carefully peeled, cleaned and shaped, Sbonnie produces unique key holders that are both...
Youth in the Rundu Rural constituency have welcomed the government plans to initiate a new project focusing on agro-processing at Uvhungu-Vungu. They are convinced that the project will create job opportunities and equip them with much-needed agricultural skills. This comes after a recent high-level meeting held between a delegation from the Office of the Prime...
To enhance public safety, the Namibian Police Force will soon embark on a six-month national crime prevention operation. Namibia Police Force Major General Elias Mutota said the police, together with Windhoek City Police and other law enforcement agencies, will take to the streets to curb crime across the city. The operation will also be conducted...
The Divundu Village Council has identified the construction of houses as its most urgent development priority for the 2026/2027 financial year and foreseeable future. In a recent interview with the New Era, Divindu mayor Kana Wensel, said there’s been a huge demand in housing from the community. “Housing is one of the biggest challenges facing...
Christopher Likuwa, the councillor for Tobias Hainyeko in Windhoek, said that fast-tracking the distribution of serviced erven and improving electricity access are among the main short-term priorities for 2026. “Our people are crying about serviced land, and on top of my agenda is to get those serviced erven delivered to people so their livelihood improves....
Members of the /Khomanin held a mass meeting over the weekend to express growing concern over land allocation, lack of accountability and what they described as continued neglect by both traditional leadership and government authorities. Close to 650 community members attended the meeting on Saturday at A.I. Steenkamp School. During the gathering, community members voiced...
Members of the /Khomanin held a mass meeting over the weekend to express growing concern over land allocation, lack of accountability and what they described as continued neglect by both traditional leadership and government authorities. Close to 650 community members attended the meeting on Saturday at A.I. Steenkamp School. During the gathering, community members voiced...