ǂNŪǂGOAES – !Goaxa -ǁaeb mûǂuib is hoan xa a sī!nâhe ǁkhā, sîsenmā-aon ǂgaoǀkhādi ǀkha ra ǀgau tsî ǁkhāti ǂgaoǀkhādi ai ra dīǀoaǀoa, !omkurus ǁkhāǁkhākhâide !khawagas di ǀgam ǀkharikha mās ai a !gao!gaosases ge, ǂNūǂgoaes !Omkurus ǁKhāǁkhākhâis Sentersa (KVTC) ǂoaǂamsa !ēde sîseno ǂkhamkhoen !aroma nî mā. New Erab ǀkhab ge ǂoa ge wekheb di Donertaxtsēs ai...
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Kröhne hails Keetmans Rotary Club
KEETMANSHOOP -Deputy Minister (DM) of Mines, Energy and Industrialisation, Gaudentia Kröhne, says the Rotary Club of Keetmanshoop is not just a charity organisation but a changemaker, an agile, transparent and community-driven force for good. She said this in a keynote address delivered on her behalf during the charity organisation’s recent inaugural gala dinner in the...
Unity of purpose key to sustainable development
KEETMANSHOOP – Vice President Lucia Witbooi has urged traditional leaders to guard against division within traditional authorities and avoid succession-related disputes. She said these tendencies could hamper growth, stifle progress and arrest development in traditional communities and the country at large. She made this clarion call when delivering the keynote address at the 6th celebration...
Training opportunities looming for southern youth
KEETMANSHOOP – With its mission to provide accessible, relevant and quality vocational training to learners of the two southern regions and the broader the community, the Keetmanshoop Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) will provide golden opportunities for unemployed youth. During an exclusive interview yesterday with New Era, newly appointed head of centre Benedictus Diergaardt said the...
CDC !Nami#Nus’ development backbone – Ndjaleka
KEETMANSHOOP – !Nami#Nus constituency councillor Susan Ndjaleka said her office is making optimum use of the Constituency Development Committee (CDC) to advance their development agenda. “CDC members, which consist of the private-and-public sectors, are very much involved in all programmes planned towards stimulating development in Lűderitz, Aus and surrounding rural areas. I can only compliment...
‘Started from the bottom, now we’re here’
LUDERITZ – Starting from the bottom of the food chain as a waitress 10 years ago at Diaz Coffee Shop and Restaurant, Ndemtila Paulus (36) traversed through stormy waters and ultimately reached the pinnacle. Today, she is a restaurant owner. Not even multiple rejections from commercial banks for a loan deterred her from soldiering on. ...
Gaudentia Kröhne: From Tses ghettos to Parliament
KEETMANSHOOP – “I was lifted up by God from being a village girl, growing up in a corrugated iron-sheet house in Tses, and after relocating to Keetmanshoop, chosen from the dusty streets of Tseiblaagte for greater heights.” This is the heartfelt sentiment of Gaudentia Kröhne, the former Keetmanshoop mayor and now parliamentarian on the ruling...
Seven-seaters’ bread is minibuses’ poison
KEETMANSHOOP – Long-distance public transport operators using minibuses yesterday staged a peaceful demonstration against a decision to allow seven-seaters to also transport passengers on long-distance routes in the country. Transport minister Veikko Nekundi recently announced that the limitation of the distance of a 250km radius regime for seven-seaters is now in the rear-view mirror, and...
Berseba on right trajectory
BERESEBA – Berseba Village Council CEO Ivan Vries says although the local authority is not in the desired financial position, it is doing everything possible to achieve its strategic goals. Deliberating on projects completed during the current financial year, he mentioned the completion of the installation of four sewer pumps as part of upgrading the...
ǀUiǂgandes ge ǂkhawusa !oabadi xa ra ǂâiǂhansen
ǀUIǂGANDES – ǁAnǂgāsaben ǀUiǂgandes din ge ǁîn di ǂkhîo!nâsiba gere gowaui, īǁoasa tama mâsigu hîan ǀnaib ǀgâba nē !āsa !khō!nami hâ hîa ra ûi!nâgu ǂnamipe. Nē tsâsib ǁîn dib ge New Erab ge ǁnā !āsa sari hâ i soab ai !kharaga ǁanǂgāsaben xa gere !khō!gâhe. 47 kurixa Piet Matroosi ge gere mî, ǁnāpan ǁaupexa 80%gu...