OHAKWEENYANGA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has joined other voices in paying tribute to former Namibian Defence Force chief, Solomon ‘Jesus’ Hawala, who died on Monday. She described Hawala as, “a dedicated freedom fighter who served in several positions of command, including second assistant commander to the army commander and deputy commander of the People’s Liberation...
Author: Victoria Kaapanda (Victoria Kaapanda-Immanuel )
‘Jesus’ was forgotten
OHAKWEENYANGA – Ex-police supremo Sebastian Ndeitunga has paid tribute to Solomon ‘Jesus’ Hawala, the now departed former Namibian Defence chief. Ndeitunga described Hawala as a “forgotten hero” whose sacrifices were pivotal to Namibia’s liberation. Hawala died on Monday, aged 89. Speaking to New Era on Tuesday, Ndeitunga recalled first meeting Hawala in 1975 before travelling...
Opate yOmpundja tayi ka tamekwa okulongwa
OMPUNDJA – Ondjila ndjoka ya kala omimvo dha pita 30 tayi nyenyetwa kaakalimo yokiikandjohogololo Oshakati shokUuzilo osho wo Ompundja otayi tamekwa okutulwa oteya kehulilo lyomwedhi gwaAguste nuumvo. Aakalimo oya kala nokunyenyeta iihauto yawo tayi teka po omolwondjila yoholondo ndjoka ya za kOshakati yu uka kOmpundja. Ondjila ndjoka oyimwe yomooproyekan dhoka tadhi ka tamekwa, konima uuministeli...
Pohamba a kumagidha ngoloneya gwaHangwena a konge ehala lyokunduluka iikulya
OKANGHUDI – Omupresidente omukulu gwaNamibia Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa kumagindha ngoloneya gwaHangwena Kadiva Hamutumwa opo a konge omahala giikunino osho wo omapya gokunduluka iikulya moshitopolwa. “Ondi shi shi kutya itatu vulu okweeta po iikulya ayihe, ihe natu ete po mbyoka tatu vulu okweeta po, opo kaatu kale tatu indile kehe shimwe,” Pohamba ta popi ngaaka. Ta...
Revive dormant agri projects – Pohamba
OKANGHUDI – Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba has urged Namibians to take charge of their food security. He warned that the country’s vulnerability will persist unless collapsed agricultural projects are revived and made functional. Pohamba made these remarks on Friday during a courtesy visit to his house at Okanghudi village in Ohangwena region by a delegation...
Govt shifts from gravel to longer-lasting road technology
OMPUNDJA – The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced a major shift in rural road construction towards more sustainable and cost-effective stabilised road solutions. The move was announced by the Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi. He said the change aims to reduce long-term costs by building roads that last three times longer...
Iipinge a uvaneke oku katukila onkatu aananyalo
Ngoloneya gwoshitopolwa shaShana Hofni Iipinge okwa ti, itaku ka pitikwa nando oshimaliwa shapewa omandiki moshitoplwa shishunwe ko kepangelo omolwa okwaaitula mo miilonga. Iipinge okwa popi ngaaka Etitatu sho kwali a ningi oshigongi naakuluntuwiliki yomahangano niikondo yopapangelo ya yooloka moshitopolwa nelalakano lyoku kumagindha nkene yena okulongitha oshimaliwa shoka oomilliona N$375 dha gandjwa okugwanitha po ooproyeka moshitopolwa,...
Yamwe kaye na ontseyo yomashango guukalata womahogololo
OSHAKATI – Aantu anuwa otaya ende shokadhi kowishi okwiinyolitha uukalata womahogololo mOshakati. Omashango guukalata womahogololo ga gwedhwa po, oga ningilwa unene aantu mboka yakanitha uukalata nenge opo yagwanitha oomvula 18. Ashike yamwe yomaakalimo mondoolopa yaShakati otaya ti kaye na ontseyo ngele nuumvo okuna okwiinyolitha kuukalata womahogololo. Anuwa yamwe oyali ya kumwa anuwa sho ya tala...
Nandi-Ndaitwah a gandja omahekeleko kuGhana
Omupresidete Netumbo Nandi- Ndaitwah okwa gandja omahekeleko koshilongo shaGhana sho shakanitha aantu 11 mwa kwatelwa oominista mbali dhepangelo, sho endhakandhaka lyaakwiita moka yali lya gu mombanda. Oshipongashokaoshaholoka Etitatu lyoshiwike shika, kuumbugantu woshitopolwa shaAshanti koGhana. Otaku hokololwa moshiponga moka mwa sile minista gwetanga lyegamena gwaGhana Edward Omane Boamah oshowo minista gwomindhongoloko, uunongononi nuungomba Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed. ...
Nandi-Ndaitwah sympathises with Ghana …as helicopter crash kills two ministers
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has extended her heartfelt condolences to Ghana President John Dramani Mahama and the people of Ghana, following a tragic military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives on Wednesday, 6 August 2025. Among those who died in the crash in Ghana’s southern Ashanti region were two cabinet ministers, Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah...








