Isuzu Motors has expanded the range of colours available on its range-topping D-Max models, comprising the luxuriously appointed V-Cross and the highly capable D-Max Arctic Truck AT35. Both can now be specified in metallic Onyx Black. “Based on the success of the recently launched MU-X Onyx XT and the X-Rider Black in Onyx Black, we’ve had keen customer interest in...
Ineos stands tall as benchmark for luxury off-roading
In a world where off-road vehicles often blur into a predictable pattern of rugged silhouettes and utilitarian interiors, the Ineos brand continues to carve out its own lane, one lined with luxury, engineering integrity, and near-limitless customisation. Since its launch, Ineos has impressed both Namibian and international buyers, earning a reputation for building vehicles that evoke the spirit of classic...
Standard Bank, CoW inks new deal
Standard Bank Namibia signed a new strategic financial services agreement with the City of Windhoek, strengthening its work with public institutions and supporting efforts to improve the financial wellbeing of Namibians. The signing ceremony took place at the bank’s head office in Windhoek on Tuesday. The agreement aims to give City of Windhoek employees access to special financial products and...
GIZ hosts high-level dialogue on inclusive finance
A six-month national programme aimed at improving access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Namibia’s 14 regions concluded with a high-level dialogue held in the capital this week. The initiative reached more than 300 MSMEs across all 14 regions and trained over 40 financial service providers, including banks, regulators, microlenders, development financiers, and fintech companies, on...
‘For the sake of the children’ …elderly vote to get children off societal ills
Rudolf Gaiseb Eveline de Klerk Iuze Mukube Sixty-three-year-old Seraphina //Khamuses is among voters who yesterday arrived early at Ella Du Plessis polling station to vote for this year’s Regional and Local Authorities Elections. Her reasons for voting are clear; she wants a drastic lifetyle change amongst young people. //Khamuses yearns for better opportunities for them so that they could stay...
Five Rand residents ‘unhappy’ to vote
FIVE RAND – Growing anger over years of unaddressed sewage spills has pushed some residents of the Five Rand location in the Okahandja constituency to boycott the regional and local authority elections. When New Era visited Five Rand yesterday, both polling stations were largely deserted. Instead of voting queues, dozens of residents were busy repairing their shacks, tending to household...
Kavango West clinic to get access road
MBEYO – The clinic at Erago village in the Ncamagoro constituency of Kavango West is set to finally get a gravel road that will link it to the Trans- Caprivi Highway. The clinic lies more than 20 km from the highway, making it difficult to reach for many. The road will be constructed from Mbeyo village, which is along the...
Aussenkehr staff to get better housing
AUSSENKEHR – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah called on employers to create the type of employment that gives incentives to employees, and that will, ultimately, take them out of poverty and to live better lives. “Appreciate workers, a worker who is taken care of is productive and motivated,” she said as she launched the Staff Housing Project of the Namibia Grape Company...
Over 4 000 GBV cases reported in a year
KEETMANSHOOP – A total of 4 405 cases of gender-based violence were reported between April 2024 and February 2025 in Namibia, Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema, has said. Kantema shared the statistics while launching the 2025 National 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) on Tuesday at the J. Stephanus Stadium in Keetmanshoop under the...
Magistrate saga destroying democracy – Metcalfe
WALVIS BAY – Defence lawyer, Advocate Richard Metcalfe, has condemned the ongoing magistrates’ go-slow, saying their actions are undermining justice and “destroying democracy as well as a dangerous step toward a collapse of the judicial system.” He also said their actions will create backlogs and urged magistrates to remember the role they were appointed to preserve. He raised concern after...