JAC Motors this week exhibited their popular bakkies at the biggest shopping mall in the country, the Grove Mall in Windhoek. On show at the mall were the top-of-the-range T9 Super Lux, which retails for N$599 900, the T9 Lux, going for N$579 900 and the T8 Super Lux which goes for N$499 900 brand-new. With increasing exposure in the...
Chery to launch 19 new hybrid models in 2025 …including Tiggo 7 CSH, Tiggo 8 CSH, and Tiggo 9 CSH
Chery is set to introduce 19 hybrid models across the HEV (hybrid electric vehicle), PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle), and REEV (range-extender electric vehicle) categories in 2025. The first of these will be unveiled at Auto Shanghai 2025, where Chery will officially launch its Super Hybrid (CSH) brand. The Tiggo 7 CSH, Tiggo 8 CSH, and Tiggo 9 CSH will...
PPS allocates N$263.9 million to members
PPS Insurance Namibia, a financial solutions provider exclusively for graduate professionals, delivered another impressive performance in 2024 and returned exceptional value to members. “We are pleased with our performance which was supported by our robust strategy. Our priority as a company operating under the ethos of mutuality is to support our members by paying all valid claims. Thereafter, we share...
Old Mutual concludes 2025 employee roadshow
Old Mutual Namibia recently concluded its 2025 Employee Roadshow, celebrated under the theme ‘Own Your Impact’, which successfully reached out to hundreds of employees across the country and made a positive mark in communities along the way. Over 3 500 kilometres, the executive leadership team embarked on a tour of 10 towns, namely Windhoek, Okahandja, Keetmanshoop, Mariental, Grootfontein, Otjiwarongo, Rundu,...
Arysteq lists first-ever ETF on JSE
Arysteq, the largest independent, wholly-Namibian-owned asset management company, yesterday listed its first Actively-Managed Exchange Traded Fund (AMETF), the Arysteq Short-Term Income AMETF (ASIETF) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Approved by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (Namfisa), the Arysteq Short-Term Income AMETF is the first Namibian-based fund to list on the JSE. It is ideal for investors seeking low-cost,...
RA needs N$400 million to fix damaged roads
This year’s exceptional rainy season experienced in most parts of Namibia has been a blessing for farmers, but also caused severe damage to many national and urban roads. The Roads Authority (RA) will need approximately N$400 million to repair these damaged roads after weeks of continuous heavy rains across the country. RA spokesperson Hileni Fillemon yesterday told New Era that...
NNN’s baptism of fire … president delivers maiden Sona today
With final preparations underway ahead of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s first State of the Nation Address (Sona), the question on many people’s lips is whether Namibia’s new chapter will be met with fresh urgency, or familiar reassurances. The Sona is a constitutional act that reinforces the essence of democracy as a government by the people for the people. Nandi-Ndaitwah will take...
Uandaa Kamutati: Mother Teresa of Gam’s San community
GAM – Empathy, courage, humility and kindness perfectly sum up the angelic life of 55-year-old Uandaa Kamutati. For over two decades now, she has remained a rare voice for humanity for Gam settlement’s downtrodden community. Kamutati, a devoted wife and self-employed mother, has dedicated her life and soul to the wellbeing and upliftment of Gam’s most marginalised, displaced and dispossessed...
Steenkamp enters Khoekhoegowab storm … says no language is superior to another
Rudolf Gaiseb A storm is brewing at the Auas Primary School in the heart of Katutura, where disgruntled parents and community members and the school’s management are at loggerheads. It is alleged that the staff and principal are plotting to remove the Khoekhoegowab (KKG) language from the school. At the centre of the brouhaha is principal Toini Nauyoma, the alleged...
Work commences on the Windhoek district hospital
Health minister Dr Esperance Luvindao has stated that the Katutura Intermediate Hospital has seen a 50% increase in patient admissions, compared to previous years. The situation has forced many to wait for hours and in some cases, even days – before receiving treatment. “Such conditions are fundamentally unacceptable. Mothers giving birth have had to endure exceedingly long labour hours in...