Rudolf Gaiseb The Opuwo Town Council is in the hot seat after allegations of unprocedurally appointing a second-ranking interviewee. The first-ranking interviewee Gerson Hinambangi Musewa, is a lawyer and accountant by training and a former employee at the council. The interviews were for the position of manager for finance, information technology and asset management. Musewa told New Era that the...
Governor partners to uplift Mariental’s Withuis kindergarten
Charmaine Boois MARIENTAL – Hardap governor Riaan McNab, now former, partnered with Teviva Trading CC to expand the Hardap //Uib Kindergarten situated in the Withuis informal settlement on the outskirts of Mariental, and officially handed it over to its founder, Lena Garoes, on Monday. In his remarks during the handover, McNab emphasised the importance of ECD centres, particularly in informal...
Kuisebmond to get MSME park
WALVIS BAY – The Erongo Regional Council will construct a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Park with the aim of addressing youth unemployment and economic exclusion in Kuisebmond. This is part of the council’s attempt to further promote township economy and reduce poverty within the Walvis Bay community. The park will be built on two plots that were donated...
SPYL secretary guns for Ndonga Linena
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – The secretary of the Swapo Party Youth League in Kavango East Anselm Marungu is set to contest the position of regional councillor for the Ndonga Linena constituency. Marungu will compete against the incumbent councillor Michael Kampota and former regional coordinator Marceline Kahare at the upcoming elective district conference, pending the outcome of the party’s vetting process....
LAs crucial in nation building – Sankwasa
ONDANGWA – The role of local authorities in supporting the government’s development agenda cannot be overemphasised. This was said by urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa, who commended the Ondangwa Town Council for its commitment to promoting local economic development. He made these remarks in a speech read on his behalf during the official opening of Ondangwa Trade Fair...
‘Put children at heart of climate action’
Moses Magadza CAPE TOWN – A SADC regional seminar on children’s rights and climate change got underway in Cape Town yesterday, with Botswana’s Deputy Speaker Helen Manyeneng challenging SADC parliamentarians to reimagine climate governance. This, Manyeneng said, can be achieved through the eyes of the region’s most vulnerable – its children. Speaking at the opening of the seminar, Manyeneng, a...
Uis set to become town council
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – The Erongo Regional Council has confirmed that the settlement of Uis is in the final stages of being proclaimed a town council. This marks a significant milestone in the development of the former mining hub located in the Daures constituency. This was revealed by the chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council, Florian Donatus, during a press...
NGOs urge end to US backed Gaza aid system
JERUSALEM – A group of 169 aid organisations called for an end to a US- and Israeli-backed aid distribution scheme in Gaza after repeated reports of people being killed while seeking rations. The NGOs urged a return to the UN-led aid mechanism that existed in the war-torn territory until March, when Israel imposed a full blockade on humanitarian assistance entering...
Namibia in gear to host Region 5 Games
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp says the upcoming Africa Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games, which are scheduled to take place from 4 to 13 July are set to go. The Namibian edition of the Games will feature the following sporting codes: Athletics (including able-bodied, visually impaired, and Special Olympics), basketball,...
Windhoek awaits 21 Brigade sports galore
OPUWO – The 21 Motorised Infantry Brigade, responsible for defending the central areas of Namibia, will host its first annual edition of a football, netball, and volleyball tournament at the Khomasdal Stadium in Windhoek this weekend. According to the tournament organiser, Gift Simasiku Njenjema, the event will be organised to give back to the community. “We plan to continue this...