RUNDU – The Rundu Magistrate’s Court yesterday denied bail to Maria Namutenya Neromba (48), who appeared before Rundu magistrate George Matali, on a charge of attempted murder. Neromba allegedly poured hot cooking oil on her husband while he was asleep. The police in the Kavango West region arrested Neromba on Tuesday after a case was opened against her by her...
GBV Cases on the rise in Kavango East
Belinda Kulatau RUNDU – Cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) are on the rise in the Kavango East region. This was revealed during the regional activation of the #EndGenderBasedViolence Namibia campaign, held recently at the Kavango East Regional Council. Statistics shared during the event showed that, despite efforts by the police to combat this heinous crime, more than 40 cases of...
State wants life sentences for Kazeurua killers
State Advocate Esekiel Ipinge yesterday urged Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka to impose life sentences on the men convicted of murdering renowned stock theft investigator Wilfred ‘Major’ Hiambepo Kazeurua. Ipinge also recommended a sentence of 15 years for the stock theft conviction and five years for defeating the course of justice. Judge Siboleka had earlier convicted Stockley Kauejao...
Walvis water challenges far from over
WALVIS BAY – NamWater confirmed a delay in the procurement of critical materials needed to restore the failing water infrastructure at the coastal town of Walvis Bay. The town has been battling water challenges due to ailing system, coupled with vandalism and theft that further worsen the situation. Walvis Bay primarily gets its water from the Kuiseb River, both from surface...
Nekundi’s two cents on trade corridors
LUANDA- Namibia must move faster in developing its transport corridors to stay competitive in Africa’s growing trade network, Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi said at the US-Africa Business Summit in Angola this week. Speaking in an exclusive interview with this publication during the U.S.-Africa Business Summit, Nekundi said Namibia has learned valuable lessons on how to improve regional...
Ndiyona community interrogate food poisoning deaths
NDIYONA – The Gciriku traditional community in the Kavango East have blamed the increasing food poisoning incidents on parents who have neglected their roles, leaving children with no choice but to fend for themselves. Food poisoning occurrences have caused the death of more than 20 people – mainly children – in the Ndiyona constituency of the Kavango East region since...
Muharukua rolls out ambitious Kunene roadmap …targets youth employment, farming, infrastructure
Lahja Nashuuta Kunene’s newly appointed regional governor Vipuakuje Muharukua has laid out an ambitious plan to transform the region into the wealthiest one in Namibia. His focus is on job creation, agriculture, mining and infrastructure development. In an exclusive interview with New Era, he said Kunene’s untapped potential makes it a “region of possibilities”. “I used to be in the...
Luvindao launches guidelines to boost health security
Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao hailed the launch of the first edition of the Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Technical Guidelines, noting that it marks a significant milestone in strengthening Namibia’s health security. She said the world faces unprecedented public health challenges, like a surge in emerging and re-emerging pathogens, including influenza, viral haemorrhagic fevers, malaria, cholera, and...
LPM lashes out at Sankwasa
Rudolf Gaiseb Landless People’s Movement president, Bernadus Swartbooi, has slammed Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa, for firing Omuthiya councillor Johannes Ndeutepo. He said the minister acted prematurely, without involving the council, when he fired Ndeutepo for not residing within the jurisdiction of his office. Speaking at a media engagement onTuesday, Swartbooi discouraged the President’s appointees’ “intimidation” of duly...
Protesters demand the resignation of President Ruto
NAIROBI – Chanting “Ruto must go,” thousands of protesters flooded Nairobi’s streets to demand the resignation of the president. They waved Kenyan flags and carried branches as a symbol of peaceful opposition. Police had deployed barricades and razor wire to seal off major roads, especially those leading to the State House, President Ruto’s official residence, and Parliament. Crowds are moving...