Record 45m people need urgent food aid in southern Africa : UN
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Record 45m people need urgent food aid in southern Africa : UN
WINDHOEK – Convicted former education minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has acquired the services of top South African defence advocate Barry Roux to lead her appeal process.
MARIENTAL - Extreme poverty fuelled by unemployment and a large number of youths dropping out of school is the dire situation faced by many communities in Namibia but more so in Stampriet, east of Mariental.
WINDHOEK – The ruling Swapo Party yesterday blamed its electoral defeats in Keetmanshoop and Walvis Bay on the low turnout of voters in Wednesday’s by-elections.
WINDHOEK - Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula yesterday announced that the medical doctor, who allegedly decapitated a baby during birth at the Windhoek Central Hospital last year, has been reinstated.
RUNDU – The Rundu intermediate hospital, which caters for referrals from the Kavango East, Kavango West and the Zambezi regions, has a critical shortage of doctors.
RUNDU - Parents and teachers have appealed to the authorities to provide additional classrooms as an interim relief measure to the overcrowding at Ndama Combined School at Rundu.
WINDHOEK – Independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula and four others will have to provide strong evidence of electoral manipulation in their bid to have the results of the November 2019 presidential election overturned, say commentators.
WINDHOEK - A low voter turnout marred the Khomasdal constituency by-election in Windhoek yesterday. However, officials were not surprised by the low turnout.
WINDHOEK - Since the start of the 2019/2020 marketing season in May last year, imports for cereal grains were received to cover the domestic shortfall.
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OMUTHIYA - The Oshikoto regional council says it plans to cease distribution of fodder beyond the current available batch following a lack of interest from local farmers.
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WINDHOEK - The country’s official opposition, the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), has joined the chorus of some Namibians in rejecting the mooted plans to introduce KiSwahili as an optional language in local schools by next year.
OMUTHIYA - Drought relief fodder stored at the Oshikoto regional council has been spoiled by the recent good rains, as some registered farmers seemingly abandoned the programme.
WALVIS BAY - At least 600 learners that were on the waiting list for Grade 1 at Walvis Bay are unlikely to be accommodated, as no extra classrooms were built to accommodate them.
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WINDHOEK – Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) secretary-general Mahongora Kavihuha says the implementation of the new revised national curriculum has the potential to widen the gap between the rich and poor.
WINDHOEK - With heavy rains being experienced countrywide and into neighbouring countries, the Zambezi governor Lawrence Sampofu confirmed that some parts of the region, especially in the Kabbe South constituency have already been flooded.
OMUTHIYA - The Namibia Traffic Information System (NaTIS) will soon be operational in Omuthiya with registration, says acting town council CEO Simon Nghuulondo.
WINDHOEK - The Omusati education directorate has thrown more than 900 learners a lifeline after it revoked a directive recalling transferred Grade 9 learners from Grade 10. The directorate made a dramatic U-turn yesterday following public outrage.
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WINDHOEK - The ruling party has reacted angrily to a media report, which suggested that its top leadership snubbed Swapo Walvis Bay Urban by-election candidate.
WINDHOEK – The state is still opposing the release on bail of a teacher who stands accused of stabbing his wife multiple times and slitting her stomach to death in April last year.
RUNDU - The All People’s Party (APP) say although they have retained their two seats in the National Assembly following the 28 November general election last year, the party’s poor performance was largely attributed to lack of funds.
KEETMANSHOOP - The ruling party has appealed to registered voters to go out in numbers and vote for Festus Shilimela as the next Keetmanshoop Urban constituency councillor.
WINDHOEK - Despite the absence of critical textbooks and upsetting conditions of her school, learning never stopped for Taimi Asino.
WINDHOEK - English professor Jairos Kangira has welcomed calls for a conference on the subject, saying the current poor pass rate was alarming and a cause of concern to all stakeholders.
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WINDHOEK – Former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau and his co-accused have set out to prove that their release from detention is of urgency despite the High Court ruling otherwise in December last year.
WALVIS BAY - The Swapo Party pulled out all the stops to rally behind their candidate Sirie Topulathana for the Walvis Bay Urban constituency by-election slated for Wednesday, with Founding President Sam Nujoma endorsing the youthful candidate on Saturday.
OUTAPI - Expectant mothers and jobseekers who are mostly Angolan nationals have turned a portion of land next to the Outapi district hospital into an informal settlement.
Rundu - The Kavango East Regional Farmers Union (Kerfu) has made an impassionate plea to the incoming Meatco CEO Mushokabanji Mwilima to consider the reopening of the Rundu abattoir.
WINDHOEK - More than 10 500 learners, out of 24 932, who sat for the Grade 12 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary Level examination last year, qualify for admission to tertiary institutions for degree courses.
WINDHOEK - The country’s top grade 12 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Ordinary Level performers were showered with praises yesterday.
WALVIS BAY - The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has been heavily criticised by stakeholders at the coast ahead of next week’s Walvis Bay Urban by-election.
USAKOS - Small miners of Uiba-Oas Small-Scale Miners’ Cooperative situated between Usakos and Arandis say they are struggling to make ends meet as the selling of precious stones is proving to be challenging.
RUNDU – Farmers in the Zambezi Region have nowhere to sell their livestock as the region lacks a functional abattoir.
WINDHOEK - International relations minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday diplomatically condemned the killing of the Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, in a US drone strike in Baghdad last week.
KATIMA MULILO - Fruit hawkers from the Zambezi Region are petitioning governement to address their plight after the agriculture ministry banned the transportation of mangoes from the region to other parts of the country last year.
WINDHOEK - Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi admitted she was now entrusted with a bigger responsibility following her promotion to the rank of Deputy Commissioner.
WINDHOEK - Despite Windhoek residents achieving a water-saving target of 14 percent last week, the city has implored consumers to show unprecedented levels of cooperation in the coming months.
OSHAKATI - The Shack Dwellers Federation, which has so far constructed over 5 000 houses countrywide since its inception, has set a target to build 700 homes in the 2019/2020 financial year.
ONDANGWA - A 35-year-old mother who delivered triplets at Onandjokwe last year has appealed for support to help raise her children.
WINDHOEK - Economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions imposed by the United States (US) against Iran are set to be holding up the N$150 million tractor assembly plant that has been earmarked for Windhoek.
WINDHOEK - Regional council by-elections for Gobabis, Keetmanshoop Urban, Khomasdal and Walvis Bay Urban constituencies set for next week Wednesday will cost the Electoral Commission of Namibia N$5.6 million.
WINDHOEK - Meatco’s new CEO Mwilima Mushokabanji faces a daunting task when he takes over the corporation next month, public enterprises minister Leon Jooste said yesterday.
SWAKOPMUND - Thousands of holidaymakers descended on Namibia’s coastal towns of Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and Henties Bay over the summer holiday.
WINDHOEK - The ministry of education says it will introduce KiSwahili as an optional language in schools by next year.
WINDHOEK - Four new Swapo leaders were sworn in as members of the National Assembly yesterday to replace former cabinet ministers Bernhardt Esau and Sacky Shanghala, among others
RUNDU - Drought-affected farmers in the Kavango East and West regions have been implored to capitalise on the good rainfall received in the regions.
New Era editor Chrispin Inambao interviewed the Ambassador of Iran to Namibia, H.E Vahid Karimi, in the aftermath of the recent assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani by US armed forces in Iraqi.
WINDHOEK - Professionals working with adolescents suffering from drug or substance disorders are honing their skills to provide family therapy.
Agribank stopped in its tracks
ECN claims Mujoro is receiving death threats
Grade 12 pupils ‘fail to meet expectations’
Church should not play hard ball on sex education
Remembering departed football icon
2019 under review: The good, the bad and ugly of Namibian sports
Air Namibia gets N$500m loan guarantee
Amathila ‘terribly disappointed’ with Esau, Shanghala
DNA evidence delays NIMT double murder case
Independent candidate to champion land delivery
Universal health coverage tops…as SADC PF Plenary meets
Namibia favourite to retain Africa Cup
GIPF’s reduction of data reserve liability frees up N$1.5bn
Fransina Kahungu: From classroom to mayor
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Esau, co-accused claim ‘political motivation’
…as councillors snub swearing-in ceremony
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Meatco gets biggest portion of Norwegian beef quota
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WINDHOEK - The Namibian government has turned desperate immigrants, who fled South Africa last month following a recent wave of xenophobic attacks, away because they are not recognised as asylum seekers.
WALVIS BAY - Unionists representing unemployed seamen have welcomed government’s intervention to help secure them jobs within the fishing industry, but they are demanding the commitment to be put in writing.
WINDHOEK – Public enterprises minister Leon Jooste said the new legislation forming part of government’s drive to reform and restructure state-owned enterprises (SOEs) would be finalised by March next year.
Windhoek - Five candidates who contested the presidential election last month, including Dr Panduleni Itula, who stood as an independent, have approached the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome, which declared incumbent President Hage Geingob as duly elected.
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ONGWEDIVA – The Ongwediva town council and the Otjinene village council yesterday signed a cooperation agreement in order to enhance capacity building, economic development as well as tourism and cultural heritage between the two councils.
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WALVIS BAY - Government will negotiate with the fishing industry in an effort to secure work for fishermen who lost their jobs during the 2015 illegal strike as well as those who were laid off after Namsov’s quota was slashed.
WINDHOEK – The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has advised President Hage Geingob to remove all tainted politicians, including those that have been convicted but given an option to pay a fine, from the Swapo parliamentary list.
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WINDHOEK - Nudo is reportedly threatening to expel its former secretary-general Meundju Jahanika and the party’s constituency councillor for Okakarara Vetaruhe Kandorozu over allegations that the pair de-campaigned against the party during the just-ended general election.
WINDHOEK - Veld fires continue to destroy grazing for livestock and game in the Zambezi region. Regional governor Lawrence Sampofu told New Era yesterday the little grass, which most farmers relied on for the survival of their livestock, have been severely affected, especially in Kabbe North constituency.
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KEETMANSHOOP - Landless People’s Movement candidate for the Keetmanshoop Urban by-election Maximiliza Minnaar says nepotism and political patronage has led to the sidelining of many Namibians.
WALVIS BAY - Hundreds of people, wearing mostly T-shirts bearing the Namibian flag, rallied yesterday in Walvis Bay to demonstrate against corruption in light of the unfolding ‘Fishrot’ scandal that has implicated former ministers and businesspeople.
WINDHOEK - The chief executive officer of the Namibia Qualifications Authority Frans Gertze was released on N$5 000 bail on Monday following his high-profile arrest for allegedly shooting his wife six times at their Pionierspark home last month.
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WINDHOEK - A group of young demonstrators on Monday demanded that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Act, as amended, should be submitted to parliament to enable the anti-graft agency to be fully operational.
KALKFELD - For Fabiola Noinxas, quitting her full-time job to care for her paralysed mother in Kalkfeld was a simple choice. After her siblings complained about the responsibility, Noinxas decided to walk away from her chef position at a local lodge to become her mother’s primary caretaker.
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RUNDU - Josef Dinyando was last week re-elected as chairperson of the Divundu Village Council for the fifth consefutive time.
ONGWEDIVA - Israel Hatutale, who has been living with the HIV virus for the past 21 years, says the fight against the deadly epidemic can only be a success with the involvement of men.
WINDHOEK - Last week Friday, the Bank of Namibia (BoN) availed an additional financial contribution of N$50 million towards the implementation of the SME Financing Strategy.
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WINDHOEK- Independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula would need N$600 000 to take the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to the Supreme Court to challenge the results of the recent presidential election which saw President Hage Geingob emerge victorious with the lion’s share of votes.
WINDHOEK - Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein says government remains optimistic that growth prospects will gain traction as the implementation of the adopted measures are scaled-up.
WINDHOEK - Unemployment among disabled people stands at a record 39 percent compared to the national unemployment rate of 28 percent.
KATIMA MULILO - Fruit traders in Zambezi region have accused the ministry of agriculture of crippling their businesses, after the ministry allegedly issued a directive forbidding the export of fruits particularly mangoes from Zambia to other parts of Namibia.
OSHAKATI - Some residents of Onawa informal settlement in Oshakati were left without shelter while their belongings were destroyed when their shacks were flooded by rainwater yesterday morning.
WINDHOEK - Three Angolan women en-route to China were arrested at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) on Wednesday afternoon, with large amounts of money in US dollars amounting to over N$2 million which they did not declare with officials.
ONGWEDIVA - When he completes a five-year tenure as mayor of Helao Nafidi at the end of 2020 - having been re-elected several times, Eliaser Nghipangelwa - who was re-elected on Tuesday said he will bow out to pave way for an infusion of young blood.
ONANDHI - The rainfall that was much anticipated because of consecutive droughts has brought relief to communal farmers hard hit by the dry spells.
Our Star of the Week is the Bank of Namibia whose Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) granted some marginal relief to local consumers when it announced the repo rate will remain unchanged at 6.50 percent.
WINDHOEK - A South African national, who killed a Namibian woman in 2014, has been sentenced to 28 years imprisonment by Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute.
Okahandja - President Hage Geingob has praised members of the Namibian Defence Force for continuing to exhibit high levels of discipline.
WINDHOEK – No Namibian approached the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) with information on what has now turned into an international fishing bribery scandal, which has resulted in the arrest of local politicians and businessmen.
WINDHOEK - The Minister of Information and Communication Technology Stanley Simataa said Namibians should continue to shun irresponsible statements made on social media as they have the potential to upset the prevailing peace in the country.
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RUNDU - Power outages have become a common occurrence in Divundu recently, persisting throughout most of the days.
WALVIS BAY - Local community activist Kenneth Iilonga has confirmed his candidature for the race of Walvis Bay Urban constituency councillor as an independent candidate.
SWAKOPMUND - A massive demonstration against the ‘Fishrot Six’ and corruption that has tainted the sector leading to the loss of thousands of jobs is planned for 10 December in Walvis Bay.
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WINDHOEK- With the recent Presidential and National Assembly elections that brought diversity in terms of age and a lot of youth making the cut to parliament, political analysts feel the time has come for the opposition to “walk the talk.”
WINDHOEK - Tuufilwa Ndawina Jonas, 34, convicted on three counts of rape and three counts of trafficking in persons after she trafficked a young girl from Okahenge village in Omusati for sexual exploitation during 2012 was sentenced to an effective 28 years imprisonment yesterday.
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WINDHOEK- “If I am born with HIV, please tell me earlier.”
ONGWEDIVA – Despite the recent rains, drought continue to persist at Uuvudhiya where hundreds of cattle have perished due to the dry spell, according to regional councillor Amutenya Ndahafa.
OMUTHIYA - The re-elected mayor of Tsumeb, Matheus Hangula, said the municipality will adopt a proactive revival roadmap and further asked councillors to redouble their efforts and focus on addressing socio-economic challenges facing the town.
WINDHOEK - Namibians have reacted with outrage following fresh revelations exposing local officials in the international bribery fishing scandal, dubbed ‘Fishrot’.
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob last night announced that the Swapo Politburo has decided to withdraw corruption-tainted former ministers Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala from the ruling party’s parliamentary list for the new National Assembly.
WINDHOEK - Air Vice Marshal Martin Kambulu Pinehas, who is also acting Chief of the Defence Force (CDF), has warned certain individuals who are allegedly inciting political violence against newly-elected President Hage Geingob.
ONGWEDIVA - Following heavy rainfall over the weekend, drought-hit communal farmers in the villages surrounding Ongwediva have already started tilling their communal fields.
OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI - an agent and foot soldier, who was campaigning for independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula, claims members of the reserve police in Omuthiya assaulted him during last week’s general election.
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob at the weekend admitted that the 2019 presidential election was competitive after he shrugged off a spirited challenge from independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula to win the presidency, albeit with a reduced majority.
WINDHOEK - A split in Swapo has seen the party overwhelmingly win in parliamentary elections, but did not retain the two-thirds majority it won with ease in 2014.
WINDHOEK - South African prominent lawyers who were in the country to represent the ‘Fishrot Six’ were convicted on Friday in Windhoek Magistrate’s Court for entering the country without work permits and ordered to pay a fine of N$10 000 each or consequently 18-months-imprisonment respectively.
WINDHOEK - Opposition leaders have accused electoral body, Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) of alleged widespread irregularities in the National Assembly and Presidential elections won by Swapo and its presidential candidate President Hage Geingob.
WINDHOEK- The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) has recommended the National Assembly to consider amending the Electoral Act to ensure the votes from special voting are counted together with those from the main election, in order to minimise speculation and undue influence on voters.
KEERMANSHOOP - New kid on the block, the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) surpassed the expectations of many by coming out top among the winners in the majority of //Kharas region’s constituencies during the just-ended Presidential and National Assembly elections.
ONGWEDIVA - Amidst water shortages still being experienced in Ohangwena, the regional council dismissed the video circulating on social media of villagers tapping water from a muddy hole at Ohaimbudu, saying the video does not depict the current situation.
The ruling Swapo Party has taken a commanding lead in this year’s National Assembly elections, while President Hage Geingob was slightly ahead of independent candidate Dr Panduleni Itula in the presidential race.
WINDHOEK – The formal appearance in court yesterday of the six accused in the high-profile bribery case implicating former cabinet ministers Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala generated massive public interest.
WINDHOEK – President Hage Geingob yesterday extended congratulations to SADC chair and president John Magufuli ahead of the 58th anniversary of the United Republic of Tanzania.
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WINDHOEK - A Congolese national denied that she smuggled at least 15 refugees into Namibia for a fee when she appeared before Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku at the High Court situated at the Windhoek Correctional Services.
WINDHOEK - Windhoek High Court Judge Thomas Masuku last week ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ministry of Finance to return a consignment of timber held unlawfully to its rightful owners.
ONGWEDIVA – Electoral Commission of Namibia officials in Ohangwena and Omusati have denied allegations that voters were denied their right to vote for the leader of their choice after officials failed to set up mobile stations at the expected times.
Following what has been described by many as a heated campaign trail, Namibians voted in a general election yesterday hailed by many as peaceful despite challenges associated with electronic voting machines (EVMs) experienced across the country.
WINDHOEK – Former cabinet ministers Bernhard Esau and Sacky Shanghala, as well as four others implicated in the high-profile Fishrot Files kickback scandal, are expected to appear in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court today following their arrest yesterday.
ETUNDA - Although voting started on time in Omusati region, the electoral process was decelerated by elderly voters who were not familiar with the electronic voting machines.
KEETMANSHOOP – Despite some minor hiccups, overall the general election voting process went smoothly in the //Kharas Region yesterday. Voting at many polling stations started at 07h00, except for the multi-purpose centre in Tseiblaagte residential area.
OMUTHIYA – Voters in Oshikoto Region said in no uncertain terms that they expect the new administration to address issues of bread and butter, including providing employment to thousands of Namibians languishing at home without jobs.
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WINDHOEK – It is all systems go for tomorrow’s Presidential and National Assembly elections after the Electoral Tribunal yesterday dismissed an urgent application that challenged the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
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WINDHOEK - Former justice minister Sacky Shanghala and three others wanted on corruption charges say they are ready to hand themselves in.
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WINDHOEK – The man accused of the brutal rape and murder of 13-year-old Rachel Vanessa Boois in the Omdel location of Henties Bay during the period May 2014 was convicted yesterday by Windhoek High
WINDHOEK - The Presidency has taken issue with an article published recently in The Namibian newspaper, which claimed President Hage Geingob uttered that renowned academic Joseph Diescho “will remain a refugee”.
ONGWEDIVA - Independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula on Sunday called for the resignation of President Hage Geingob, accusing his administration of not having Namibians at heart.
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WINDHOEK - There was high drama at the Windhoek High Court yesterday when an initial urgent application seeking to set aside the arrest of former fisheries minister Bernhard Esau was adjourned to Tuesday, only for the court to later order to his release.
WINDHOEK - Hundreds of Swapo faithful on Saturday streamed into the Sam Nujoma stadium in Katutura, with the party confident it will win the 27 November polls overwhelmingly, along with its presidential candidate President Hage Geingob.
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob has ordered acting fisheries minister Albert Kawana to investigate the affairs of the state-owned fishing company Fishcor and the line ministry over the last ten years.
WINDHOEK – A handful of men from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCRN) on Saturday staged a demonstration against the country’s high level of gender violence and the abuse of women and children.
WINDHOEK - Swanu president Tangeni Iijambo has reached out to workers in the informal sector, saying his party will do everything to promote their plight once elected into power.
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WINDHOEK – Political parties are expected to go all out in their final rallies this weekend with the hope of shoring up more support ahead of next week’s general election.
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RUNDU - An organised group of community members from Kaisosi Kavangara Women Agricultural Project cc have rejected a council decision to excavate a burrow pit that would allow council to mine gravel to resurface streets in town.
WINDHOEK – Presidential press secretary Dr Alfredo Hengari has reacted strongly to recent media reports that he labelled as fake news aimed at tarnishing the good name of President Hage Geingob and of the country, and to influence voters ahead of next week’s crunch elections.
LÜDERITZ – The effects of the prevailing drought have seen a rise in cases of copper cable theft by people illegally crossing into Namibia along the Orange River from neighbouring South Africa, according to an environment official.
WINDHOEK - A Namibian police senior, Deputy Commissioner Jurie Johannes Vermeulen, passed away last Sunday at the Gobabis Private Health Hospital in Omaheke region. A press statement issued by Nampol spokesperson Chief Inspector Kauna Shikwambi said Vermeulen would be buried on Saturday.
OMUTHIYA - The National Housing Enterprises (NHE) has announced a new design for its houses across various ranges, bringing a new taste to prospective homeowners and extending room size. NHE CEO Gisbertus Mukulu made the announcement during the handover of 50 completed units at Omuthiya yesterday.
WINDHOEK – The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) once more defended the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) without a verifiable paper trail, claiming the latter has irrecoverable errors when used during elections.
WINDHOEK – A body representing Namibian lawyers has called on all investigators preoccupied with the investigation of the alleged international fishing kickback scandal implicating local politicians to speedily conclude their inquiry into the matter.
WINDHOEK – The director of Regain Trust, James Itana, says if Namibia is to effectively address gender-based violence (GBV) then both men and boys have to become a key target audience just as much as women and girls are a target.
WINDHOEK – The police are yet to complete their investigations into the case of a man who confessed having abducted, kidnapped and sexually violated a minor.
The Gibeon constituency councillor Jeremiah van Neel last week handed over equipment and building material worth N$250 000 to 19 community-based micro projects in Gibeon and surrounding areas.
WINDHOEK - The German government has spent about N$700 million in support of Namibia’s conservation and sustainable management of natural resources since the establishment of Namparks in 2006.
Windhoek – The electoral court has reserved judgment in an urgent application filed by independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula against the use of EVMs in next week’s general election without a verifiable trail, among others. Magistrate Uatjo Uanivi will hand down judgement on 25 November after hearing oral arguments from the lawyers representing Itula, ECN and other political parties contesting the elections.
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WINDHOEK - Presidential press secretary Dr Alfredo Hengari has dismissed a Nampa report carried by New Era on Monday under the headline ‘Geingob denounces demands for Shanghala and Esau’s dismissal’ as inaccurate, malicious – and that it selectively quoted the President.
ROSH PINAH – Swapo Party secretary for information and mobilisation and special advisor on veteran affairs in the vice-president’s office, Hilma Nikanor, has urged Swapo members to make their voter cards ready because the cards are the guns to win the election war.
WALVIS BAY - Walvis Bay-based pastor of the Holy Ghost Fire Ministry Marvin Damaseb, accused of kidnapping a minor girl two weeks ago, revealed some disturbing allegations around the kidnapping saga in court on Monday.
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KATIMA MULILO – A family from Sachinga in Sibbinda constituency, Zambezi region is livid after Martin Lukato the leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) without their consent used a family reunion to welcome back a Dukwe returnee at an NDP political rally and campaign platform.
WINDHOEK - Opposition parties and civil society organisations yesterday raised concern over pressing issues such as the much-debated use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) to the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) election observation mission.
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KATIMA MULILO – President Hage Geingob has commended the newly-formed Namibians Against Secessionism group in Zambezi region for its stance in condemning the activities of pro-secessionists in the region, where there was a short-lived uprising in 1999 that was crushed by the army.
ONGWEDIVA - Health officials from Namibia and Angola assembled in Ongwediva to discuss ways to collaborate and measures to control and totally eradicate guinea worm disease.
A Swapo star rally held at Eenhana in Ohangwena region on Sunday attracted a huge crowd of thousands of ruling party followers who thronged the venue to listen to the messages highlighting government’s achievements on development and its aim to continue to provide services to the people.
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RUNDU - The traditional leader of the vaGciriku traditional community Chief (Hompa) Kassian Shiyambi has passed on. Shiyambi died at the age of 82 on Sunday afternoon around 14h00 at Nyangana District Hospital in Ndonga Linena Constituency in Kavango East Region.
LÜDERITZ - NamPower plans to construct two wind energy plants worth N$1 billion in the Tsau //Khaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park in order to boost Namibia’s local power generation capacity.
WINDHOEK - The ruling party youth wing, the Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has called on party leaders implicated in corruption to be removed from the party’s list to parliament.
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WINDHOEK - Three judges of the Windhoek High Court in a review judgment on various cases on whether a charge of money-laundering in addition to that of a charge containing the element of dishonesty has issued a judgement explaining the offence of money-laundering.
LILONGWE, MALAWI - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Malawi has donated 350 three-tier bunk beds, 1050 mattresses and three soil rippers to support crop production and enable inmates to sleep in dignity in one of Malawi’s most congested prisons.
SWAKOPMUND - Some fishing rights applicants and industry players are concerned the process of evaluating over 5 000 applications may be compromised by the FishRot scandal, which has implicated two former cabinet ministers and their close associates.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has cautioned the general public against believing unverified posts on social media regarding Wednesday’s special voting process conducted locally and at foreign missions.
OMUTHIYA - Liquidators have shut down doors of Quality Pharmacy among other businesses that operate under the now insolvent M&P Investment cc, due to debt that reportedly amounts to over N$8 million.
MARIENTAL - The outgoing headgirl of Mariental High School Donna Gamatham has launched a reusable sanitary towels project to sensitise both men and women on the effects of the menstrual cycle on the girl child.
WINDHOEK – The Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID), in partnership with the US Embassy in Namibia, conducted a Civil Society Support Program (CSSP) for local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from the end of September to the start of November at the House of Democracy.
WINDHOEK – A 50-year-old man previously convicted of murder and rape and who confessed to abducting, kidnapping and raping a five-year-old girl in his latest case will make his second appearance in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
WINDHOEK - The final instalment of the Bank Windhoek Long Course Gala for the year will take place this coming weekend at the Western Suburbs Municipal Pool in Windhoek. The event will see contestants from Aqua Swimming Club, Dolphins Swimming Club, Marlins and Phoenix, compete in 850 events.
WINDHOEK - State Advocate Solomon Kanyemba yesterday asked Windhoek High Court Judge Naomi Shivute to sentence Wilhelm (Wimpie) Derick Februarie, 40, the man convicted of the murder of a 56-year-old woman in Windhoek West, to life imprisonment.
OMUNTELE - The resumption of the Omuntele water project, which was stalled for years, has brought relief to hundreds of farmers and households. The community has been battling severe shortage of water due to the prevailing drought.
WINDHOEK - Visiting Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekaterina Zaharieva says her country is eager to offer scholarships to young Namibians in priority areas.
Fisheries minister Bernhard Esau and his justice counterpart Sacky Shanghala resigned yesterday after being linked to a massive corruption scandal involving an alleged kickback scheme of at least N$150 million.
Namibians living abroad voted at high commissions, embassies and consulates around the world as part of the special voting exercise ahead of the general election on 27 November.
KEETMANSHOOP - The proverbial saying of ‘where there is a will there is a way’ can in many ways befit Annely Humphries, who shared her life journey of troubles, including overcoming cancer, with New Era.
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ONGWEDIVA – Works and transport minister John Mutorwa said the “bad and unethical leadership”, which rocked the RCC should be a thing of the past.
WINDHOEK - Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani yesterday said he was still waiting to hear from Sadc chairperson and Tanzanian President John Magufuli over an urgent meeting he had requested to discuss concerns on the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Namibia’s general elections.
WINDHOEK - Local socialite and businesswoman Dillish Mathews this week had her turn in the trial of two Namibians and 12 Angolans accused of defrauding government to the tune of over N$210 million through false tax refunds on purchases exported from the country.
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob yesterday conveyed a message of congratulations to the people of Angola and President João Lourenço on the country’s 44th independence anniversary.
WINDHOEK - Industrialisation minister Tjekero Tweya has urged Namibian journalists to report accurately and fairly on the affairs of the country in order not to scare away potential investors.
WINDHOEK – The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) says to be equitable and in the interest of all Namibian students the fund has decided to pay N$10 000 towards non-tuition fees per student as for now.
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WINDHOEK – Namibia Farm Workers Union (Nafwu) general secretary Rocco Nguvauva yesterday reiterated his call for the agricultural sector to ensure farm workers are accorded their democratic right to freely participate in this month’s elections.
WINDHOEK – Today, the Windhoek Regional Court is set to hear the trial of two men accused of attempting to steal N$1.1 million from Air Namibia in 2017.
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ARANDIS - The Arandis Town Council has launched a prepaid water meter project. The prepaid water system will also allow households with disconnected water to still have access to this basic human right.
OSHIKANGO - The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) vows it will improve healthcare and guarantee medicine in clinics and hospitals once elected into power.
OSHAKATI - President Hage Geingob who is also Swapo’s candidate in this month’s presidential vote said he cannot solely be blamed for the current status of the country, adding that he does not lead in isolation.
OMUTHIYA - Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta has expressed concern about the ever-increasing corruption cases reported in the country, saying this has been crippling the economy.
WINDHOEK - Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) has recorded success in the battle against cases and deaths related to malaria, thanks to interventions by member states. This has resulted in a substantial reduction of mortality attributed to the infectious disease.
OMUTHIYA - Nored has advised the community and in particular the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) to seek authorisation before erecting posters on electricity poles.
WINDHOEK - Press secretary in the Presidency Alfredo Hengari has angrily hit back at those criticising President Hage Geingob’s appointment of former Keetmanshoop Urban councillor Hilma Nicanor as special advisor on veterans’ affairs in the Office of the Vice-President.
Windhoek – Over 1 000 households in Havana and Okahandja Park informal settlements now have electricity connections to their homes.
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WINDHOEK - A scheduled meeting, which never materialised yesterday between President Hage Geingob, Founding President Sam Nujoma and Damara leader Gaob Justus //Garoëb, may have fuelled speculations that the latter was defecting to the ruling party. //Garoëb, in an interview with New Era, dismissed reports linking him to Swapo, saying he was a committed United Democratic Front of Namibia (UDF) member even though he quit active politics in 2013.
WINDHOEK – The Electoral Commission of Namibia has already started granting local, regional and international organisations observer status in this month’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.
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KATIMA MULILO – The Katima Mulilo state mortuary has not been functioning well over the past several months. As a result, those who lose their beloved ones are at times compelled to send the bodies of their relatives to private mortuaries at a great cost.
WALVIS BAY – Some residents of Kuisebmond on Wednesday accused the Walvis Bay Town Council of using their homelessness as a ploy to gain votes in the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for later this month
OHANGWENA – A man who is accused of killing three family members in Ohangwena Region this week made his first court appearance yesterday but the matter was remanded to Monday next week as the suspect was unresponsive.
WINDHOEK – The Namibian Police Canine Unit – in short K9 Unit – that is tasked with detecting crimes, explosives, drugs and criminals amongst others, has its existence founded on the Namibian Police Act, 19 of 1990 Section 13, which spells out its mandate.
WINDHOEK – The ministry of labour and employment creation has been struggling to find job placements for thousands of Namibians currently unemployed.
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob says Namibia remains confident that through proper implementation of Namibia’s
WINDHOEK – Higher education minister Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi says it is a top priority of the new council members of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) to appoint a substantive vice-chancellor.
NKURENKURU - Human-wildlife conflict remains a serious problem in Kavango West, where elephants continue to cause destruction.
KOMSBERG - The Namibian government continues to provide a conducive environment for businesses to operate in and which can also attract foreign investors.
OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI - Independent presidential candidate, Dr Panduleni Itula, has promised to address the housing crisis especially among the young people.
EPATULULO - The mass killing of three family members in Ohangwena region yesterday has sparked anger and frustration on social media as Namibians highlighted the severity of crime in the country.
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WINDHOEK - The man who stabbed his girlfriend and mother of his now eight-year-old daughter a shocking 27 times with several knives in front of her four-year-old son in what he described as a moment of weakness was yesterday sentenced to 30 years imprisonment.
WINDHOEK - A female correctional officer, who without hesitation last month assisted a woman in labour to successfully deliver a baby in a Katutura backyard, has earned herself a promotion for her heroic act.
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WINDHOEK - A young man from Leonardville who was merely 17-years- old when he slit the throat of his two- month pregnant girlfriend on Monday admitted during cross-examination in the High Court in his mitigation and aggravation of sentence hearing that he indeed killed the deceased.
WINDHOEK – The United Democratic Front of Namibia (UDF) is “stronger than ever” and ready to contest the Presidential and National Assembly elections later this month, party president, Apius !Auchab, said yesterday.
WINDHOEK - All People’s Party (APP) president, Ignatius Shixwamweni, says the party’s position is to champion for gender equality, the rights of people with disabilities and the LGBTIQ community.
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KIRRIS-OST - Family, friends and members of the community gathered last weekend at farm Kirris-Ost for the tombstone unveiling of Elizabeth Tjipepa-Kröhne, who has contributed significantly towards the history of Namibia.
WINDHOEK - Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga said weapons, including firearms, have been seized at political rallies across the country as campaigning for the general election heats up.
TSUMEB - The outskirts of Tsumeb in the Oshikoto region embodies all the woes of over-urbanisation.
WINDHOEK - Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka yesterday sentenced double murder convict, Petrus Paai, to two life imprisonment terms.
ONGWEDIVA – Rain in the northern regions came as a relief to many farmers whose livestock have been decimated by the persistent drought.
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KATIMA MULILO – The leader of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Martin Lukato Lukato, says he received 84 new members over the weekend.
OKAKU – Inhabitants of some villages in the Okaku constituency said they are still hoping for basic services such as water, electricity and quality public healthcare.
KEETMANSHOOP – Police officers in the //Kharas Region must not use unnecessary force during crime prevention efforts.
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WINDHOEK - Police Inspector-General Sebastian Ndeitunga has sent a stern warning to former Dukwe refugees, saying that the law will be enforced on those trying to destabilise the security of the country.
RUNDU - President Geingob says already cut raw timber must be exported, this is despite the government ban of raw timber involving mainly farmers from the two Kavango regions not to sell harvested logs for export but only to local factories leaving many farmers with rotting logs of timber.
WINDHOEK – Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa says the party accepts that independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula, with effect from the date of his registration with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, has irreversibly ex-communicated himself as a Swapo member.
ONGWEDIVA - An elderly man died a horrific death yesterday morning after a bomb exploded, blowing him and his tools to pieces.
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KEETMANSHOOP – With the trend of political parties opting to launch their campaigns more on social media, New Era gauged the views of some //Kharas residents on this new political phenomenon.
NKURENKURU - The Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development, Tjekero Tweya, said the time has come for Namibia to embrace and welcome investors with open arms and create the necessary conducive environment that will inspire investors to settle in the country.
As national elections loom - slightly over a month before the nation goes to the polls to decide who is going to lead the country into the next five years - we should, as a nation, ask ourselves a fundamental question: Are we voters or fans of political contestants in the elections?
WINDHOEK – For over ten years a resident of Havana informal settlement has been going from home to sit around some traffic lights in a leafy area of Windhoek hoping to be picked up for a job, but in vain.
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ONGWEDIVA – The ministry of environment has reported a decline in the number of rhinos poached across the country this year.
WINDHOEK – Nampol Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has clarified that there was no criminal case opened at any station regarding the missing electronic voting machines (EVMs), which at the time were loaned to the Swapo Party Elders Council in 2017.
RUNDU - The annual Rundu trade fair is currently underway and the organisers say despite the economic downturn, the turnout is quite pleasant, as there are 127 exhibition stalls at this year’s event.
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OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI - No matter how often the police intensify its efforts to make sure that no illegal objects are sneaked into prisons, these dangerous items still find their way inside cells.
WINDHOEK – Unionist Evilastus Kaaronda said he has abolished plans to contest the Presidential and National Assembly elections this year because of all the drama involved in the run-up to the 27 November polls.
WINDHOEK – Visually impaired Namibians are demanding that authorities introduce Braille-enabled electronic voting machines (EVMs) instead of their relying on helpers to vote.
WINDHOEK - The Katutura Annual Expo has already opened its gates to the public at the Katutura Youth Complex in Windhoek, although the official opening is set for today.
WINDHOEK - Although a National Professional Standards for Teachers in Namibia was developed in 2006 to provide a framework and guide educators, the implementation of this policy has not been effectively monitored.
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OTJIWARONGO - Government officials and stakeholders from across the Otjozondjupa region gathered on Tuesday to discuss road accident reduction measures in the region in light of the festive season when road accidents and deaths are most likely to increase over the holiday season
WINDHOEK - Close to 3 000 desperate job seekers queued for hours at the Windhoek Central Hospital in the hope of landing nine cleaner vacancies.
WINDHOEK - Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said yesterday that it will forge ahead with the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for 27 November despite the refusal of opposition parties to sign the code of conduct yesterday.
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KEETMANSHOOP - With the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for later next month, New Era engaged some //Kharas residents on what issues will motivate them to renew their democratic mandate as well as their expectations from the party that they intend casting their vote.
KATIMA MULILO – Former Dukwe refugees, who recently participated in a tripartite voluntary repatriation exercise from Botswana to Namibia, clashed with the Namibian Police in Katima Mulilo on Monday after they attempted to hold a ‘peaceful demonstration.’
KEETMANSHOOP - “Hage Geingob is a son of the soil belonging to all four directions in Namibia.”
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WINDHOEK – Namibia goes to the polls on 27 November but one hardly seems to see campaign posters, flyers or banners displayed by political parties on the streets as has been the case in past elections.
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WINDHOEK – A member of the Botswana opposition coalition the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Cater Hikuama, on Friday became the second ‘Baherero’ (Herero) – as they known in that country – to be elected to the Botswana legislature since independence in 1963.
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WINDHOEK - City police has arrested four habitual housebreakers after they were intercepted and found in possession of suspected housebreak-in equipment.
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WINDHOEK - The man accused of the brutal rape and murder of a 13-year-old Rachel Vanessa Boois in the Omdel location of Henties Bay during the period 3 to 4 May 2014 refused to testify in his own defence after Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka dismissed his application for discharge.
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TSUMEB - Female teachers in Oshikoto region were over the weekend advised on mental transformation as a support mechanism to improve on their leadership, management and administrative skills.
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ONGWEDIVA - With the increased unemployment rate in the country, many young people want to see more jobs created by the next government.
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KEETMANSHOOP – President Hage Geingob has appealed to Swapo supporters and symphathisers to remain united as the ruling party seeks to continue advancing the interests of all Namibians.
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WINDHOEK – Measures imposed on Venezuela, the economic embargo on Cuba and sanctions against Zimbabwe dominated President Hage Geingob’s speech at the two-day Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
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WINDHOEK - Independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula said if elected into power, his 12-member cabinet would comprise of 40 percent youth.
WALVIS BAY – Residents and visitors at the coastal towns of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay can now apply for visas on arrival as well as electronically apply for passports.
OTJINENE – Omaheke regional governor Festus Ueitele has pledged to offer his full support to business activities that are providing employment opportunities in the region.
WINDHOEK - Debate over the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the issue of their reliability in the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections remains a hot topic.
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OMUTHIYA - Grade 12 learners at Omuthiyagwiipundi Secondary School in Oshikoto region, who are currently sitting for the year-end national examinations, have opted to squat in tents on school ground as temporary means to bridge the distance they travel from their homes.
WALVIS BAY – The growing demand for short-term employment visas at the coast has resulted in the ministry of home affairs establishing an Immigration Selection Board Committee on Work Visas for the Erongo region.
WINDHOEK – Swapo has availed a total of N$1.95 million to 13 regional structures to help them prepare for the upcoming general election slated for 27 November.
ONGWEDIVA - In the quest to fight and combat crime across the country, the Ministry of Safety and Security on Wednesday opened the over N$25 million police station at Oshifo in Ruacana of Omusati region.
ONDANGWA - Safety and security minister Charles Namoloh has advised more than 700 cadet constables currently undergoing a 12-month training at the Ruben Danger Ashipala Training Centre against joining the force for money.
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WINDHOEK – Residents of Kilimanjaro and Babylon informal settlements in the Tobias Hainyeko constituency have expressed unhappiness over the lack of basic municipal services such as water, electricity and poor sanitation facilities.
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WINDHOEK - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) CEO Charity Mwiya has threatened to name and shame businesspeople who allegedly colluding with politicians to win public tenders.
WINDHOEK – A 23-year-old man, who admitted that he killed his girlfriend and mother of his minor child by hitting her with an axe on her head, was sentenced to an effective 25 years in prison yesterday by Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Kaijata Kangueehi.
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WINDHOEK - Despite receiving an additional N$61 million in the mid-term budget review, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) still sits with a budget deficit of N$20 million.
WARMBAD - Not only can the Bondelswarts community benefit from a revamped Warmbad Hot Springs facility, but also their future generations can equally reap the fruits from such initiative.
WINDHOEK - Finance minister Calle Schlettwein, yesterday told the nation that a total of N$1.18 billion has been freed up through expenditure cuts during the mid-year budget review process.
WINDHOEK - The Electoral Commission of Namibia is battling a crisis of credibility following reports that suggested that electronic voting machines (EVMs) ‘loaned’ to Swapo in 2017 have still not been returned to the ECN.
WINDHOEK - Rachel Rittmann, who hired an ex-lover to kill her husband in August 2013, has been sentenced to life in prison.
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob left yesterday for Europe to attend the first Russia-Africa Summit taking place in Sochi.
WINDHOEK - Environment minister Pohamba Shifeta this week inspected the rehabilitation and drilling of boreholes in the Oshikunde and Epembe constituencies of Ohangwena Region.
ONGWEDIVA - Police divers in Oshana Region yesterday morning recovered bodies of two boys who had drowned in separate incidents at Ohakweenyanga and Omaalala earlier this week.
WINDHOEK - A total of 22 wildlife products have been seized this month alone, the ministry of environment confirmed this week.
WINDHOEK - Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein, faces the daunting task of presenting the Mid-Term Budget review in Parliament today for the N$66.5 billion national budget tabled in March.
SWAKOPMUND – Over 174 Swakopmund families yesterday received food parcels as part of government’s food bank programme.
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WINDHOEK – A Namibian national is fighting for his life after he was shot and wounded by an off-duty Angolan police officer while attempting to cross into Namibia from Angola on Saturday.
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ONGWEDIVA – Namibian small business owners importing goods from China will take to the streets this week to demonstrate against recently enforced customs measures.
GOBABIS - President Hage Geingob has praised the ruling party’s track record since taking charge of government in 1990, saying Swapo does not campaign on empty promises.
WINDHOEK - Presidential hopeful Dr Panduleni Itula has taken issues with the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), saying they are not suitable for elections in a democratic country like Namibia.
WINDHOEK - A memo issued by Katutura State Hospital medical superintendent Dr Fady Ashmawy, which discourages staff employed at the referral health facility not to seek treatment there, has been frowned upon
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WINDHOEK – Local forex trader Michael Amushelelo has filed an urgent application in the High Court for the search and seizure warrants authorised by a Windhoek magistrate to be reviewed and set aside.
WINDHOEK - Education deputy minister Anna Nghipondoka launched the Namibian school feeding policy on Friday.
WINDHOEK - At least five by-elections will be held within 90 days following the resignations of Swapo-affiliated regional councillors who opted to contest parliamentary seats on the party ticket in the upcoming National Assembly election.
WINDHOEK – The Electoral Commission of Namibia yesterday confirmed at the time of going to print that it has received ten nominations for the upcoming Presidential election.
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WINDHOEK – A Namibian Defence Force member, convicted of murdering his biological daughter by drowning her in the Goreangab dam in February 2017, was sentenced to an effective 30 years’ imprisonment
WINDHOEK - The government has allocated an amount of N$19.2 million to connect water pipes in the Zambezi Region.
WINDHOEK – High Court Acting Judge Claudia Claasen will preside over the murder trial of commissioner for refugees in Namibia Likius Valombola.
WINDHOEK – A committee set up to evaluate over 5 000 fishing rights applications has completed 80 percent of the work, fisheries minister Bernhard Esau told New Era this week.
WINDHOEK – The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) says it will stick to the law in strictly applying Article 47 of the Namibian Constitution that compels aspiring parliamentarians and those employed in the
WINDHOEK - Jan Benedictus Fredericks, the man accused of murdering retired school teacher Magrietha Aletta Thirion with a wooden pole at her residence in Keetmanshoop in 2012, was yesterday convicted of
WINDHOEK - Government has availed a cash grant of N$3.6 million to 777 former Dukwi refugees who were recently deported from Botswana.
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OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI - Tourists entering and exiting the Etosha National Park were yesterday stranded at the Anderson gate outside Okaukuejo for close to an hour, as the keys were allegedly nowhere to be found.
OMUTHIYAGWIIPUNDI – Regional councillors of Oshikoto were yesterday during an information-sharing session oriented on the operation of modern media and how to build and maintain a good working
WINDHOEK - Finance minister Calle Schlettwein has assured members of parliament that the government has put in place various measures to ensure that government institutions do not suffer the same fate as
WINDHOEK - Deputy minister of home affairs Maureen Hinda-Mbuende said the batch of ordinary passport books that arrived on Monday has a ten-year validity.
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WINDHOEK - The Namibia Law Association (NLA) has added its voice to the ongoing Kora saga, following an attempt by the judiciary to block access to court documents on the e-justice portal last week.
WINDHOEK- The Office of the Prime Minister in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has embarked on a training programme to induct members of the newly established integrity committees
NKURENKURU - The Namibian Police Force will launch its ‘Turn Back Crime’ campaign at Kapako village of Kavango West region on Tuesday next week.
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WINDHOEK – Businessman and forex trader Michael Ndali Sadman Amushelelo was released on bail in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday following his arrest for his alleged involvement in money laundering to the tune of N$17 million.
WINDHOEK – Despite the fact that President Hage Geingob says the joint police and defence force crime prevention operation will not be stopped anytime soon, Swanu of Namibia has called on the president to
WINDHOEK – The trial of prominent Windhoek lawyer Dirk Conradie and his long-time friend Sara Ngenohani Damases resumed in the Windhoek High Court yesterday with Kim Fields, the partner of Mark
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WALVIS BAY - Swapo presidential candidate for the upcoming presidential election President Hage Geingob on Saturday asked for a fixed term of five more years.
WINDHOEK – The election manifesto of Swanu of Namibia says if elected into power the party will eliminate all student debt and transform the current system into a formidable agency that administers free
WINDHOEK – Inspector-General of the Namibian Police Force Sebastian Ndeitunga says the police are still in need of financial resources to tackle various challenges such as lack of accommodation, sufficient
WINDHOEK – National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) president Utjiua Muinjangue has launched the party’s manifesto for the country’s November elections. The manifesto focuses on genocide,
WINDHOEK – The man accused of the brutal rape and murder of 13-year-old Rachel Vanessa Boois in the Omdel location of Henties Bay during the period 3 – 4 May 2014 has a case to answer, Windhoek High
WINDHOEK - Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka on Wednesday last week convicted double murder accused, Petrus Paai of all charges.
WINDHOEK - Young voters feel local political parties are not doing enough to lure young people to vote in the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for November.
RUNDU - The Minister of State for Provincial Affairs (governor) of Mashonaland West province in Zimbabwe, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka, says there is a need to bridge the wealth gap between the farmer and the distributor.
WINDHOEK - The Namibia Tourism Board CEO, Digu //Naobeb has detailed the breakdown of payments of well over N$23 million, paid to a company belonging to Ernst Adjovi, the controversial owner of the Kora All-Africa Music Awards.
WINDHOEK – The ruling Swapo Party yesterday led a protest by political parties, questioning the interpretation of the Electoral Act, following the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN)’s notice, which
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WINDHOEK - Political commentators believe odds are heavily stacked against opposition political parties in the run-up to the National Assembly and Presidential elections.
ONIIPA - Several homeowners were left to repair their homes yesterday after strong wind blew off roof tops and damaged property such as tombstones, schools and offices at Oniipa.
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KEETMANSHOOP - //Kharas regional governor Lucia Basson expressed sincere hope that her plea to the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) for more investments in the region will not fall on deaf ears.
KAISOSI - The Rundu Town Council yesterday called in a grader to raze a horticulture garden on the basis that it was too close to the sewer pond and posed a health risk.
SWAKOPMUND – Deputy industrialisation minister Lucia Ipumbu has implored the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) leadership to resolve internal squabbles in order to focus on its mandate.
WINDHOEK – The chairperson of the Board of the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Sven Thieme, said on Monday that the notion of people losing their jobs at the state-owned broadcaster is still a reality
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WINDHOEK – Unveiling the party’s election manifesto the All People Party (APP) outlined its vision ofr what Namibia would look like under its government.
The Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) has called on government to address issues around budgetary cuts that have negatively affected the education ministry.
SWAKOPMUND - Walvis Bay and Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo are keen on exploring business and economic opportunities between the two cities.
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WINDHOEK - The mother of Tiffany Tanita Levin, who was stabbed 27 times with several knives in front of her four-year old-son, told High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo yesterday about the impact her death has
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WINDHOEK – Aspiring independent presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula yesterday submitted his nomination to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).
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WINDHOEK - The ministry of home affairs, which has been grappling with a shortage of ordinary passports for months, says it is expecting new stock next week.
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ONGWEDIVA – Farmers reeling from the daunting drought across the country can from this month expect to receive good rains, according to meteorological forecasts.
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WINDHOEK – The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has assured the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Geofrey Onyeama, that Namibia
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Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb has donated over N$1.3 million in cash towards the development of education in the Oshikoto Region. The money will be put aside to help improve the quality of education in the
KALPAN, EPUKIRO - While conditions of grazing continue to deteriorate, drought-stricken residents in Epukiro Constituency in Omaheke say they are yet to benefit from the drought relief food, which is said to
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WINDHOEK - The Windhoek High Court Judge Christi Liebenberg yesterday reserved his sentencing of Rachel Rittmann and Richardo Rhyno du Preez to October 22 at 09h00.
WINDHOEK - Three Namibian police constable were denied bail at the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court for extorting money from a motorist after manning a fake roadblock around Windhoek over the weekend. The
WINDHOEK – Although the notion of e-governance, which is the application of information communication technology for delivering government services, has been embraced, the implementation thereof must be
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ONGWEDIVA - A family at Iishanaputa village in the Outapi Constituency in Omusati lives in fear after some small cracks in their house widened into deeper cracks over the months.
OUTAPI - Swapo has made an impassioned plea to members and potential voters, asking them not to abandon the ruling party in its hour of need.
OUTAPI - The ruling Swapo Party has finally released its much anticipated election manifesto ahead of the
WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is still investigating the high mortalities of hippos in Lake Lyambezi around Zilitene area of Zambezi
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WINDHOEK – Information minister Stanley Simataa has implored Namibian journalists to resolutely resist the temptation to be caught up in the web of “fake news”.
KATIMA MULILO – Students from the University of Namibia at Katima Mulilo say the learning environment at
RUNDU - Deputy Minister of higher education Dr Becky Ndjoze-Ojo says Namibia needs to understand that
OSHAKATI - A 69-year-old man, charged under the Insolvency Act and also with fraud into the missing
WINDHOEK – President Hage Geingob has appealed to African immigrants living in the diaspora to help
OMUTHIYA -The Omuthiya Town Council says in the absence of rules and regulations on informal traders
WINDHOEK – Namibia’s well maintained biodiversity brings in a whopping N$13 billion annually,
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WINDHOEK – Government has spent N$131 million towards drought relief, while it has received an extra N$129 million in donations to help farmers and families affected by the prevailing dry spell.
WINDHOEK – More than 41 000 cattle have died over a period of ten months, while serious losses of livestock are currently being experienced across the country due to the severe drought.
WINDHOEK – Two Namibian Defence Force members, arrested for allegedly shooting and killing two civilians during Operation Kalahari Desert, have been granted bail in the Katutura Magistrate’s Court.
WINDHOEK - Close to 70 percent of government schools are still not connected to the internet, parliament heard on Tuesday.
WINDHOEK – The ministry of health has started rolling out a more effective HIV drug that has fewer side effects as of Tuesday.
WINDHOEK – TransNamib is moving about 1 000 tons of drought relief cargo from the port of Walvis Bay to inland destinations within the country.
RUNDU - The Rundu Vocational Training Centre (RVTC ) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding
WINDHOEK – With only less than two months before the Presidential and National Assembly elections,
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WINDHOEK – Namibia has committed to invest close to N$75 million towards ocean research and
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WINDHOEK - The trial of South African citizen and admitted paedophile, Marthinus Pretorius, 41, was on
GOBABIS – In commemoration of their 53rd independence anniversary the Batswana through the Botswana
OKAEPE - The management of Okaepe Project School in Okakarara Constituency was hailed for its
WINDHOEK – A man who admitted he assaulted his now dead girlfriend, but denied that the assaults led
WINDHOEK – Member of Parliament (MP) Royal /UI/o/oo has called for the compensation of not less than
WINDHOEK – The Namibia Defence Force (NDF) soldier accused of murdering his biological daughter by
WINDHOEK- The City of Windhoek (CoW) received two fire trucks as donation from the Embassy of United States of America worth over N$2 million.
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OMUTHIYA - The community of Oshikoto have expressed disappointment in their regional political leaders on
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WINDHOEK – Minister of Land Reform Utoni Nujoma said the history of the development of Sino-
WINDHOEK – Outspoken Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) Member of Parliament (MP) Elma Dienda
WINDHOEK - Dubbed the ‘mother of all political parties’, Swanu of Namibia last weekend celebrated its 60th anniversary in Katutura.
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ONGWEDIVA - The Nakayale Vocational Training Centre late last week conferred certificates to 129 trainees from various trades in Outapi.
ONGWEDIVA - About 300 eyesights were recently restored at the Oshikuku District Hospital through a project involving celebrated Namibian ophthalmologist Dr Helena Ndume.
WINDHOEK- President Hage Geingob on Wednesday re-affirmed socio-economic gains made in Namibia.
WINDHOEK - The prosecution has decided to charge a 35-year-old man for the death of his live-in girlfriend who was brutally murdered and burnt on Sunday morning.
NEW YORK - Four years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and with
ONGWEDIVA - The Ministry of Health and Social Services says the shortage of staff is not only peculiar to Oshakati Intermediate Hospital, but the rest of the country.
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Our Star of the Week goes to the High Commissioner of India to Namibia, Prashant Agrawal and his
WINDHOEK - Namibia have selected 47 countries for visas on arrival. All three categories of passports,
WINDHOEK- The bulk of the waste generated in Namibia ends up in open illegal dumpsites, urban streams, in rivers, and in the ocean as well as in the deserts.
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WINDHOEK – The University of Namibia (Unam) yesterday conferred degrees among other qualifications on 255 graduands in various fields of study.
ONGWEDIVA - Farmers have been waiting in vain for water at Lake Oponona, months after the Oshana Regional Council engaged with NamWater to pump water into the lake.
OMUTHIYA -The acting health director for Oshikoto Region Dr Helen Nkandi-Shiimi says the garbage situation at Omuthiya hospital is unfortunate.
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OMUTHIYA – Oshikoto Deputy Director of Education Vilho Shipuata has described one of the directorate’s
WINDHOEK - Former-exiled resident of the former Caprivi Region Mulife Muchali, who fled the country
WINDHOEK – An Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (Elcin) pastor was arrested on Monday and charged for allegedly raping a young schoolgirl.
WINDHOEK - “You are killing me Tate. You are killing me Tatekulu.”
WINDHOEK – The Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi says the difficult economic climate has affected the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF), whose
OMUTHIYA - Amid disease outbreaks around the country arising from unhygienic environments in which
SWAKOPMUND - The Swakopmund municipality, in its efforts to improve informal trading, has launched the Mondesa Pilot Hawkers market at the town.
WINDHOEK – The finalising of the New Equitable Economic Empowerment Framework (Neeef) Bill is in
WINDHOEK - President Hage Geingob, speaking in New York yesterday, said government is working
WINDHOEK – Chief Executive Officer of the City of Windhoek Robert Kahimise said he will not comment on
RUNDU - The Indian High Commission along with the Ministry of Health and Social Services officially
ONGWEDIVA – The Deputy Minister of Works and Transport James Sankwasa says taxi owners in Zambezi
ONGWEDIVA - The Deputy Minister of Works and Transport James Sankwasa yesterday lashed out at public office bearers who put infightings, personal interests ahead of national issues.
WINDHOEK – Two sisters died in a horrifying manner on Friday after a boyfriend of one of them
WINDHOEK - Cabinet has directed the speedy implementation of numerous memoranda of agreements signed during the 5th Session of the Namibia-Angola Joint Commission of Cooperation held in July in
WINDHOEK – The Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) has given Prosecutor-General Martha Imalwa three months to start with the prosecution process in the N$600 million Government Institutions Pension Fund
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WINDHOEK – The City of Windhoek municipal council has instructed that the controversial sale of a house in Otjomuise – from which a family of 13 was evicted – be set aside.