An incomplete health centre that was abandoned by a contractor at Okondjatu settlement some 12 years ago, along with many other major unfinished capital projects in the region, has Otjozondjupa governor John ||Khamuseb hot under the collar. During his meeting with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Health and Social Welfare this week at...
Rudolf Gaiseb While most youth organisations have expressed satisfaction with the subsidised tertiary education model, others opine there is a lot to be desired. Last week, the education ministry widened access to the education subsidy, including the Namibia Senior Secondary CertificateOrdinaryLevel(NSSCO)(Grade 11) in the subsidised tertiary education funding model. Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) spokesperson...
The First National Bank (FNB) Women’s Super League officially returns this weekend, with matches scheduled across the country as clubs begin another campaign filled with ambition, rebuilding, and renewed belief. New Era visited several training grounds to gauge the mood among coaches as the countdown to kick-off draws to a close, with many teams confident...
A good jolly fellow, Alcino ‘Shorty’ da Costa, arrived in the garden town at a very young age and immediately warmed himself up into the hearts of the predominantly conservative German and Afrikaners community, including folks across the colour line. An astute businessman excelling in the electrical and appliance industry, Shorty was a self-styled community activist,...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare yesterday made an impromptu visit to the Business and Intellectual Property (Bipa) One Stop Centre to assess their modus operandi first-hand. During the visit, Nandi-Ndaitwah called on government officials to treat investors as key partners in development and to provide fast, professional and transparent services to support...
Namibia has reached a major milestone in its health sector with the qualification of the country’s first orthopaedic surgeon specialist fully trained in the country, marking a breakthrough for local medical training and patient care. The specialist, who was born and raised in Windhoek, completed his entire orthopedic training in Namibian public hospitals under Namibian...
Southern Stream First Division Side Young Brazilians FC, popularly known as the Dakaza Boys, has boosted its technical bench with the appointment of Lionel Afrikaner as assistant coach, as the club intensifies its push for promotion. Afrikaner joins the //Kharas region giants after serving as head coach of Date Eleven FC last season, bringing experience,...
The national men’s cricket team, the FNB Eagles, was sent off yesterday ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup, set to take place from 7 February to 8 March 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. The team departs for Dubai tomorrow, where they will undergo an eight-day training camp and play...
Mulisa Simiyasa GROOTFONTEIN – Senior Medical Officer Dr Martinus Shaninga has expressed optimism regarding the eradication of cholera in the Otjozondjupa region following the establishment of a dedicated treatment centre at the Grootfontein State Hospital. The new facility is designed to ensure all cholera-related cases are isolated and handled in a controlled environment, a move...
SWAKOPMUND – The Swakopmund Municipality plans to donate 165 single residential erven to residents of the Democratic Resettlement Community (DRC) as part of its ongoing decongestion and land regularisation process. This initiative started during the Covid-19 period. Swakopmund CEO Alfeus Benjamin said the planned allocations are one of the outcomes of the DRC decongestion programme...