Former Brave Gladiators vice captain and Beauties FC coach Salome Iiyambo will lead her club into battle this weekend as they make their debut at the 2024/2025 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Championships League Cosafa qualifiers. The tournament marks not only a new chapter for Namibia’s most decorated women’s football club, but also a full-circle moment for...
Auleria Wakudumo ONANGHULO- The partially completed structure housing the anticipated Onanghulo clinic in the Ohangwena region has been deteriorating, with parts of it turning into a termite mound. From the outside, the clinic appears modern and well-built, but shocking damage is visible inside. A door leading to the men’s toilet has been engulfed by termites,...
ONGWEDIVA – The construction of the long-awaited maternity ward at Onandjokwe Hospital is nearing completion. This was revealed by Oshikoto regional health director Joshua Nghipangelwa in an interview with New Era. He said the construction commenced in 2016, but it was delayed because of the challenges faced by the contractor. The contractor has refused to...
ONGWEDIVA – A shocking discovery of suspected drought relief food has once again raised questions about the mismanagement of aid meant for vulnerable communities. On Friday, residents stumbled upon buried cans of fish along the gravel road leading to the Gabus Lodge near Otavi in the Otjozondjupa region. The quantity of the food remains unknown. ...
Katima Mulilo – The sudden dissolution of the Katima Mulilo Town Council has sent mixed reactions through the community, drawing sharply contrasting responses from the town’s leadership. Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa officially dissolved the council in a notice published in the Government Gazette on 15 August 2025. Citing Section 92(2) of...
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has made one of its strongest commitments yet to regional peace and stability by reaffirming its unwavering commitment to supporting peace efforts in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This was announced in the official communiqué of the 45th SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government, read...
Auleria Wakudumo Deep in the forest of Oshiti shaHaihonya village in the Ohangwena region lies the Helao Nafidi Combined School, a place where commitment to education is tested daily. Here, teachers leave behind the comfort and luxury of their homes to live in small shack rooms within the school premises, enduring isolation and poor road...
Namibia’s undefeated boxing sensation Flame ‘Special One’ Nangolo will defend his home turf against Botswana’s rising star Steve Bagwasi in a thrilling showdown for the WBO Africa Super Featherweight Title on 13 September at the Roman Catholic Hall in Windhoek. Originally slated to fight Nigeria’s Rilwan Rawal, Nangolo’s path to glory has taken a dramatic...
Namibian marathon runners Alina Armas and Daniel Paulus are off to the World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Tokyo from 13 to 21 September. Armas said she is ready for the competition, having trained hard and competed consistently in local events. Their coach, Robert Kaxuxwena, echoed her confidence, stating that the athletes have...
A woman accused of defrauding a private school in Windhoek of more than N$2,8 million, is fit to stand trial, two psychiatrists have found. The reports by a psychiatrist employed by the State and one in private practice, both found that Maria Johanna Coetzee (52) suffered from bipolar 2 and post traumatic stress syndrome. They,...