President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will today and tomorrow personally oversee the commencement of various capital projects in the northern parts of the country, as part of government’s push for the speedy implementation of key development projects and programmes Her three-legged site visits will start with the groundbreaking ceremony of the Oute River Bridge today at Etanga,...
Katima Mulilo – Zambezi Police regional commander, commissioner Andreas Shilelo has called for calm and tolerance among political parties and their supporters, as the political campaign season intensifies ahead of the upcoming regional and local authority elections. In an interview with New Era yesterday, Shilelo stressed the importance of maintaining peace in the region during...
Taimi Haihambo Recent rain showers in the northern parts of Namibia have renewed hopes to farmers, who are optimistic that this year’s rainy season will once again deliver a good harvest. For the past two weeks, several northern areas have experienced consistent rainfall, a development that has lifted the spirits of many rural communities. The...
XOBOXOBOS – It may be a man’s world, but women at the Xoboxobos informal camp in Erongo are carving out a place in the male-dominated world of small-scale mining. These women stand their ground in this hard, manual labour that demands, just like for men, getting on their knees, crawling, and digging for hours to...
Hilma Nalupe Cricket Namibia bid farewell yesterday to the women’s team, Capricorn Eagles, ahead of their departure to Thailand for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy scheduled to take place from 18 November to 1 December 2025. The competition is a T20 International tournament designed to boost the growth of women’s cricket...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Basketball Federation (NBF) hosted the FIBA Women’s Basketball League Africa qualifiers last weekend in Windhoek, with only three teams participating in Group E of southern Africa: Namibia’s Unam Phoenix, Angola’s Sporting Clube de Luanda and Malawi’s Bravehearts. Friday evening saw Unam Phoenix defeated 98-52 in a tough encounter with Sporting Clube...
Iuze Mukube The Electoral Court of Namibia yesterday ruled against an application that sought to illegalise the use of an electronic nomination system for this year’s upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections. The applicants, the Khomas Residents and Ratepayers Association, sought to have the court order the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to accept...
Lahja Nashuuta The executive director in the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations, Audrin Mathe, urged legal practitioners to champion Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as the country struggles with rising litigation costs and delays in the delivery of justice. He emphasised that ADR must become a mainstream feature of Namibia’s justice system, particularly in labour...
Namibia’s senior men’s rugby team will face Samoa on Wednesday in their second fixture of the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup qualification campaign, following a 22-15 loss to Belgium at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Saturday. The defeat leaves the Welwitschias needing strong performances in their remaining matches against Samoa midweek and Brazil on...
Saturday night belonged to Mateus ‘The Beast’ Heita, who claimed the WBO Africa Featherweight title after knocking out Benin’s Clement Loko in the fourth round during the WBO Redemption Fights boxing bonanza held at the Windhoek Country Club. From the opening bell, Heita dominated the ring, unleashing a barrage of punches that ultimately overwhelmed the...