Linea Dishena President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday met with China’s foreign affairs minister Wang Yi. She said the meeting is an indication of strengthening bilateral cooperation between Namibia and China. Wang, who is also a member of the political bureau of the Chinese Communist Party, arrived on Saturday. His two-day work visit includes holding talks with...
Victoria Immanuel and Lahja Nashuuta ELIM – After enduring consecutive seasons of harsh droughts, subsistence and communal farmers in northern Namibia are celebrating the recent arrival of much-needed rains. The recent rains have also led to an increase in the capacity of vital dams around the country. In the northern areas, subsistence farmers are hoping...
The Namibian senior women’s and men’s hockey teams departed yesterday morning for Cape Town, South Africa, to begin their preparation for the upcoming FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup, set to take place from February 3 to 9 in Poreč, Croatia. During their first preparation camp in Cape Town, the teams will focus on fine-tuning their...
The CVA Beach Volleyball League is gearing up for an exciting return this year, with matches set to take place from 25 January to 22 February. The action will unfold at A Shipena Senior Secondary School in Windhoek, promising thrilling volleyball action for both players and fans. With registration closing on 20 January, teams are...
LIKE a great dancer who knows when to leave the stage, several familiar faces in Namibia’s body politic – some who have become household names – are exiting the political stage. In this piece, as the curtain falls on an era of seasoned political stewardship, some open up about their time in politics. Those who...
Rudolf Gaiseb The High Court yesterday suspended youth minister Agnes Tjongarero’s decision to dismiss and remove the National Youth Council of Namibia (NYC) board. The court also put Tjongarero’s directive to halt the holding of the NYC’s general assembly (GA) on ice. In the matter heard on an urgent basis, High Court Judge Shafimana Ueitele...
In Otjinene, a small bakery known as Omboroto Yetu is fighting for survival due to competition brought to its doorsteps by established entities allegedly deploying unfair pricing. At the moment, Omboroto Yetu is grappling with the harsh realities of competition from larger corporations, particularly in light of aggressive promotional strategies by Shoprite and Namib Mills,...
Lylie Joel NKURENKURU – Illegal timber harvesting in the Kavango West region remains an ongoing problem, despite a sharp decline in recent years. While timber harvesting has decreased following the suspension of permits in 2019 due to legal violations, illegal cross-border timber trafficking continues to undermine conservation efforts. The ban was lifted in 2023, and...
BORN in Coimbra, the former capital of his native country Portugal in 1945, Jose Lopes arrived in the copper town of Tsumeb aged 14 after his parents relocated to South West Africa (SWA), via Angola, where they had spent two years before moving southwards to settle in Namibia in 1959. The fairly raw ‘Pikinini’ started...
AS minister of sport, Agnes Tjongarero prepares to step down in March 2025, she has taken the time to reflect on her tenure, highlighting both the achievements and the serious challenges that have persisted in Namibian sports under her leadership. In an exclusive interview with New Era, Tjongarero was a deputy minister of sport from 2015...