WALVIS BAY – The ongoing water shortage in Walvis Bay, caused by ailing infrastructure in the Kuiseb aquifer, is hampering fishing operations and placing one of Namibia’s biggest employers and foreign currency earners in a precarious position. NamWater earlier this month confirmed electricity supply challenges at the Rooi Bank and Dorop South aquifers. These ongoing...
Namibia and Botswana are exploring the possibility of building a joint oil refinery to serve the two countries and the wider Southern African region. The announcement was made during the first introductory working visit of Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to Botswana on Thursday. She also visited Zambia on Friday. President Nandi-Ndaitwah met with her counterparts,...
Lahja Nashuuta Residents of Kaxumba Kandola A in Goreangab in Windhoek’s Samora Machel Constituency, are demanding answers from the City of Windhoek after waiting more than a decade for houses they paid for. Community spokesperson Sem David said, the residents, many of whom were relocated from the Single Quarters in 1999 under the Shack Dwellers...
Juanitha Witbeen was elected as the new president of Netball Namibia at the successful annual general meeting held over the weekend. She will be in office until 2027. Witbeen secured nine votes to seal the presidency, defeating rival Seu Gowases who managed to garner five votes. She takes over from Rebekka Goagoses, who had been...
Zambia defended its Cosafa U/17 Girls’ Championship title with a convincing 3-0 win over Malawi in a match played at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek on Saturday. Goals from Ruth Mukoma, Natasha Kasema and Gift Marimba sealed victory for the Zambians, marking the third time they have won this competition since its inauguration in...
One of the foremost domestic experts in nuclear physics has encouraged Namibia to waste no time in including nuclear energy in the country’s energy mix. Nuclear physicist Dr Nortin Titus said including nuclear in Namibia’s energy mix would ensure power reliability, sustainability and resilience to external price shocks. Responding exclusively to New Era on Namibia’s...
Lahja Nashuuta Jaqueline Kerina, daughter of the late Professor Mburumba Kerina, is fighting tooth and nail to retain her father’s resettlement farm, Farm Renette No. 232. This is after the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform issued a lease cancellation notice last year. Kerina left behind a government-allotted resettlement farm in the Dordabis area of...
Sawi Hausiku RUNDU – A good project or idea cannot go unnoticed for long, just as cream poured in coffee or tea eventually rises to the top. This idiom perfectly embodies the fervour the Dr Herbert Ndango Diaz Senior Secondary School in Rundu has for academic excellence, despite odds seemingly stacked against them. Established in...
EENHANA – Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba has expressed disappointment over prolonged delays in constructing the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) campus in Eenhana. Pohamba is also the university’s patron. Mincing no words, the statesman described the situation as disheartening and unacceptable. Currently, Nust lessons at Eenhana are held at the Bill Mwaningange Rural...
Namibia’s rising football sensation Nancy Lebang has taken the 2025 Cosafa Under-17 Girls Championship by storm, emerging as the leading goal scorer after netting an astonishing seven goals in a single match against Comoros. The 16-year-old forward delivered a masterclass of attacking football on Tuesday, demonstrating exceptional poise, speed, and finishing ability during the group...