SWAKOPMUND – The hard work of a young Swakopmund couple who took a leap into agri-processing has paid off. Frans and Constance Shivute yesterday produced their first official batch of locally made peanut butter from their small factory in Swakopmund. New Era had the opportunity to visit their operation and taste the product, which will...
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Irregularities continue to haunt Katima Mulilo Town Council
Katima Mulilo — An audit has revealed details of corruption, favoritism, and mismanagement at the Katima Mulilo Town Council. The audit, whose results were shared with the community by Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa, was conducted after councilors were dismissed earlier this year. Sankwasa officially dissolved the council in a notice published in...
NNN speaks tough against inflated prices, missed deadlines
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday warned local and multi-national contractors that government will not tolerate the inflation of prices and failure to deliver key capital projects on set deadlines. Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Oute River Bridge in the Kunene region, where she underscored government’s commitment to infrastructure development as a key...
ECN set for elections …electoral body green-lights Ogongo polls
Maurice Kambukwe Adolf Kaure The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has expressed confidence in the smooth conduct of the upcoming Regional and Local Authority Elections, according to its Chief Electoral Officer, Peter Shaama. The ECN also announced that the 2025 Regional Council polls in the Ogongo constituency will continue despite the recent resignation of Independent...
Independent candidates take on Erongo
Isabel Bento SWAKOPMUND – Several independent candidates have joined the race for regional constituency councillor positions in the Erongo region ahead of the November regional and local elections, contesting alongside nominees from established political parties. Leading the surge are Richard !Hoaeb, a former Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) councillor now seeking the Walvis Bay Rural constituency...
NNN commissions multi-million-dollar projects …vital bridges, power and water supply
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,...
Zambezi police chief urges political tolerance
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...
Deaf athletes off to their first Deaflympics
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) sent off a team of judo and athletics athletes from the Namibia Deaf Sports Federation together with Namibia Deaf Sports Federation personnel to participate in the Deaflympics taking place from 15 to 26 November in Tokyo, Japan. The 18-person team, consisting of two judo and athletics athletes, three...
Seven Namibians set for Diamonds and Dorings Marathon
Namibian long-distance runners Paulus Daniel, Jesaya Matheu, Kronelius Nghiliyendele, Shiivomwene Shilongo, Matias Simon, Jeremia Shaliaxwe, and Lavinia Haitope, all coached by Robert Kaxuxuena, are gearing up to compete in the Dorings Kimberley Bighole Marathon, set for 22 November. The race will start at 05h30 from the Sol Plaatjie University Sports Grounds in Kimberley, Northern Cape,...
Elindi brothers ordered to pay N$14m to DBN
Iuze Mukube Windhoek High Court Judge Thomas Masuku on Monday in a decisive summary judgement ruled in the favour of the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) to be repaid over N$14 million owed by Ombili Health Centre. The Centre is owned by Peter and Malakia Elindi. The matter stemmed from the entity’s failure to repay...









