KATIMA MULILO – In its continued effort to make roads accessible to rural communities, the government has embarked on a project to construct gravel roads to schools and clinics in Makanga and Masida in the Zambezi region. These include the District Road (DR)3 562 to Makanga, which is approximately 3.54 kilometres (km) long, and the...
James Britz, head coach of Namibia’s U/20 men’s football team, is confident that his team will turn things around today when they take on Zambia in a decisive group stage match of the U/20 Cosafa qualifiers. The match is scheduled to start at 12h00. The competition, which is being held in Matola, Mozambique, sees teams...
Losing players to top teams and inadequate training are some of the key factors that led to northern based Young Stars relegation, said head coach David Tutaleni. Young Stars Netball Club and Tsumeb Netball Club are the latest teams to find themselves relegated from the country’s topflight MTC Namibian Netball Premier League. The play-offs will...
Loide Jason Victoria Immanuel OPUWO/ENDOLA – Blue, red and green filled the spaces at the Opuwo Open Market in the Kunene region on Saturday as Swapo hosted its star rally there. Swapo presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was the keynote speaker after she had addressed young people at the town the night before. Meanwhile, at Endola...
John MuyambaEdward Mumbuu RUNDU – Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi chose Rundu to launch the party’s manifesto to remind the Kavango community of their dominance at the ballot box. He reminded Namibians that only a disciplined political formation like the LPM, with the right leadership and analytical understanding and respect for society, can deliver...
ONDANGWA – If elected into office, Body of Christ Party (BCP) leader Festus Thomas promises to eliminate corruption in the country. The BCP will go a step further to ensure that everyone benefits from the resources, he vowed.“We will implement laws and strong measures to ensure transparency and accountability at all levels of government,” Thomas...
ONGWEDIVA – Renowned northern businessman Heskiel ‘Spotsman’ Nanyeni has died. Nanyeni served as Omuthiya mayor at some point. He died on Friday at the age of 56. His cousin Veico Haimbodi confirmed to New Era yesterday that Nanyeni died after a short illness. Haimbodi said besides being known for being a businessman, Nanyeni was a...
Returning home with two medals from the Paralympic Games in France, Lahja Ishitile feels left out and unappreciated for her heroic exploits that left many Namibians with smiles on their faces. Despite breaking the Paralympic record in the 400 metre (m) T11 race by a remarkable 42.60 seconds, and clocking 25.04 seconds in the 200m...
Rudolf Gaiseb The accident in which a Robinson r44 Raven plane crashed last year, killing the pilot and an apprentice maintenance engineer, was due to a motor stall and the main rotor blade striking the tailcone. Pilot Jacques Jacobs and apprentice maintenance engineer Dirk von Weitz died in the fatal crash on 17 July 2023....
GAM – Jopohambo Ndjarakana’s face lights up every time he talks of the fondness about Namibia he grew up with, and how he has longed to return to the land of his ancestors. For him and many others, Namibia remained the proverbial Land of Milk and Honey – akin to the biblical Canaan.He is among...