Rudolf Gaiseb National Assembly Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila says Namibia is well on course in balancing the scales in gender equality. The world celebrated International Women’s Day last Sunday, appreciating the imperative role of women and reinforcing promoting gender equality and eliminating all forms of violence, discrimination and harmful practices against women.On Sunday, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said that...
Rudolf Gaiseb Adolf Kaure The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) reported that, in the 2024/25 financial year, 45% of the cases handled involved abuse of power. The next most common issues dealt with by the anti-graft agency included bribery, misuse of public resources, as well as irregularities in tenders and recruitment. The organisation’s recently released financial report...
The country’s Land Acquisition and Development Fund is in deep disarray both financially and materially. Transactions were reclassified without disclosure, and comparative figures between the budget and actual amounts were not properly recorded. Additionally, critical value assessments were not issued in 2025, auditor general Junias Kandjeke has flagged. He highlighted key shortcomings in the Land...
Namibia is set to receive a FIFA-standard football field valued at approximately N$9 million, following a sponsorship announcement by the president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) and International Olympic Committee member, Mustapha Beraff, during his official visit to the country for the ANOCA Zone VI General Assembly in Windhoek. In...
Netball clubs Wanderers Netball Club, Mighty Gunners, Okamwandi United and Smart Girls have secured their places in the MTC Netball Namibia Premier League following an exciting weekend of action at the Khomasdal Netball Courts. Wanderers head coach Erica van Zyl said the team is grateful to return to the top tier after a challenging previous...
KATIMA MULILO – Masubia Ngambela Raphael Mbala has issued a strong warning over the rapid depletion of fish stocks in the Zambezi River system, calling for urgent, coordinated intervention between traditional authorities and government. Speaking during an interview with New Era this week, Mbala painted a grim picture of collapsing fish stocks in the Zambezi...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said, although Namibia has made strides to promote gender equality and ensure that women take their rightful place in the country’s development, women globally still face challenges that limit their full participation in society. In her International Women’s Day message yesterday, celebrated under the theme, ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For All Women and...
The stage is set for tomorrow’s MTC Netball Namibia play-offs, which will take place at the Khomasdal Netball Courts in Windhoek. Eleven teams have secured their spots and will contest for top honours in what promises to be an action-packed showdown. Head coach of Go Monate Fella David Faustinus said their preparations started early as...
All roads lead to Swakopmund tomorrow as the 35th annual Rössing National Marathon prepares to host about 4 500 runners and fun walkers for one of Namibia’s premier road running events. Rössing Uranium, in partnership with the Swakop Striders Running Club, will once again bring together athletes, fitness enthusiasts, families and supporters from across the...
The Ovaherero Traditional Authority faction led by academic Hoze Riruako yesterday met President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House. High on their agenda were calls for a quota-based land allocation system for historically dispossessed communities, restitution of ancestral land rights and renewed negotiations with Germany over genocide reparations. Shooting from the hip, Riruako said the meeting...