GOBABEB – A researcher and his pilot from the Gobabeb Research Centre died on Wednesday evening when a light aircraft they were travelling in crashed just kilometres from the centre. The police yesterday identified the deceased as Alan Wilson and Neil Thomas Oakman. When New Era arrived at the scene yesterday morning, instruments of the...
Primary schools have taken up the biggest chunk of the education budget for the 2026/2027 financial year, a whopping 42%. Out of the N$28 billion set aside for education, N$11.8 billion will go to primary education. This is the biggest portion of the budget under Vote 40 – Education, Innovation, Arts and Culture. Education director...
Defiant National Unity Democratic Organisation lawmaker Vetaruhe Kandorozu has refused to withdraw remarks bordering on tribalism and racialism against deputy education minister Dino Ballotti. Approached for comment yesterday, Kandorozu maintained his position and stands by his remarks. “I remain there,” he responded in brief. He was earlier quoted in the media as saying his controversial...
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources has thrown its weight behind uranium exploration activities by Rosatom in Leonardville, saying the project could unlock billions of dollars for Namibia and create thousands of jobs. The committee recently held a consultative meeting with Rosatom and its Namibian subsidiary, Headspring Investments (Pty) Ltd, to assess the scale...
Executive director in the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service Gerhard Vries has clarified that the ministry’s development (capital) budget ceiling currently stands at N$243 million. Government continues to prioritise youth and sport development across the country. Vries was responding to questions from New Era regarding whether the N$750 million allocated to the Ministry...
Namibia’s knockout specialist Paulinus Ndjolonimus will step into the ring on 25 April for the biggest fight of his career when he takes on Denmark’s unbeaten champion Jacob Banks in a high-stakes showdown for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Global Super Middleweight title and a World Boxing Council world title eliminator. The hard-hitting Namibian, popularly...
WALVIS BAY – A Namibian company, Ikhaya Somandla Family (ISF) Trading Enterprises, is facing a legal dispute over an alleged unpaid international consulting debt of N$2.6 million. ISF Trading is a player in Namibia’s energy sector and plans to build a 300 000-barrel-per-stream-day modular oil refinery at Walvis Bay. Portugal-based international consultant Ana Lúcia Rodrigues...
Disgruntled Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) employees have called on President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to urgently intervene in the institution’s recent reintegration process into the education ministry. Because of the re-integration some staff now face massive salary cuts up of to 100%. For instance, the new Fund director will earn close to N$800 000, a...
Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa yesterday condemned the US-backed Israeli military operation against Iran, which resulted in the killing of the latter’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Taking to her official social media platforms, Shaningwa confirmed meeting Mohammad Baqer Beigi, Iran’s ambassador to Namibia. “In the wake of Israel’s and the USA’s unjustified aggression and illegal...
In little over 100 days, the United States is set to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament for which Iran has already qualified. But escalating conflict in the Middle East is now threatening the nation’s involvement. On Saturday, the US launched attacks on Iran as part of a joint operation with Israel, prompting...