Hilma Nalupe The 2025 Nedbank Desert Ice Challenge T20 league ended the season with a glittering awards ceremony at the Nedbank Campus Sky Garden in Windhoek last week. The event marked the end of a fiercely contested tournament that showcased Namibia’s rising cricket stars and growing community enthusiasm for the sport. Team Cricket Generation (Cric...
The country’s manufacturing sector is expected to create over 80 000 jobs in the next five years. Its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will reach 18% during the same period. These projections and set targets are outlined in the country’s sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), which will serve as the government’s implementation, monitoring...
Lylie Joel KAHUKURU – In the quiet heart of Kahukuru village, where the Kavango sun beats down on sandy soil and water is carried one bucket at a time, five villagers have found a way to turn scarcity into sustenance. The Mutayipi Trading Garden was established last year in the Kapako Constituency of the Kavango...
Iuze Mukube A call for accountability echoed in the Windhoek High Court yesterday. The Ovaherero and Nama people sought an order compelling the Federal Republic of Germany to join as a party in their application for judicial review on the Joint Declaration agreement. The main application seeks relief to set aside the Joint Declaration agreement...
Rudolf Gaiseb Independent Patriots for Change lawmaker Imms Nashinge expressed disdain over Namibia’s understaffed southern border posts, which strain the underpaid immigration officials of the Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) programme, forcing them to perform cashier duties and other roles for which they are not qualified. The immigration ministry reported early this year that the new VoA generated...
Hesron Kapanga Namibian athletes endured a tough campaign at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, India, marking the country’s poorest performance in the last four editions of the global competition. The 12th edition of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Para Athletics Championships took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from 27...
Hilma Nalupe Namibian cyclist Olivia Shililifa made history at the MTN Khemani Road Classic 2025 in Eswatini, becoming the first woman to win the 100km race. Racing for CYMOT Racing Team on 27 September, Shililifa powered through the tough terrain with determination and focus, leaving competitors behind and crossing the finish line to claim a...
KATIMA MULILO – Namibia took another bold step towards food security recently as the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) officially handed over two storage facilities to the Namibia Correctional Service (NCS) in Ngweze, Katima Mulilo. Natangwe Ithete, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, praised the collaboration as a significant step in...
WALVIS BAY – At least 65 families in Uis in the Daures constituency, who rely on small-scale mining, face an uncertain future after the government announced its plan to declare the Brandberg Mountain a heritage site. The group told New Era yesterday that they were removed on Wednesday while digging for semi-precious stones on a...
Lahja Nashuuta The Mariental Municipality has waived more than N$1.3 million in debts owed by senior citizens, providing much-needed financial relief to the town’s elderly residents. The decision follows a council resolution adopted during a regular meeting on 1 September, where councillors agreed to forgive debts for registered pensioners who have had difficulty paying their...