WALVIS BAY – Chief Zacharias Seibeb’s faction of the Dâure Daman Traditional Authority has hit back at the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, stating that minister James Sankwasa is acting beyond his powers in attempting to degazette Seibeb. The spokesperson of the Dâure Daman Traditional Authority, Martin Matsuib, told New Era that the ministry...
Hesron Kapanga Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) Dinno Ballotti has called on corporates and the private sector to form a consortium to help fund football in Namibia. He made the appeal in Parliament on Thursday on behalf of education minister Sanet Steenkamp. This follows high-level consultations involving Prime Minister...
Debmarine Premiership champions African Stars’ journey in the CAF Champions League came to a heartbreaking end on Saturday night. The eight-time league winners were eliminated by Uganda’s Vipers FC after a 1-0 defeat in the second-leg encounter at St. Mary’s Stadium in Kampala, taking the aggregate score to 2-0. Stars had gone into the decisive...
The moment President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah walked into the grand hall of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, the atmosphere shifted. Delegates ululated, clapped and cheered, breaking the usual formality as she strode to the podium to deliver her maiden address. In a hall where protocol often prevails over passion, the lively welcome was matched...
Lahja Nashuuta The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) has unveiled a N$250 million Crop Value Chain Development Strategy for 2025-2030, with potato production singled out as a strategic priority. Of this, N$27.5 million will be invested in the Potato Value Chain Development Scheme over the next five years. The NAB will provide a 50% subsidy, while...
OTJIMBINGWE – Namibia has tested a prototype system that will allow users to access their identity documents on their smart devices as well as register new births remotely. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), tested the system in Otjimbingwe last week. Levi Ileka,...
OTJIMBINGWE – For years, residents of Otjimbingwe, a small settlement about 60 kilometres from Karibib, endured the frustration of travelling long distances just to send a CV, apply for a job or access the internet. Those without computers had to rely on others to type documents or school projects, an exercise that was both costly...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced that Namibia will host the 25th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, reaffirming the country’s role as the birthplace and global champion of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. Speaking at the WPS Focal Points Network meeting on Tuesday, President Nandi-Ndaitwah said Namibia’s leadership, rooted in its liberation struggle,...
A deadline of 30 November 2025 has been set for expressions of interest (EOI) to develop a film city in Namibia to bolster creative industries in the country and region. The EOI was officially launched on Monday by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah during the ‘Experience Namibia in New York’ event. The event was held on the margins...
Eveleen Kejarukua said she hopes to play in the Women’s T20 World Cup one day, a dream ignited after she reached some of her career milestones in the recent World Cup qualifiers. During an International Cricket Council Women’s T20 World Cup qualifying game in September this year, Namibia’s senior women’s cricket team played against Nigeria,...