Archery Association of Namibia (AAN) president Jannie Meuwesen stole the spotlight over the weekend by setting a new Namibian record of 707 out of 720. Consequently, he secured a spot in the national team for the upcoming 76th SA National Championships and Regional Championships in Johannesburg at the end of March. Meuwesen achieved the world-class...
“God said you will die rich.” Those were the purported words Jackson Babi, a self-styled prophet, told Wilbard Shilongo to convince him to hand over his family’s life savings of N$100 000 meant to unchain them from the yoke of poverty. He was promised the Biblical heaven on earth, it seems. Shilongo had no reason...
Namibia needs an estimated N$1.5 billion to fully combat the potential outbreak of the highly contagious Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). This includes creating the necessary buffers within the country’s agricultural production zones, agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani has said. She also announced on Tuesday that the government has approved and made available N$57 million to assist with...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will be heading to the 39th Ordinary Session ofthe African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, later this weekend. In this piece, New Era delves deeper into the President’s chief priority at the continental summit, at a time when Africa is facing growing global uncertainty and shifting alliances. To understand this,...
WALVIS BAY – A young woman (20) and her niece became the latest casualties of shack fires in Walvis Bay yesterday. The incident left 14 others homeless after a shack fire broke out during the early hours of yesterday in Tutaleni. The deceased, Beauty Guidao-Oas, and her niece, Gloria Guibes (2), could not be saved...
The Eagles lost their opening match at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup after going down by seven wickets to the Netherlands yesterday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, India. This marks Namibia’s fourth appearance at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, having previously competed in the 2021, 2022, and 2024...
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) held a media briefing yesterday in Windhoek to provide an update on the union’s current status and outline its strategies for the 2026-2031 period. The union has recently come under scrutiny following its failure to qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup for the first time in many years, as...
Iuze Mukube Prominent lawyer Dirk Conradie has been convicted of corruption in a marathon litigation involving a N$60 million tender at the telecommunications giant, MTC. The matter centred on allegations of corruption and conspiracy to commit corruption levelled against Conradie (64) and his co-accused, Sara Damases (59). Conradie and Damases faced three counts of contravening...
Loide Jason Heather Erdmann Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has taken direct control of tourist safety, moving the Tourism Protection Unit from the regional level to the highest office in the police with immediate effect. Shikongo said the move is aimed at improving the safety of tourists and protecting the country’s image as a safe...
Namibia’s public service workforce has increased to almost 119 000 employees, which includes uniformed members from all arms of the country’s security cluster. This could now see the government’s wage bill ballooning to over N$36 billion annually. At least N$3.62 billion is paid on medical aid access and related benefits annually. By the end of...