With only four years before 2030, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said time is no longer on their side, as they are under pressure to realise Namibia’s grand development plan: Vision 2030. Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday officially opened the 2026 Cabinet, informing ministers that time is no longer on the government’s side. She called for urgency, discipline and results-driven...
In Saturday’s FNB Women Super League clash, Khomas Nampol Ladies’ title ambitions suffered an early setback after they went down 2–0 to Windhoek City in a surprise Round 2 encounter played at the HTS Stadium. Nampol head coach Novata Paulus expressed her disappointment after the unexpected loss, acknowledging that poor discipline and not adhering to...
Unam FC suffered their first defeat of the Namibia Premier Football League season on Saturday afternoon after losing 2-1 to League toppers, Mighty Gunners, at the Unam Sport Stadium in Windhoek. Bernhard Horaseb scored the first goal for Mighty Gunners, which Unam’s Ronald Kauvi later equalised. However, Horaseb scored another goal for his side, securing...
Windhoek High Court Judge Essi Schimming-Chase has given Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa 90 days to resolve the Gciriku chieftaincy dispute and ensure the right claimant is installed as Hompa. On Friday, Schimming-Chase set aside the 12 September 2023 decision of former urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni to approve the designation...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Against odds stacked against rural schools across the country, Epukiro Secondary School proved to be a force to be reckoned with, if the grade 12 (NSSCAS) results at the 2025 national results are anything to go by. Recently, New Era sat down with the top performers to zoom in on their recipe for...
Lydia Pitiri KIGALI – The Dr Hage Geingob Fellows was launched through the Inter-Generational Leadership Accelerator (ILA) programme during the inauguration of the Leadership Lab Yetu in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday. Former first lady and co-chairperson of Yetu, Monica Geingos, launched the initiative. The event was attended by Yetu’s board of directors, former president of...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Ministry of Finance has put public entities under the spotlight once again, requesting records of compliance to the Code of Good Practice on Preferences issued in 2023 under the Namibian Public Procurement Act. Public entities are requested to submit evidence-based information on the implementation of the Code of Good Practice on Preferences...
KATIMA MULILO – A newly reconstructed 31-kilometre bitumen road linking Lubuta and Sachona villages to the B8 Trans-Caprivi Highway in Zambezi is impassable, cutting off residents from essential services, including education and healthcare. The road, completed to bitumen standard in 2024 and officially opened in 2025, connects mainland villages to the C49 Road and the...
Health minister Dr Esperance Luvindao is at pains over how a multi-million-dollar contract to upgrade and renovate the Gobabis State Hospital theatre was awarded to a contractor with a poor delivery record. The contract in question was awarded to the same contractor who, a few years ago, failed to complete work on the Intensive...
Despite blood being donated freely by thousands of Namibians every year, patients are still required to pay when it is transfused, a reality that often fuels public confusion and criticism. The Namibia Blood Transfusion Service (NamBTS) says the explanation lies in the costly and highly regulated process that turns donated blood into safe, lifesaving medical...