Lahja Nashuuta Mariental – The Jagger family is reeling from tragedy after two sisters, Diana Jagger and Roselda Higoam, lost their lives in Saturday’s horrific road accident near Mariental, leaving a total of seven children – now all orphans. The deceased sisters’ father, Bereht Jagger, now left to care for the surviving children, lost his...
Namibia men’s field hockey head coach Johann Weyhe has welcomed the Africa Cup of Nations draw, saying he is content with the group his side will compete in at the upcoming continental showpiece. Both the men’s and women’s national teams will feature at the tournament, set for 11–18 October in Ismailia, Egypt. Namibia’s men’s team...
Namibia’s Brave Warriors received a timely psychological boost ahead of their upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers after national captain Peter Shalulile broke the South African Premier League’s all-time scoring record, surpassing the long-standing mark set by Siyabonga Nomvethe. The national team captain has received widespread praise, including from the Presidency,x which wrote on Facebook: “Congratulations...
Matheus David The National Assembly will next week resume heated deliberations on whether Namibia should lower the voting age from 18 to 16 – a proposal that has divided political leaders, analysts, and the public. The motion, spearheaded by Affirmative Repositioning (AR) parliamentarian Tuhafeni Kalola, argues that 16-year-olds already shoulder important civic responsibilities and should,...
Lahja Nashuuta Festus Hamalwa Mariental –The road outside Mariental still tells the story of tragedy. Oil spills and mangled debris mark the spot where 14 Namibian Police and Correctional Service officers perished in a devastating head-on crash that left a town and a nation in mourning on Saturday morning. Passing motorists slow down, some hooting...
WALVIS BAY – The safety and security cluster at the coast is reeling in shock after one of its own, Sergeant Eustance Simasiku Matongo, was shot dead in the line of duty. Matongo was gunned down on Wednesday evening while trying to convince a robbery suspect not to take his own life. Matongo (34), was...
Namibia has been thrown into mourning following one of the darkest road tragedies in recent memory after 16 people – 14 officers from the Namibian Correctional Services and the Namibian Police Force, as well as two civilians, died in the horrific road accident on Saturday. The civilians were a heavily pregnant woman and her sister....
State Advocate Basson Lilungwe yesterday asked Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Makapa Simasiku to find Denzil Xavier Dawids (25) guilty on all charges he faces. Dawids allegedly rammed his car into a stationery vehicle and killed a female passenger on 1 October 2023 in Gobabis. He denied all charges and said the incident was the...
SHADIKONGORO – President Netumbo Nandi-Naitwah has reiterated her commitment to feeding the Namibian nation through government irrigation schemes. Speaking during a visit to the Shadikongoro government irrigation project yesterday, Nandi-Ndaitwah, the prioritisation of agriculture and the provision of food security remain high on her list. “I said I commit myself to feed the Namibian people,...
OUTJO – In the town of Outjo, green gardens are changing lives. They are not just producing vegetables, but also creating jobs, supporting schools, and giving hope to families who once struggled to put food on the table. When New Era visited the constituency recently to assess developments and challenges in the area, two stories...