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Chelva Wells Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp has announced a N$1.3 billion budget allocation for her ministry, dedicated to youth empowerment and development. She announced on Tuesday during her presentation of the Vote 27 budget for the 2025/26 financial year in the National Assembly that it reflects the government’s...
Seasoned executive and former presidential advisor on constitutional affairs and private sector interface Inge Zaamwani has landed what many opine is the biggest ministerial portfolio in terms of contribution to GDP. Yesterday, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah appointed her as a non-voting member of the National Assembly. She then appointed Zaamwani as the new minister of Agriculture,...
OKONGO – A group of Okongo homeowners say they are victims of a failed housing project which has forced them into a financial stranglehold. They are now paying mortgage instalments on incomplete, unoccupied houses while still forking out rent elsewhere. The residents of Block 103 remain stuck in a cruel limbo, paying for roofs over...
Eba Kandovazu Namibian Police Force Deputy Inspector General Elias Mutota has confirmed the arrest of three family members in connection with the Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) diamond heist that took place in Windhoek in January 2025.The arrested trio has been identified as George Cloete, his wife Charmaine Cloete, and his brother Bino Cloete. Mutota could...
UNAM Athletics Club’s Jade Angula is driven by success to get better. New Era caught up with her for a one-on-one interview. Can you tell us about yourself? I am a passionate and determined individual. I am a librarian by profession, currently working at the International University of Management. I am currently pursuing a Master’s...
The Namibian government’s latest budgetary allocation under the sports sector has been met with widespread praise. Stakeholders have welcomed the substantial increase as a sign of serious commitment to sport development and youth empowerment. The ministry’s total allocation of N$1.3 billion reflects a 46% increase from the previous financial year. This move is seen by...
Eba Kandovazu At 18 years, Selma Simon, now 65, witnessed the brutal killing of her family, friends and comrades in cold blood. It is an experience that has traumatised her for life. For Simon and hundreds of others, 4 May 1978 began as just another morning at an exile camp in Cassinga, southern Angola. The...
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OSHIKANGO – Inspector General of the Namibian Police Joseph Shikongo has warned individuals involved in smuggling fuel at Oshikango to stop attacking and robbing Namibians at the border. “Behave at all times whenever you are trading. Don’t harm our people because they are innocent,” he stressed. Shikongo was speaking to traders, predominantly from neigbouring Angola,...
OSHILEMBA – “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them,” reads the biblical book of Matthew 18:20. This scripture rang true on Sunday as members of the Oshilemba Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) parish gathered in joyful celebration for the official inauguration of their newly-rebuilt church building,...