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...
Lahja Nashuuta Like him or hate him, Joseph Kauandenge has cemented himself as an omnipresent figure in contemporary Namibian politics. He is not going anywhere anytime soon, either. He surprised the nation on Monday by unveiling the Association for Localised Interests (Asoli), weeks after denying any ties to it. It is a newly-registered political movement,...
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,...
The Namibia Football Association (NFA) league director Mabos Vries has spoken out strongly against violence in football, following allegations that Young African head coach Maleagi Ngarizemo physically assaulted referee Johannes Ndango after his team’s 3-1 loss to Blue Waters in Walvis Bay this past weekend. Vries said the NFA is aware of such an incident...
Namibian long-distance runner Alina Armas delivered a powerful performance at the 2025 Durban International Marathon, finishing second in the women’s 42.2 km race on Sunday with a time of 2:32:34 seconds. The race was fiercely contested, with Ethiopia’s Emane Seifu Hayile narrowly claiming victory in 2:31:45 seconds. Zimbabwe’s Fortunate Chidzivo rounded up the podium in...
WALVIS BAY – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized a weighbridge and other assets valued at over N$2 million as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corrupt practices involving a Roads Authority (RA) official and a private supplier. The alleged corruption, according to a search warrant seen by New Era, took place between December...
WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay mayor and IPC vice president Trevino Forbes claims political interference within the municipality continues to cripple service delivery in the harbour town. Speaking during a press conference on Saturday, Forbes said it has become increasingly difficult for council to deliver proper services due to what he described as “deliberate sabotage”....
Lahja Nashuuta President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed government’s commitment to safeguarding press freedom in the country. The 2025 World Press Freedom Index stated that Namibia is ranked second in Africa, with South Africa holding the pole position. This is a slight drop for Namibia from its previous position, where the country held the top spot...