KEETMANSHOOP – “I was lifted up by God from being a village girl, growing up in a corrugated iron-sheet house in Tses, and after relocating to Keetmanshoop, chosen from the dusty streets of Tseiblaagte for greater heights.” This is the heartfelt sentiment of Gaudentia Kröhne, the former Keetmanshoop mayor and now parliamentarian on the ruling...
Home to over 67 000 residents, the Tobias Hainyeko constituency in the heart of Katutura is grappling with widespread hunger, a crisis recently confirmed by its constituency councillor Christopher Likuwa. As part of New Era’s pre-election coverage initiative, the news team interviewed Likuwa to discuss the constituency’s development progress, successes and pressing challenges which need...
Andreas Thomas The graft-fighting Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been allocated N$116 million for the 2025/26 financial year. Motivating the ACC’s budgetary allocation in the National Assembly on Monday, Speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila confirmed this included operational and development budgets, as stated in the Mid-Year Budget Review. She said N$104 million is allocated for operational activities, while...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wants Namibia to produce oil in record time. She made her ambitious goal known last week while delivering her maiden State of the Nation Address. Already, Nandi-Ndaitwah has positioned the oil and gas sector as a transformative force for Namibia’s economy over the next five years. “The oil and gas sector holds...
Linea Dishena Experts are raising alarm following the horrific murders of three young girls in Okahandja over the past month, with concerns pointing to the possible involvement of a serial killer or paedophile. The Okahandja community is in shock following the murders of five-year-old Ingrid Maasdorp on 20 March, as well as those of Roswinds...
OTJIWARONGO – The special council meeting of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council announced the nullification of its internal election process that took place on 31 March 2025 when Okahandja constituency councillor Betuel Tjaveondja was elected as chairperson.The announcement was made by acting chief regional officer Shikongo Alweendo. He said Tjaveondja’s election contained technical errors, as Magistrate...
Auleria Wakudumo Oshana governor Elia Irimari has unveiled plans to mobilise resources for the establishment of a second School of Computing in the region. The school will be established in Ondangwa. The region’s first school of computing was built at Oshakati in 2022. It is geared to encourage learners to feel at home in sciences,...
Andreas Thomas The site manager for Heroes’ Acre, Helena Nengola, said the air-conditioning installed in the presidential mausoleums at the national shrine is intended for visitors who are paying homage to the graves of the former presidents. Nengola told Nampa on Monday that visitors at the shrine often query about the installation of air-conditioners and...
Students enrolled in an unaccredited auxiliary nursing programme at Atlantic Training Institute (ATI) have secured full tuition refunds and a pathway into the Enrolled Nursing Programme, following weeks of protests and pressure from the National African Students’ Association (NASA). In a recent statement, NASA confirmed that ATI has agreed to provide full refunds to all affected students...
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) Member of Parliament Nelson Kalangula said proper and inclusive consultations were not carried out with the various public transport industry players before a decision to allow seven-seaters to obtain permits for long -distance operations was taken. Kalangula is IPC’s shadow minister of works and transport. He asked the country’s works...