Tensions are rising in the Ohangwena region as community members raise alarm over a surge in criminal activities allegedly linked to Angolan nationals. They are informally recruited to work in the area. The concern comes after Ohangwena governor Kadiva Diana Hamutumwa revealed that 4 907 criminal cases were recorded in Ohangwena between 1 April 2024...
KATIMA MULILO – The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) in the Zambezi region has announced full readiness for the Supplementary Registration of Voters (SRV), which officially started yesterday ahead of the Regional Council and Local Authority Elections scheduled for 26 November. In an interview with New Era yesterday, Zambezi Regional Electoral Officer Lesley Simwanza assured...
Kaviveterue Virere The Ganja Users of Namibia (GUN) are calling for a rational and evidence-based discussion in the wake of recent protests in Okahandja, against the granting of bail for accused in a cannabis-related case. The Okahandja protesters, led by Johannes Gaseb, rallied against bail for individuals allegedly linked to a N$52 million cannabis plantation,...
Lahja Nashuuta The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has launched the final phase of the Supplementary Registration of Voters (SRV), which officially commenced today, 4 August 2025, as the country gears up for the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections later this year. The 10-day registration exercise, which will conclude on 19 August 2025, is...
RUNDU – Inspector General of the Namibian Police Joseph Shikongo said six trafficking victims were repatriated to Namibia between June 2024 and June 2025. He made this announcement during the commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The event took place in Rundu last Wednesday under the theme ‘Human Trafficking is Organised...
Matheus David Former Covid-19 volunteers at the State mortuary have been pleading with the Ministry of Health and Social Services to consider them for full time employment. On Tuesday, they gathered at the ministry of health to receive feedback from Executive Director Penda Ithindi. Raymond Samuel, a former volunteer at Mutual Estate, stated that, that...
WALVIS BAY – Residents in the Erongo region will no longer have to travel hundreds of kilometres or endure long waiting periods for diagnostic scans, thanks to the donation of a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner to the Walvis Bay State Hospital. The scanner, valued at approximately N$5 million, was officially handed over on Friday...
OSHANA- More than 30 000 children in the Oshana region receive government support through social grants valued at more than N$12 million. Oshana governor Hofni Iipinge said the ministry also supports Early Childhood Development centres in the form of subsidy valued at N$3,7 million. He revealed this during his State of the Region Address (Sora)...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah surprised guests at the Legal Women’s Conference last week when she appeared unexpectedly at an event she had earlier delegated to Justice Minister Wise Immanuel. The conference, held at the Hilton Hotel in Windhoek, was organised by the Law Society of Namibia to bring together women in the legal profession. President Nandi-Ndaitwah...
Auleria Wakudumo The wave of violent protests, sparked by the removal of fuel subsidies in Angola, has left many Namibian informal traders stranded and unable to fulfil orders. This has caused fear, as possible business closures loom, coupled with growing frustration by small traders in Angola and Namibia. Traders who travelled to Luanda to collect...