Ubuntu reminds us that when your neighbour’s house is on fire, you do your best to help extinguish the fire, even if your hut is not immediately attached to the one in flames. This is because you are human and know the difficulties of living out in the open. You have been there, and would...
Lahja Nashuuta Magdalena Didalelwa is a trained nurse serving under the Ministry of Health and Social Services with more than two decades of experience in the mental health sector in Namibia. She holds a basic nursing diploma, which included foundational modules on mental health. But her passion for the field led her to pursue further...
Lahja Nashuuta The Ministry of Works and Transport has unveiled an ambitious action plan to accelerate infrastructure development, enhance service delivery and address long-standing logistical and asset management challenges across Namibia. In an interview with New Era journalist Lahja Nashuuta (LN), Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi (VN) outlined a roadmap that includes reviving...
Auleria Wakudumo Kunene governor Vipuakuje Muharukua has unveiled an ambitious and transforming vision for the region, promising a shift from subsistence to sustainability, from potential to prosperity. Delivering the State of the Region Address this week, the governor outlined concrete plans to modernise agriculture, expand mining and integrate rural communities into the mainstream economy. Central...
OUTAPI – Omusati governor Immanuel Shikongo said the ministry of agriculture made significant strides in investing in the development of water infrastructure, upgrading green schemes and promoting food security in the region. The governor made these remarks during the State of the Region Address in Outapi on Wednesday. Pointing to Anamulenge, Ruacana, Tsandi and Okahao...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OTJOMBINDE – Current Otjombinde constituency councillor Wenzel Kavaka will stand as a candidate for the Swapo party for the upcoming Regional Councils and Local Authority elections in November. Swapo’s district coordinator for Otjombinde Tjovavi Tjituka confirmed to New Era that Kavaka was unopposed for the Swapo candidacy position. He added that all eight...
As Namibia rolls out its Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), one of its ambitions is the full-scale digital transformation of the country, from classrooms to government offices to rural farms. While most media reports on NDP6 have focused on agriculture, manufacturing and food self-sufficiency, the plan quietly outlines a wide-reaching strategy to modernise Namibia’s digital...
SANGWALI – The new facilities, which were constructed at Sangwali Combined School by the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust, in partnership with the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology, were officially handed over recently. The new facilities, which include three classrooms, a storeroom and an administration block that has the principal’s office, a strong room,...
Lahja Nashuuta The City of Windhoek has come under fire for failing to implement a council resolution to extend debt relief to elderly residents. Under Resolution 29/11/2023, passed on 30 November 2023, the City Council committed to writing off both capital and interest on pensioners’ accounts, on condition the pensioners applied for the installation of...
EENHANA – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed deep concern over the recent suicide cases of three teachers from the Ohangwena region, describing the loss of young lives as very sad. “It gives me sleepless nights. I am sure as residents of the Ohangwena region, you too have been feeling the same way,” she said. She...