Rudolf Gaiseb Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (Nsfaf)’s decision to begin sharing payment history of its loan beneficiaries with credit bureaus has come under fire. In a public notice last week, Acting CEO Kennedy Kandume stated that, in line with the National Credit Bureau Regulations (2014), credit information providers in Namibia are required to submit...
Lahja Nashuuta Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa wants to meet the leadership of the Gobabis Municipality today for an urgent intervention. This follows a damning report by the Ombudsman that exposed severe governance failures, mismanagement, and internal strife within the local authority. In a letter addressed to Gobabis mayor Melba Tjozongoro, Sankwasa outlined...
EENHANA – Expectant mothers at the Eenhana waiting ward have complained of leaking water in the bathrooms, which forces them to wade in dirty water. They also complained about a blocked sewer behind their rooms, which emits a nauseating stench. The waiting ward, commonly knownasEwalanda, accommodates pregnant women from remote areas to avoid having...
KATIMA MULILO — The Masubia community came together in a colourful celebration of culture, unity, and leadership at this year’s cultural festival, held at the weekend, for the first time in four years. Delivering the keynote address, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare announced the official recognition of Munitenge Gilbert Muhongo Mutwa as Simwine (chief ) of...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, in collaboration with the City of Windhoek, has strongly warned members of the public against fishing and consuming fish from Goreangab Dam, situated on the fringes of the western suburbs of the capital. Goreangab Dam receives treated wastewater and surface runoff from surrounding residential...
Eba Kandovazu Newly appointed presidential press secretary, Jonas Mbambo, has pledged to usher in a new era of open communication and media engagement from the highest office in the land. In an interview with Nampa last week, Mbambo, whose appointment takes effect on 1 August 2025, expressed great appreciation for the trust placed in him,...
RUNDU – The Shambyu Traditional Authority (STA) in Kavango East have welcomed the revival of the dormant Uvhungu-Vhungu Dairy Farm, located east of Rundu. During Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani’s recent visit to the Shambyu palace last week, the STA spokesperson Sebastian Kantema, on behalf of the STA, expressed concerns about...
WALVIS BAY – Namibian youth should not be spectators, but must take the lead as the country enters a new chapter in its oil and gas development. This is according to the special advisor and head of the upstream petroleum unit in the office of the presidency, Kornelia Shilunga. She was speaking at the second...
Lahja Nashuuta The City of Windhoek (CoW) has connected more than 7 000 zinc structures to the municipal electricity grid, providing power to over 35 000 residents, Strategic Executive for Electricity, Obrien Hekandjo, has confirmed. Citing the 2023 National Census, Hekandjo said only 64% of Windhoek’s 144 640 households are currently electrified, leaving around 52...
Despite Namibia’s abundant natural resources, there is little to no local beneficiation, with raw materials such as marble and sandstone being exported raw — with the country importing the finished products. This was highlighted by outgoing South African high commissioner to Namibia, Thenjiwe Ethel Mtintso, during an exclusive interview with New Era, as her diplomatic...