President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah instructed Cabinet members to deliver faster and more visibly on government promises. She made the remarks when she opened a two-day Cabinet retreat in Windhoek yesterday. She said the 8th Administration must move from planning to implementation because “good policies without action are just as good as nothing.” The retreat, attended by...
For generations, the flowing waters of the Kavango River fed families, watered crops, cleaned homes, and offered cool relief under the scorching northern sun. Simply put, it has sustained life and livelihoods. But now, an ugly phenomenon is rearing its head; death itself, which comes knocking almost every time someone uses the river. The cause...
This week, government handed over Farm Alpha No:628 to be used to extend the Aminuis communal area. This is indeed a welcome move. The Aminuis communal area is one of the hardest hit by drought every year, and the fact that it is over stocked with livestock makes the situation much worse. Land is the...
This year, the government demonstrated its commitment towards the arts, culture and heritage industry by launching the Namibia Arts, Culture and Heritage (NACH) Policy and a financial boost of N$50 million for the 2025/26 financial year. New Era Journalist Priscilla Mukokobi (PM) engaged Gretta Gaspar (GG), Office Administrator at the National Arts Council of Namibia...
A high-level delegation from ReconAfrica, Namcor and BW Energy yesterday announced a breakthrough on new drilling results from the Kavango region, where early hydrocarbon indicators have now been confirmed. Hydrocarbons are used primarily as fuels, such as gasoline, jet fuel, and natural gas, but also serve as raw materials for manufacturing plastics, synthetic fibers, rubber, solvents and...
Namibia remains one of the world’s most attractive and top tourist destinations, with latest statistics showing that the country’s tourism sector has made remarkable recovery from post-Covid figures of about 461,027 in 2022 to over 1.2 million visitors between last year and now. The figures are contained in the latest Tourism Statistical Report, which was...
Rudolf Gaiseb Observers brought together by the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) found that young people barely participated in the recently ended elections. The observers’ mission was aimed at assessing the inclusivity, transparency and credibility of the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections. Despite the polling stations opening and closing on time and an inclusive...
The Namibian Police said the country remains proud of Major General Anna-Marie Nainda’s leadership and the message she carried to the 179 member states in the race for Interpol presidency. Namibia’s gallant campaign for the presidency of Interpol ended unsuccessfully last week after Nainda was eliminated in the final round of voting at the organisation’s...
SWAKOPMUND – The Swakopmund Town Council has spent over N$703 million on procurement contracts between July 2020 and June 2025. This is according to the council’s executive procurement report released last week by the council. The N$703 million was spread across eight procurement methods. Chief executive officer of council, Archie Benjamin on Monday told New...
SWAKOPMUND – Outgoing Usakos mayor Irene Simeon- Kurtz says her time in office focused on rebuilding systems, restoring confidence in the town council and improving service delivery for residents. Reflecting on her time as the towns first citizen, the business woman said that despite challenges and Usakos being regarded as a small town, the council...