Namibia has completed its first bone marrow transplant, marking a significant milestone for the country’s medical sector. However, the treatment is currently accessible to only about 15% of the population, highlighting the need to expand the service into the public healthcare system, according to Clinical Haematologist Dr Kudakwashe Simba. On 11 November 2025, Namibia achieved...
Lahja Nashuuta Namibia’s healthcare system is struggling with a serious shortage of medical workers across almost every field, with more specialised fields struggling the most. The country has only one anesthesiologist, one neurosurgeon, one medical oncologist, and one infectious disease specialist. There are also only one or two specialists in fields such as nuclear medicine...
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 Is the usuage and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) counter productive and robbing people off their right to be creative? Or is AI the next best thing since the invention of sliced bread? Commonly, AI is understood as computer systems that perform functions requiring human intelligence, such as learning, problem-solving, decision-making, and recognising...
Ali Negumbo Edward Tenete Mental health has increasingly become a public health challenge in Namibia, with rising suicide cases shaking communities and exposing deep social and emotional vulnerabilities, particularly among the youth. With university students among those affected, concerns are mounting over the availability of support systems in higher education and the urgent need to...
Matheus David The University of Namibia’s Khomasdal campus became a hub of colour, culture and creativity last week as Namibia and Indonesia strengthened their long-standing partnership through the official opening of the Indonesia Weaving Workshop. The initiative brings together artisans, students and lecturers to learn traditional Indonesian weaving skills while exploring Namibia’s own rich creative...
Informal traders operating along the busy Havana Four-way stop in Katutura say they feel deserted by the City of Windhoek after waiting months for a promised relocation to a safer, designated trading area. The vendors, most of them women who rely on street sales to support their families, told New Era that officials from the...
KEETMANSHOOP – The National Housing Enterprises (NHE) in carrying out its mandate to provide decent and affordable housing to Namibians, had a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of 40 low-cost houses in the southern town yesterday. In his remarks, Indileni Iipinge, the entity’s acting executive for infrastructure development during the official handing over of the...
Newly elected councillor for the Kapako constituency, Augustinus Linyando Kupembona from the Swapo party, says his victory marks the beginning of real change for what he describes as “the poorest constituency” in the Kavango West region. Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) results show that Kupembona won with 2 476 votes, defeating Frans Kamina (IC) –...