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The Kunene region is still caught in the grips of a terrible drought, with five out of seven constituencies experiencing a severe dry period that has lasted for at least seven years with no apparent end in sight. 

Newly-elected Swapo coordinator for Otjozondjupa Imms Namaseb has vowed all local and regional councillors and party office-bearers will soon be held accountable to a set of standards as they are expected to sign performance agreements during his five-year reign.

The trial of siblings Azaan Madisia and Junior Mulundu, who are accused of murdering the young Shannon Wasserfall, is set to start in February next year.

As Namibians prepare to join fellow compatriots in Mariental, Hardap region to commemorate Heroes’ Day, New Era engaged some of the region’s inhabitants who shared the day’s importance in Namibia’s struggle for freedom. 

Heroes’ Day commemoration is a significant event where Namibians from all walks of life convene to commemorate their heroes and heroines. 

The Namibian Police in Kavango West on Tuesday night caught a suspected cattle theft syndicate in the act.

Despite government promising to end the use of bucket toilets in Namibia by the end of 2017, households in the Kunene, Hardap and //Kharas regions still use the bucket toilet system – five years past the initial deadline.

An elderly couple in Otjiwarongo started feeding vulnerable children after a child was run over by a municipal truck at the dumpsite five years ago.

The family of Efraim Weyulu Ndeshaanya, who died yesterday after a fitness test for cadet soldiers, is struggling to come to terms with the demise of their son.

Former works and transport deputy minister James Sankwasa has put the blame for chaos at the Windhoek municipal council squarely on residents. He said the mess in which the municipality finds itself would have been avoided had voters given one party an outright majority or eight seats in the 15-member council.