Taimi Haihambo HELAO NAFIDI – Paulina Nghipunya (35) an inmate at Windhoek Correctional Facility, shared her painful life story on Saturday during the second edition of the Namibian Women’s Conference. The conference took place at the Helao Nafidi Business Expo Centre with the aim of raising awareness about gender-based violence (GBV). Nghipunya revealed that while...
OKANGHUDI – Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba has urged Namibians to take charge of their food security. He warned that the country’s vulnerability will persist unless collapsed agricultural projects are revived and made functional. Pohamba made these remarks on Friday during a courtesy visit to his house at Okanghudi village in Ohangwena region by a delegation...
KATIMA MULILO – Namibia has recorded a staggering 95 729 malaria cases in 2025 – almost six times the 16 113 cases reported last year – prompting the launch of an urgent Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) campaign. The campaign was launched by health minister Esperance Luvindao. Zambezi’s Katima Mulilo District alone accounts for 26.2% of...
WALVIS BAY – The state of harbour town Walvis Bay was at the centre of salvos between Swapo and the Independent Patriots for Change as they jostled for power and influence ahead of November’s polls. The IPC wrestled Walvis Bay, Swakopmund and other key towns out of Swapo hands back in 2020. It was unprecedented,...
OKONJOMBO – After years of enduring without a health facility, residents of Okonjombo village are about to breathe a sigh of relief. There, a new clinic is nearing completion. Located more than 140 kilometres from Opuwo, Okonjombo has long struggled without access to proper health services. According to sources on the ground, residents were forced...
Auleria Wakudumo The agriculture ministry has intensified efforts to transform its 140-hectare brownfield site in Ekoka village, located east of Okongo town in the Ohangwena region. This was revealed by the ministry’s accounting officer responsible for agriculture, Ndiyapuki Nghituwamata, during her visit to the site on Thursday. She said water surveys were being conducted to...
Hilma Nalupe The One Economy Foundation marked a milestone as it hosted its 10th celebration and annual fundraising soirée, themed ‘Weaving Legacy, Stitching Futures’, on Friday. The event raised an impressive N$3.4 million, underscoring strong public support for the foundation’s decade-long mission to uplift Namibia’s youth through meaningful programmes and partnerships. In her keynote address,...
Zebaldt Ngaruka OTUMBOROMBONGA – The Okakarara constituency’s sole independent candidate, Florence Uapakua Ndinda, has pledged to champion inclusive economic opportunities and rural development. Speaking to New Era last week, Ndinda, who will be the first to stand as an independent candidate in a constituency traditionally dominated by the National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo), also pledged...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Namibians to make use of the supplementary voter registration now underway across the country rather than waiting until the last minute. “This is your opportunity to register for the upcoming regional and local authorities elections scheduled for 26 November 2025,” she said in a national address this week. “Let us...
Kaviveterue Virere The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has noted a low turnout in the supplementary voter registration process in several Khomas constituencies. Katutura Central At Katutura Community Hall, the registration team, led by Saima Shivute, has been working since 04 August. Registration ends on 19 August. This statutory electoral activity is crucial to ensuring...