Heather Erdmann Rehoboth – For many, bicycles are merely a means of transportation, but for 33-year-old Rodrick Jansen, they are a craft, a passion, and a family legacy. The son of Asser Jantze founded Scrap Dealers in 1997. Later, the younger Jansen took over the family business officially on the May 8, 2023. Since then,...
Auleria Wakudumo The second phase of the Tsandi–Onesi–Epalela road project officially commenced on Tuesday. Omusati governor, Immanuel Shikongo officially handed over the construction site and urged the contractors to deliver the project with urgency, accountability, and quality. Shikongo emphasised that the road is a promise to the people of Omusati, a pledge that their patience...
AUSSENKEHR – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah called on employers to create the type of employment that gives incentives to employees, and that will, ultimately, take them out of poverty and to live better lives. “Appreciate workers, a worker who is taken care of is productive and motivated,” she said as she launched the Staff Housing Project...
MBEYO – The clinic at Erago village in the Ncamagoro constituency of Kavango West is set to finally get a gravel road that will link it to the Trans- Caprivi Highway. The clinic lies more than 20 km from the highway, making it difficult to reach for many. The road will be constructed from Mbeyo...
FIVE RAND – Growing anger over years of unaddressed sewage spills has pushed some residents of the Five Rand location in the Okahandja constituency to boycott the regional and local authority elections. When New Era visited Five Rand yesterday, both polling stations were largely deserted. Instead of voting queues, dozens of residents were busy repairing...
Rudolf Gaiseb Eveline de Klerk Iuze Mukube Sixty-three-year-old Seraphina //Khamuses is among voters who yesterday arrived early at Ella Du Plessis polling station to vote for this year’s Regional and Local Authorities Elections. Her reasons for voting are clear; she wants a drastic lifetyle change amongst young people. //Khamuses yearns for better opportunities for them...
Rudolf Gaiseb The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform has begun installing a borehole in Thipanana village, Kavango East region. This is after Member of Parliament Modestus Amutse last week Friday urged the government to move swiftly to install the delayed borehole. Amutse’s demand came after Ottilia Mbathera (47) from Thipanana village was...
Outgoing Windhoek mayor Ndeshihafela Larandja said through teamwork and stronger partnerships, the city made progressive deliverables for the year. She highlighted improvements in informal settlements, including the city extending electricity, adding more water points and sanitation facilities, continuing mapping of structures to support service access, and upgrading roads, as some of the achievements. In an...
OSHAKATI – The Namibian police regional Commander for the Oshana region, Commissioner Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, has confirmed the arrest of six suspects in connection with a violent attack on a 30-year-old female public prosecutor at Ondangwa last month. The prosecutor was allegedly ambushed on 17 October while driving to work at the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court....
NKURENKURU – Residents of Nkurenkuru are calling on incoming leaders elected in the upcoming election to prioritise permanent employment opportunities over temporary work arrangements that have left many struggling to make ends meet. Roswitha Haita, a 30-year-old woman who has been voting since 2013, expressed frustration with the current system during an interview with Nampa...