MARIENTAL – NamWater last week announced the resumption of irrigation water supply from the Hardap Dam. The flow resumes today. NamWater, in a media statement on Wednesday, said the decision was approved by water minister Calle Schlettwein, in support of national priorities to promote agricultural productivity and economic stability in the region. The Hardap Irrigation...
The ministry of labour has approved the phased implementation of a national minimum wage for security guards. The decision, hailed as a win for thousands of underpaid workers, was announced last Thursday by the Namibia Security Labour Forum (NSLF) at a press briefing in Windhoek. Effective 1 January 2025, security personnel will receive N$13.50 per...
KATIMA MULILO – Historian and teacher Francis Mabuku Sinvula, who died last Thursday at the age of 67, has been laid to rest at his home village of Ikumwe in the Katima Mulilo Rural constituency. Sinvula, who was also known as ‘Ba Mars’, was a well-known public figure. At the funeral, speaker after speaker praised...
Lylie Joel NKURENKURU – More than 150 women from Bunya village and surrounding areas in the Kavango West have had the Copper Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) inserted since its introduction at the Osaat clinic in November 2024. The non-hormona l contraceptive offers women protection against falling pregnant for up to 10 years. This milestone was...
The Ministry of Education’s executive director Sanet Steenkamp has comforted learners who performed poorly, saying no examination results could ever supersede their value, and what they can accomplish. The Ministry last week released the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary Level Examination results, which states that of the 40 757 candidates who sat...
OUTJO – Kunene education director Sophia Ferdrieck says hostels should use hostel development fees, payable by the boarders, for maintenance and to improve living conditions. She was responding to media queries regarding the dilapidated conditions at the Eddie Bowe hostel in Khorixas. The hostel reportedly faces a shortage of beds, lockers, mattresses, and has exposed...
The Single Quarters’ open market in Katutura Central, also known as ‘Kapana’ area, is a place in disarray with hygiene and safety issues threatening both businesses and customers. Speaking to New Era recently, the market’s cleaning team supervisor Elvis Meintjies outlined the numerous challenges they face daily in trying to maintain hygienic standards at one...
Rudolf Gaiseb Deputy higher education minister Natalia Goagoses announced that the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) will do away with means-testing, an eligibility factor for students to be funded by them. In essence, the playing field will then be levelled as one’s economic status will no longer be a criterion for student funding. ...
KATIMA MULILO – Kabbe South and North constituencies have received substantial rainfall since the onset of the rainy season, bringing both benefits and challenges to the region. Speaking to New Era this week, Kabbe South councillor John Likando expressed optimism about the positive effects of the rains. He highlighted the difficulties caused by the region’s...
SWAKOPMUND – Former Landless People’s Movement lawmaker Henny Seibeb has taken a dig at the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources for allegedly failing to table its findings on illegal lithium mining in the Daures constituency. This is despite the fact that hearings on the matter were conducted in May 2023, he now laments. Seibeb,...