SWAKOPMUND – The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development is expected to release a report on alleged irregularities that have caused a rift between some Dauredaman members and their chief Sagarias Seibeb this week. This was confirmed yesterday by Erongo governor Neville Andre during an interview. Andre said his office has been consulting with the...
Rudolf Gaiseb The government has allocated N$120 million to roll out network and transmissiontowers nationwide over a three-year period. For the 2024/25 to 2026/27 financial years, N$35 million has been allocated in the first year, and N$40 million in the subsequent year. In the recent mid-term budget review, an additional N$45 million was allocated to...
Festus Hamalwa Linea Dishena GUINAS – Swapo’s Moses Khumub won the Guinas constituency by-election with 1 407 votes, defeating his cousin Fransiskus Khumub from the Landless People’s Movement, who garnered 612 votes. The by-election took place on Friday and saw 2 019 votes cast, with 22 ballots rejected. It was necessitated by the death of...
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...