Adolf Kaure With Namibians bracing to head to the polls on 26 November for the 2025 Regional Council election, the Otjozondjupa region remains a key battleground. Historically, the region is dominated by Swapo in terms of constituencies won over the years, while NUDO has also maintained a grip on some of the constituencies. The Otjozondjupa...
WALVIS BAY – Employees of Princess Brand Processing, a fishing company, will be without jobs as from today. The company was forced to lay off its 634 workforce due to a lack of quota. The horse mackerel processing company, previously known as Seaflower Pelagic, was established in 2017 through a joint venture between Fishcor and...
OMUTHIYA – The NamPower Foundation on Tuesday handed over a three-classroom block at Titus Ndjaba Combined School, as well as a guardroom and school fence at Oluwaya Combined School in the Epembe constituency of the Ohangwena Region. The foundation completed the projects at a cost of over N.dollars 1.6 million.Speaking during the joint handover ceremony...
RUNDU – Executive director of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata has warned that the escalating cost of electricity poses a serious threat to the long-term sustainability of Namibia’s green schemes, especially due to high electricity tariffs. Nghituwamata made the remarks on Monday during the National Green Schemes Stakeholder Consultative Meeting hosted by...
WINDHOEK – The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) has intensified the decentralisation of healthcare services by officially handing over several delegated functions to Regional Councils (RCs). The core functions being decentralised include disease prevention, health promotion, community-based social welfare services, curative services, pharmaceutical stock management at regional facility level, management of capital projects...
KATIMA MULILO – The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has availed N$100 million to the Katima Mulilo Town Council (KMTC) for the immediate provision of water and electricity services to various informal settlements. This was announced by Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, during a consultative meeting where matters related to the...
KEETMANSHOOP – Former Keetmanshoop rural constituency councilor, Gerrit ‘Gertjie’ Witbooi, has asked the electorate to give him a second chance as they cast their votes in the upcoming 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections, scheduled for 26 November. “You know my capabilities as I proved myself before, whilst we had such an excellent relationship,...
Lahja Nashuuta The Oshana Regional Council has received an adverse audit opinion for the 2022/2023 financial year due to irregularities, misrepresentations, and non-compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). According to the report signed off by the Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke, the adverse opinion was issued primarily because of unclear investments in a joint venture...
WINDHOEK – Commissioner Willem Steenkamp’s two-year reign at the helm of the NamPol Khomas Regional Police Command came to an end on Friday, marking the official handover of power to Commissioner Johanna Ngondo. Effective 01 November 2025, Ngondo is the first female to serve in the commander position in Khomas. Steenkamp will now serve as advisor...
SWAKOPMUND – The hard work of a young Swakopmund couple who took a leap into agri-processing has paid off. Frans and Constance Shivute yesterday produced their first official batch of locally made peanut butter from their small factory in Swakopmund. New Era had the opportunity to visit their operation and taste the product, which will...