OTJOMBINDE – Omaheke regional electoral officer Joseph Amwaandi has strongly denied allegations of corruption in the recruitment of polling officers in Otjombinde. The allegations claim that the Otjombinde returning officer improperly recruited individuals to fill vacant positions left by those who did not report for duty, and that people were being added to the recruitment...
Only the Association for Localised Interest (ASOLI) has the understanding, patience and competent leadership to address pressing issues affecting the lives of Namibians in many of the country’s urban centres, its president Joseph Kauandenge has said. Kauandenge, a veteran who has for decades traversed the width and breadth of the local political landscape, assured supporters...
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...
Katima Mulilo — An audit has revealed details of corruption, favoritism, and mismanagement at the Katima Mulilo Town Council. The audit, whose results were shared with the community by Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa, was conducted after councilors were dismissed earlier this year. Sankwasa officially dissolved the council in a notice published in...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday warned local and multi-national contractors that government will not tolerate the inflation of prices and failure to deliver key capital projects on set deadlines. Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Oute River Bridge in the Kunene region, where she underscored government’s commitment to infrastructure development as a key...
Maurice Kambukwe Adolf Kaure The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has expressed confidence in the smooth conduct of the upcoming Regional and Local Authority Elections, according to its Chief Electoral Officer, Peter Shaama. The ECN also announced that the 2025 Regional Council polls in the Ogongo constituency will continue despite the recent resignation of Independent...
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...