WALVIS BAY – Seventeen years without an internal audit, gaps in key governance systems, and the absence of a performance management system – the Walvis Bay Municipality is an institution at sixes and sevens. The situation has raised fundamental governance concerns at one of the country’s biggest local authorities. Walvis Bay mayor Johannes Shimbilinga, during...
An estimated 57.2% of Namibians continue to experience moderate to severe food insecurity, with a huge portion lacking access to safe and nutritious food. The findings are etched in the latest United Nations (UN) Agriculture and Food Organisation (FAO) Namibia Country Programming Framework handbook. FAO’s country representative Patrice Talla Takoukam, during Monday’s launch of the...
Auleria Wakudumo ONDWEDIVA – Ongwediva resident Maria Katumbe (46) is showing what hard work and determination can do. Originally from Ombathi in the Omusati region, Katumbe is a domestic worker, but outside her job, she is building a small business using traditional knowledge. This extra money helps her a lot at home. She supports a...
The Botswana government has dismissed decades-long reports that it is home to one of many United States of America military bases abroad. For years, murmurs have suggested that the US operates a military base at the Thebephatshwa Air Base, a claim the country now fervently and vehemently denies. Botswana’s clarification follows hot on the heels...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for direct private sector partnerships to unlock meaningful economic gains from a relationship that has long been politically strong, but commercially underperforming. Speaking during a courtesy meeting on Monday with Russia’s deputy prime minister Yury Trutnev, who led a high-level delegation to Namibia, Nandi-Ndaitwah said the visit reflected a deepening...
It was a bittersweet moment for former first lady Monica Geingos as she was conferred with an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) this week. It was a dream that her husband, late president Hage Geingob, had long envisioned for her to attain her actual PhD beyond their office terms. She said, “This...
KABBE – Communities in Kabbe South and Kabbe North have been cut off by rapidly rising floodwaters, leaving residents stranded, disrupting essential services and threatening livelihoods. In an interview with New Era, the Ngambela of the Masubia Traditional Authority, where Kabbe falls, Raphael Mbala, said the situation escalated rapidly in early March, as water levels...
Auleria Wakudumo The education ministry has handed over mushroom production start-up materials valued at N$223 000 to youth groups across the country to help them establish small agricultural enterprises. The equipment was officially handed over at the Berg Aukas Youth Skills Training Centre in Grootfontein, where six youth-led mushroom cultivation projects received specialised materials to...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Women of Purpose (WoP), a community-based organisation, is sharpening its roles in society through education, community support and collaboration. Founded in 2022, WoP is composed of six women who came together with the idea of making a difference in society. They are Diana Tjitemisa, Migal Tujama Nganiva, Elise Mauano, Jasmine Tjikundi, Jenny-fa Maendo...
GOBABIS – The Omaheke Regional Council (ORC), through the Epukiro constituency office, donated equipment and materials to all schools in this constituency on Thursday. The donated items worth N$257 000 were acquired as part of the ORC VAT refund programme, aimed at implementing projects identified by the respective constituencies. Epukiro Constituency councillor Pineal Packy Pakarae...