Auleria Wakudumo The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has officially commissioned the Onamatanga water supply scheme. This is a N$15 million government-funded project designed to provide clean, sustainable water to more than 250 households in the Onamatanga area in the Omusati region. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony held at the...
Since the inception of cooperation with Namibia, the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme has equipped about 1700 Namibians with knowledge transfer and capacity building to navigate through various sectors. Namibians who are in spaces such as government, academia, business, and defence have greatly benefitted, contributing actively to their development and deepening bilateral relationship...
Lahja Nashuuta The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) announced that it has set aside N$15.6 million towards the construction of 54 houses in Oshakati North (or popularly known as Ehenye). Speaking during the ground-breaking ceremony last week, NHE’s manager for infrastructure and development, Indileni Set-Sam Iipinge, said the project, awarded to three contractors, is expected to...
Adolf Kaure The Association of Local Authorities in Namibia, the Namibian Association of Local Authorities Officials, and the Namibia National Mayors Forum recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Windhoek, culminating in the establishment of the Local Government Umbrella Association. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) president Samuel !Oë-Amseb...
Adolf Kaure The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Namibia, Ana Beatriz Martins, has commended Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah for ensuring that Namibia remains committed to fighting climate change, promoting environmental protection and green industrialisation, priorities strongly shared with the EU. This comes as the international community prepares to attend the 30th UN Climate Change Conference...
For the world, especially governments in the global south, to achieve social justice, eradicate poverty, improve service delivery and accelerate development, a renewed, unusual and cohesive way of doing things must become the new norm, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare told a gathering in Doha, Qatar. Ngurare was speaking at this week’s Second World Summit for...
The long-awaited meeting between the City of Windhoek (CoW) and its striking workers, initially scheduled for yesterday was postponed to Monday, 10 November. The meeting was expected to bring both parties to the table to discuss worker’s grievances, which is centred around wage increases and poor working conditions. However, the planned meeting was pushed to...
WINDHOEK – Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao, has revealed that at least 50 City of Windhoek police officers, 150 national police officers and 75 correctional officers have received training on handling mental health cases. Luvindao said this in Parliament on Wednesday while responding to questions on the 2025 Mental Health Bill...
Matheus David In order to increase Namibia’s capacity to address gender-based violence (GBV), the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), in conjunction with the Norwegian government, will provide a five-day intensive training in Windhoek. A total of 25 Namibian participants from important sectors will attend the Windhoek workshop, which is designed to improve collaboration...
Lahja Nashuuta The Road Fund Administration (RFA) has terminated its manager for corporate services, Scheifert Shigwedha, over the handling of a N$200,000 donation intended for flood victims in 2023. According to a dismissal letter seen by New Era, Shigwedha’s contract was terminated on 31 October 2025. The letter cites the conclusion of an internal disciplinary...