KATIMA MULILO – The Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) says significant progress has been made in reviving the Manyeha Crocodile Farm in Kongola, with renovation works well underway and a phased operational relaunch planned. Speaking to New Era this week, Inyemba Kamwi, NIDA’s senior consultant for strategy and projects, confirmed that the initial phase of...
KATIMA MULILO – Newly appointed Masubia Traditional Authority Ngambela (prime minister), Raphael Mbala, says restoring financial stability and uniting a divided community will be his immediate priorities as he settles into office. Mbala (77), a former Kabbe councillor before it was split into two, namely Kabbe North and Kabbe South, was inaugurated as the new...
WALVIS BAY – A Namibian company, Ikhaya Somandla Family (ISF) Trading Enterprises, is facing a legal dispute over an alleged unpaid international consulting debt of N$2.6 million. ISF Trading is a player in Namibia’s energy sector and plans to build a 300 000-barrel-per-stream-day modular oil refinery at Walvis Bay. Portugal-based international consultant Ana Lúcia Rodrigues...
Joe-Chintha Garises MARIENTAL – Mariental Municipality councillor Landless People’s Movement’s William Minnie has described the 2026/27 National Budget as fiscally cautious but insufficiently responsive to the economic hardships facing ordinary Namibians. Minnie is of the fervent view that the budget prioritises consolidation over structural transformation. In an interview with Nampa following the tabling of the...
WALVIS BAY – Regional fisheries experts have warned that Namibia’s outdated fisheries legislation and weak penalties are undermining efforts to combat illegal fishing, despite the country’s relatively strong monitoring systems. The warning follows a three-day training workshop in Walvis Bay for fisheries inspectors from Walvis Bay and Lüderitz, focusing on port state measures, risk assessment...
Uakutura Kambaekua The anticipated future of uranium mining in the Omaheke region depends on an independent assessment from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), environmental commissioner Timoteus Mufeti said. He made this statement while addressing the media on Wednesday regarding the pilot project for on-site leaching uranium mining in the Omaheke region. Mufeti pointed out...
Adolf Kaure Namibia has submitted the draft National Report for Namibia’s 2026 submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group. The UPR is a mechanism led by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) under the UN Human Rights Council. It reviews the human rights records of...
Adolf Kaure Windhoek mayor Sakaria Uunona said the City of Windhoek (CoW) municipal council has provided a solution for vendors following their strike in February. Speaking at City’s latest ordinary council meeting, he said that, through the department of economic development and community services, the municipal council has made more than 150 properly demarcated and...
Eba Kandovazu At least 379 foreign nationals have voluntarily left Namibia under the government’s immigration amnesty programme. At least 55% of this number is from Zimbabwe and the majority of the remainder from Angola, China and other African countries.The ministry extended the amnesty deadline to 27 February 2026 following an initial rollout that began on...
ONGWEDIVA – Employees of the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) have returned to work after the company and Mineworkers Union of Namibia signed a three-year collective agreement. This officially ended the industrial action that disrupted the supply of electricity services in Northern Namibia. According to Nored spokesperson Simon Lukas, the agreement was signed on 2...