In the Ministry of Finance and Social Grants, few figures embody the spirit of dedication and innovation in public service quite like Rauna Mukumangeni does. She is the director of the public-private partnerships (PPPs) unit. Her journey from a small northern village to a strategically significant position in government is a story of perseverance, purpose...
SWAKOPMUND – Inspector- General of the Namibian Police Force, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, says the recent Mariental tragedy, in which police officers lost their lives, once again revealed the harsh realities families face when officers die in the line of duty with no financial safety net. Shikongo was speaking, at the annual general meeting of...
Charmaine Boois ARANOS – Over 30 houses were destroyed in a severe rainstorm in Aranos on Tuesday night, leaving several families without homes. Some victims have found temporary shelter with relatives, while others are staying at the Roman Catholic Mission Church. Gavin Beukes, one of the affected residents, described the moment the storm struck ....
WALVIS BAY – Indonesia aims to deepen its economic and cultural ties with Namibia, with trade and tourism at the centre of the relationship. This is according to the ambassador of Indonesia, Mirza Nurhidayat. He was speaking at the official opening of the 17th Annual Erongo Business and Tourism Expo on Tuesday. This is the...
WALVIS BAY – Erongo Red has launched a new mobile application aimed at making electricity services more accessible and convenient for its over 53 000 customers. The app allows clients to buy prepaid electricity, pay bills, check balances, report faults, and receive power outage notifications from anywhere. CEO Tino !Hanabeb said the launch marks a...
Minister of Education , Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp said despite Namibia’s strong legal and policy frameworks promoting national unity, the enforcement of anti-tribalism measures in schools remains inconsistent. This is allowing ethnic divisions and stereotypes to persist among learners. In an interview with Nampa, Steenkamp said tribalism among learners has become...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s decision this week to relieve Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Natangwe Iithete of his duties has sent an unmistakable message across government and the country; she meant what she said. From the day of her inauguration and again in her first Cabinet meeting, as well as at...
After being in office for just over three months, newly appointed //Kharas regional governor, Dawid Gertze (DG), is adamant to develop the region to greater heights, but only if all relevant public and private stakeholders are willing to come on board to realize this vision with him. New Era’s Keetmanshoop based journalist, Steven Klukowski (SK)...
Although questions and allegations about alleged crimes committed during the country’s liberation struggle period and early post-independence era continue to surface in various pockets of society, justice minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel has maintained that such assertions do not warrant the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Immanuel said he remains confident in Namibia’s various...
A total of 1,499,449 Namibians are eligible to cast their ballots in the regional and local authority elections on 26 November 2025, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced yesterday. The figure is based on the Final Voters’ Register (FVR), which the Commission released on 24 October 2025 in accordance with the 2025 Electoral Calendar. “The...