A 26-year-old woman lost over N$190 000 after she was allegedly scammed by a 28-year-old pastor of a revival church in Outapi. Deputy commissioner Andreas Johannes confirmed the incident, stating that a case has been opened against the pastor. “He is under a warrant of arrest,” he said. Johannes added that the police have spoken...
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) spokesperson Imms Nashinge said bureaucratic obstacles and centralised governance continue to undermine the party’s ability to implement much-needed projects. In an exclusive interview with New Era on Friday, he shed light on the challenges faced by the party in local authorities, where it holds significant influence. While the IPC has...
The ruling party has made significant strides in the development of Namibia and should be given another mandate to govern, a Swapo think tank member said at the weekend. Toini Sam, who was addressing the ruling party faithful of Moses |Garoëb in Windhoek East constituency, said Swapo’s record in education, health and infrastructure development should...
ONANDJOKWE – Expectant mothers currently waiting to deliver at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital in Ewalanda have expressed frustration over fellow women who are constantly stealing their belongings. During a visit to Ewalanda last week, the women mentioned that food, clothes, money, and nappies are always stolen. Those who spoke to this publication said even their cell...
George Sanzila GENEVA – National Assembly Speaker Peter Katjavivi was honoured yesterday by the SADC Group of Parliaments ahead of the start of the 149th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly and Related meetings in Geneva, Switzerland. President of the Southern African Development Community – Parliamentary Forum (SADC-PF), Roger Mancienne, presented Katjavivi with a Certificate of Distinction...
Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Petrus Unengu on Monday imposed further custodial sentences on the seven remaining treason accused, ranging from five to 16 years. They were convicted in July on charges of high treason, charges under the Arms and Ammunitions Act, and the Immigration Control Act. The judge sentenced Progress Kenyoka Munuma to an...
KATIMA MULILO – The Namibian Police in the Zambezi region have recorded five cases of vehicle scams in the last three months, the latest case involving two agricultural trucks valued at about N$2.8 million. They were intercepted. It is a situation that is leaving the police with sleepless nights. During a media briefing recently, Zambezi...
OSHAKATI – Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta has urged Namibians to plant trees to counteract the effects of habitat degradation, deforestation, and climate change. Shifeta, while speaking during the commemoration of Arbor Day at Oshakati on Friday, said the environment faces numerous challenges, including deforestation to climate change. “It is our collective...
GOBABIS – Crowded farms, hopelessness among corridor farmers and landlessness remain growing concerns in the Omaheke region, the regional leadership has admitted. Both Okorukambe constituency councillor Rocco Nguvauva and his Gobabis constituency counterpart, Augustinus Tebele used the Omaheke Regional Council’s recent meeting to table motions aimed at addressing issues of corridor farmers and overcrowding at...
OUTAPI – Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani said businesspeople in the north decorate their trucks with Swapo flags, campaigning for the ruling party because they are benefitting from tenders. He also jokingly accused Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa of being responsible for the strong winds at Outapi during the party’s star rally on Saturday. ...