Lahja Nashuuta The Khomas Regional Council has invested millions in water-related interventions and agricultural extension services in the last financial year, governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua has said. She made the announcement on Monday while delivering the Khomas State of the Region Address (Sora). She told the gathering that at least seven boreholes were drilled and successfully...
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has a housing backlog of 300000, with 120 000 applicants on its waiting list since 2005. NHE CEO Gisbertus Mukulu, while speaking at the Government Information Centre here on Tuesday, said the Khomas region’s waiting list stands at 33 000, followed by Erongo with 35 000, while there are 22...
Charles Ndeumane The Atusheni Community and Agricultural Show provided free stalls to women and youth during its recent exhibition in Omuthiya. The exhibition concluded last Saturday. Formerly known as the Face of Namibia Project, Atusheni Community and Agricultural Show (ACAS) is a non-governmental organisation that has been active for nine years, previously holding exhibitions in...
The United Kingdom continues to be plagued with anti-immigration outbursts as far-right protests and vandalism continue to create fear among locals. The message is clear from the far-right protestors: asylum-seekers must vacate the country. International relations minister Peya Mushelenga told New Era that his office is closely monitoring with concern the unrest and violence that...
RUNDU – Urban and rural development deputy minister Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele said government, alongside stakeholders, have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to address housing challenges in Namibia. The deputy minister said this during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Shack Dwellers Housing Project at Katjinakatji, a village between Rundu and Mururani along the Rundu-Grootfontein road. It is in the Mankumpi...
The Capricorn Foundation recently donated 10 infusion pumps valued at N$264 500 to the Gobabis State Hospital paediatric ward.These pumps are essential for administering fluids to malnourished children admitted to the ward.Veripura Muukua, Capricorn Foundation coordinator, in an interview with Nampa on Tuesday said the pumps were handed over last week. She said approximately 2...
OKAKARARA – Following weeks of uncertainty, Okakarara mayor Samuelline Ngairo says they are working around the clock to ensure that the 16th edition of the Okakarara Annual Trade Fair takes place. If all goes according to the rescue operation, the trade fair will take place next month. Speaking to New Era this week, she admitted that...
WALVIS BAY – Hopes of finding missing engineering student Matheus Sheehama (24) alive were shattered when his remains were discovered, washed ashore at Independence Beach on Tuesday afternoon. Sheehama went missing on 27 July after attending a braai with his girlfriend, who was arrested on Monday in connection with the ongoing case. Five suspects –...
KHORIXAS – President Nangolo Mbumba yesterday inaugurated the Khorixas Vocational Training Centre, breathing life into the hopes of many in Kunene, a region among the poorest in the land. During yesterday’s event that saw the small rusty town of Khorixas come to a standstill, he implored private institutions to join hands with the government through...
The latest statistics from the Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund indicate that 237 people have died in road accidents countrywide so far this year. The data also reveals that there were 3 153 accidents on Namibia’s roads that caused injury to 3 153 people countrywide during the same period. Namibia is one of the countries...