KATIMA MULILO – Heavy rainfall over the past few months has once again exposed the vulnerability of farmers in Zambezi’s Kabbe South constituency. It is a flood-prone area, where crop farmers, schoolchildren and motorists continue to grapple with seasonal water channels. In an interview with New Era, Kabbe South constituency councillor Raymond Sezuni said, while...
OKONGO – The Ohangwena Communal Land Board has commenced the removal of illegal fences in the Okongo constituency in the Ohangwena region. The 22 illegal fences are expected to be removed between 17 and 22 February. Yesterday, board chairperson Wilhelmina Shakela was present at Onambali village to officially launch the removal of the illegal fences....
Rudolf Gaiseb “I went to the room, and I found Elijah lying down. He passed me his phone, and I started reading what was typed on it. He wrote, ‘Mama, I’m not feeling okay. I’m not feeling well. When I breathe, my chest hurts.’” These are words of Emma Ludwina giving an account of the...
FRANSFONTEIN – Seven kilometres outside Fransfontein, in Tsaurob, lives Ingrid Heigan and her two children. For the past seven years, it is where she has slowly built a better life for her family, starting with just seven goats. She is a single mother, and the goats were her only source of income.“At first, my kraal...
Namibia reached a remarkable milestone with the first phase of the national polio immunisation campaign, which ran from 26 to 29 January, vaccinating over 800 000 children across the country. With the nationwide immunisation campaign having reached well over 800 000 children during the first phase, this marks a vaccination coverage rate of 91% and...
Rudolf Gaiseb Transport minister Veikko Nekundi says funds are simply not enough to construct all roads needed in the country. This comes after questions about when the ministry will upgrade the MR112 road between Okahandja and Okondjatu to a bitumen standard. Nekudi told Parliament last Thursday that the upgrade was delayed due to a lack...
MAYENZERE – In the quiet corners of Kavango West, what began as a modest effort to put food on the table during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown has transformed into a thriving poultry empire. Josephine Kapango Da Costa, the founder of Jostaria Trading CC, is proving that with grit and a bit of “chicken sense”, grassroots businesses can...
History was made on Sunday as Namibia’s First Gentleman Epafras Ndenga Ndaitwah was officially welcomed into the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD.) He became one of the few male spouses to join the continental body. Ndaitwah was admitted during the 30th Ordinary General Assembly of OAFLAD held on Sunday in Addis Ababa,...
The University of Namibia (Unam) has been ranked 31st in the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sub-Saharan Africa 2026. This marked its first inclusion in any QS global ranking and positioning the country among recognised higher education institutions on the continent. The rankings, released by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, assessed over 1 000 institutions across sub-Saharan...
Moses Magadza The secretary-general (SG) of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), Boemo Sekgoma, has called on parliamentarians across Southern Africa to intensify efforts to promote condom use. She also wants to eliminate stigma and domesticate the SADC Model Law on HIV and AIDS as part of a renewed push to end...