Auleria Wakudumo ONAMBANGO – Thousands of mourners gathered to pay their last respects to the late Ondangwa regional control prosecutor Justine Ndapandula Shiweda, who was laid to rest at her family cemetery in Onambango in the Oshana region on Saturday. Shiweda died on 7 February 2026 after sustaining injuries during a violent attack on 17...
KEETMANSHOOP – The //Kharas education directorate is constructing 18 classrooms for learners at the newly established Chief Hendrick Tseib Primary School in Keetmanshoop to address learner placement challenges in the region. Speaking to New Era, Kalahari circuit inspector Ryan Assegaai said six of the classrooms are already completed, hosting a total of 212 pre-primary to...
Namibia, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security’s immigration control programme, has repatriated more than 1 000 Angolan nationals. They were in the country illegally for over 12 months. The ministry’s Executive Director, Nghidinua Daniel, shared at the ministry’s recent staff engagement that due to the country’s well-oiled immigration control programme, about...
Paulina Ndalikokule KAGUNI – The Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MICT), in collaboration with Nampol, the gender ministry, Unicef, Salt Essential IT and ChildLine/LifeLine Namibia, conducted an outreach programme across constituencies in Kavango West to promote the safe and responsible use of the internet. The awareness outreach, which began last Monday, formed part of...
WALVIS BAY – A crucial meeting that could seal the deal on the proposed sale of over 50 service stations is set to take place in Windhoek this week, the Namibian Competition Commission (NaCC) has said. The conference will focus on the acquisition of service stations by Nasan Energies, a Namibian company, from Vivo Energy Namibia...
Support has poured in for Onanghulo Combined School in the Ongha circuit following a New Era article highlighting the school’s struggle to keep learners in class amid recurring floods. So far, the government, businesspeople and individuals have stepped forward with significant donations to equip two newly built hostel blocks. The ministry of education responded almost...
Rudolf Gaiseb Education minister Sanet Steenkamp this week announced the submission of a nomination dossier to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) for the Dâures/Brandberg national monument to become recognised as a world heritage site. The decision of the Unesco World Heritage Committee is expected by July 2027. Namibia’s nomination follows...
Traffic congestion during peak hours in Windhoek is creating dangerous opportunities for criminals posing as taxi drivers, security officials have said. This has prompted intensified joint operations by the City Police and the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) to protect commuters, particularly women. Windhoek City Police spokesperson Superintendent Marcelline Murapo said growing congestion, especially during morning...
WALVIS BAY – A forensic investigation into the operations of rail transporter TransNamib may have led to the suspension of two top executives on Friday. While TransNamib has been reluctant to name the executives, New Era has established that the suspended duo are Webster Gonzo, executive for human capital and Alynsia Platt, executive for properties....
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on African leaders to close ranks, defend multilateralism and assert the continent’s collective interests in a rapidly fragmenting global order. She made the appeal during her maiden address to the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa on Saturday at the 39th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly for newly elected...