Lissony Njembo Water-related challenges continue with a firm grip on Okatjoruu, a village in Otjozondjupa. Although water supply was recently restored, most residents are struggling with high water debts, water hardness (limescale) deposits, faulty water meters and readings that are not satisfactory. Additionally, the Otjozondjupa Regional Council owes NamWater N$34 million, and Okatjoruu particularly owes...
Zebaldt Ngaruka DRIMIOPSIS – Ovambanderu will assemble in the Omaheke region’s Otjombinde constituency for the official opening ceremony of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA) for 2026 tomorrow. The event will be held at the Ovambanderu Kommando in Tallismanus. Speaking to New Era yesterday, OTA spokesperson Uazenga Ngahahe said the event serves as a road map...
Moses Magadza A two-day annual review meeting of the Sweden-funded Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), HIV and Aids Governance Project of the SADC Parliamentary Forum ended in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday. The meeting closed with strong appreciation for progress made and urgent calls for domestic resource mobilisation to safeguard hard-won gains amid shifting global...
The Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) has called for labour reforms and the transparent management of Namibia’s emerging oil and gas sector when they met President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House yesterday. Among the key issues raised was the state of the country’s healthcare system, with the party calling for increased investment in hospitals, improved...
The Ovaherero Traditional Authority faction led by academic Hoze Riruako yesterday met President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House. High on their agenda were calls for a quota-based land allocation system for historically dispossessed communities, restitution of ancestral land rights and renewed negotiations with Germany over genocide reparations. Shooting from the hip, Riruako said the meeting...
War isn’t just something the United States of America (USA) wages overseas. It has become an entrenched aspect of that country’s foreign policy, domestic economic production and employment. This extraordinary pattern of perpetual conflict by the USA is not incidental. It has become woven into the very fabric of American economic life because for the...
GOBABEB – A researcher and his pilot from the Gobabeb Research Centre died on Wednesday evening when a light aircraft they were travelling in crashed just kilometres from the centre. The police yesterday identified the deceased as Alan Wilson and Neil Thomas Oakman. When New Era arrived at the scene yesterday morning, instruments of the...
At the centre of monitoring and regulating Namibia’s fuel security and fuel quality is the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy, which is mandated to ensure every litre of petrol and diesel imported, stored and sold in the country meets national quality standards. Moses Pakote (MP), the ministry’s executive director, explained to New Era’s Head...
Primary schools have taken up the biggest chunk of the education budget for the 2026/2027 financial year, a whopping 42%. Out of the N$28 billion set aside for education, N$11.8 billion will go to primary education. This is the biggest portion of the budget under Vote 40 – Education, Innovation, Arts and Culture. Education director...
After more than two decades in the media industry as a radio voice jockey, television presenter, and public relations officer, multi-award-winning businesswoman Ilke Platt (IK) has cemented herself as a force to be reckoned with. As founder of Poiyah Media Consulting, she serves major brands and mentors graduates through a dedicated mentorship programme. New Era...