President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has tasked Namibia’s newly appointed High Commissioner to India to aggressively promote trade, investment and economic cooperation as the country pushes to accelerate development under Vision 2030. The President on Monday commissioned Wing Commander (Rtd) Alex Tukuhupwele as Namibia’s High Commissioner to India, describing the appointment as an “assumption of national duty”...
Auleria Wakudumo Director of National Heritage and Culture Manfred !Gaeb has called on communities to work together to preserve and promote indigenous languages, saying they carry identity, history and traditional knowledge. He made these remarks during the International Mother Language Day commemoration held in the Guinas constituency in Oshikoto region on Monday. The two-day event...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has challenged Independent Patriots for Change leader Panduleni Itula to produce empirical evidence linking the first family to Namibia’s upstream oil sector instead of blowing hot air. The president made these averments in a statement late yesterday. It followed Itula’s earlier accusations that Nandi-Ndaitwah misled the nation when she said none of...
RUNDU – Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka on Monday announced that the central government has officially greenlit a massive N$108 million injection to tackle Rundu’s Tutungeni suburb’s dangerous stormwater and erosion crises. This is in response to the growing sinkholes that have threatened to swallow homes and vital infrastructure in the riverfront town. “We got...
Swapo lawmaker Elifas Dingara has given notice of his resignation from the National Assembly, bringing to a close a parliamentary career spanning over 15 years. Dingara confirmed to New Era that he will officially vacate his seat at the end of the month, insisting the decision was out of his own volition. “I have given...
Sanet Steenkamp, the career educator and administrator, who last year took up political office as education minister, knows no limits in her pursuit for excellence, personally and professionally. She has now added a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) to her name, marking a milestone that blends academic excellence with years of public service. Her accomplishments were...
OMARURU – Farmers in the Erongo region lost livestock worth N$2.6 million to stock theft in 2025. Meanwhile, only N$78 000 worth of stolen goods was successfully recovered by the Namibian Police. Erongo Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona revealed these figures during a meeting with farmers in the Omaruru area yesterday to address challenges farmers are facing...
Two Roads Authority (RA) executives were dismissed yesterday following an internal disciplinary process over alleged corruption in a N$16 million tender. The axes landed on Johan Boois, executive officer for transportation, and Richard Milinga, divisional manager for the transport inspectorate. “The RA confirms that due process was followed in accordance with the organisation’s disciplinary procedures...
Teachers in the Kavango East have been informed of a 5% salary increase for the next two financial years. This follows what the Namibia National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) Rundu branch described as the “final resolution” of negotiations with the government. When contacted about the salary talks yesterday, Nantu secretary general Loide Shaanika was dismissive. “What...
Maurice Kambukwe Bravery Kabula Recent statistics show a gradual decline in alcohol consumption in many parts of the world, driven by rising living costs, increased health awareness and shifting social habits. According to the International Wine and Spirits Record (IWSR), the global alcohol volume consumption was projected to decline by 0.4%, revised down from an...