IMPALILA ISLAND — The Directorate of Education in the Zambezi Region is exploring plans to expand the curriculum at Impalila Combined School to include Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level once resources allow, regional education director Alex Sikume has revealed. Speaking to New Era during an interview on Friday, Sikume said the initiative forms part of the...
KATIMA MULILO – A family of seven in Katima Mulilo’s Cowboy settlement, who were left without shelter after a fire burnt down their dwellings in July, have now rebuilt their home, thanks to Good Samaritans. Among those who assisted them is Zambezi Build It, who donated building materials to the value of N$13 000. The...
A mother of an eight-year-old girl, who is set to undergo a bone marrow transplant after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2020, said she barely gets any rest while caring for her child. Ngozi Jullian Onyeneke, mother of Hulda-Power Shangeelao Gideon, said she has sleepless nights, with the longest she sleeps being three hours. Leukemia,...
The country’s manufacturing sector is expected to create over 80 000 jobs in the next five years. Its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will reach 18% during the same period. These projections and set targets are outlined in the country’s sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), which will serve as the government’s implementation, monitoring...
Lylie Joel KAHUKURU – In the quiet heart of Kahukuru village, where the Kavango sun beats down on sandy soil and water is carried one bucket at a time, five villagers have found a way to turn scarcity into sustenance. The Mutayipi Trading Garden was established last year in the Kapako Constituency of the Kavango...
Rudolf Gaiseb Independent Patriots for Change lawmaker Imms Nashinge expressed disdain over Namibia’s understaffed southern border posts, which strain the underpaid immigration officials of the Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) programme, forcing them to perform cashier duties and other roles for which they are not qualified. The immigration ministry reported early this year that the new VoA generated...
OSHAKATI – Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele reminded traditional leaders that the ministry is not legally required to select chiefs. That authority solely resides with the communities under their customary laws. !Nawases-Taeyele made the remarks on yesterday during the official opening of the Legal Framework Training for Traditional Authority Leaders ,...
Rudolf Gaiseb Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has poured cold water on the notion that the country’s security cluster serves as the dumping ground for the unemployed youth. Responding to Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Inna Hengari last Thursday in Parliament, who questioned when the government will shift to alternative absorption zones rather than the default...
Lahja Nashuuta The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has received an unqualified audit report for the 2023/24 financial year, which highlights the institution’s strong financial management, accountability and governance. Signed off by Auditor General Junias Kandjeke, the report confirms that NAB’s financial statements accurately reflect its financial position, performance, and cash flows, in compliance with International...
GOBABIS – Farmers in the Omaheke region are concerned about the government’s recently updated National Minimum Wage Bill, saying it has placed significant strain on the farming sector, particularly in rural areas. Speaking during an engagement with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah last week, a farming spokesperson Karin Metzger highlighted the unintended consequences of the wage increase....