USAKOS – There is a need for more Namibians to participate in the agricultural sector to promote food security. This is according to former Walvis Bay mayor and alderman Wilfred Immanuel. The retired politician has successfully transitioned into a full-time farmer, owning a project about six kilometres from Usakos. He exhibited his agricultural produce and...
Lahja Nashuuta Forty-two young Namibians have been selected as the first beneficiaries of the newly launched National Youth Fund (NYF). The government committed N$500 million toward youth development, of which N$257 million is allocated for the 2025/26 financial year. Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare launched the Fund on Monday in Gobabis, Omaheke region. He said the...
Lahja Nashuuta A relatively new but widely embraced practice is rearing its head across the Windhoek party scene. The venue for the merrymaking is not the usual hang out spots of shebeens or bars. Strangely, the loud parties and drinking take place at a place usually reserved for rest – a cemetery. From the entrance...
Matheus David The NamPower Foundation handed over educational infrastructure valued at N$1.6 million to Jarijo Kindergarten and Mokganedi Tlhabanello Secondary School last week. At a ceremony attended by education officials, school board members, community leaders, teachers, learners and traditional authorities, head of the NamPower Foundation Otilie Mujoro stated that the investment was part of the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Education Minister Sanet Steenkamp said power struggles in education leadership, where egos take the front row, obstruct the implementation of informed decisions. Speaking at the Annual General Assembly of the Namibia National Commission (NATCOM) for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) yesterday, she said leaders tend to dismiss every policy...
Rauna Kalola Rapid urbanisation and an increase in the youth population have caused pressure on the provision of basic services in the Erongo region. The region’s 2023 census report revealed that the population grew to 240 206 people in 2023, up from 150 809 in 2011. This indicates a 59% increase just over a decade. ...
Lylie Joel MANGETTI – The Mangetti Kavango Cattle Ranch is writing an ambitious new chapter in agriculture. The ranch is located in Namibia’s Kavango West region. It falls under the management of the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA). The organisation is working to reverse years of mismanagement, including livestock deaths and financial losses. This is...
WALVIS BAY – Chief Zacharias Seibeb’s faction of the Dâure Daman Traditional Authority has hit back at the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, stating that minister James Sankwasa is acting beyond his powers in attempting to degazette Seibeb. The spokesperson of the Dâure Daman Traditional Authority, Martin Matsuib, told New Era that the ministry...
Rudolf Gaiseb Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Emma Theofelus said Namibia is in the process of developing an Artificial Intelligence Act. Theofelus, while in Parliament last week, said the ministry highlighted the ongoing alignment of AI guiding principles with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco)’s recommendations on the ethics of AI. ...
OPUWO – Some leaders in the Kunene region have expressed their frustrations with the Central Procurement system, urging the government to replace the current procurement system with a more decentralised approach to expedite and enhance regional capital projects. In a recent interview with Nampa following the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) stakeholders’ engagement held...