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. ...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Opuwo Youth Choir from Kunene region will represent Namibia at the Africa Asia Pacific Choir Games which kicked off on Saturday and will end on 5 October in the Mauritius capital, Port Luis. The Games incorporate the Grand Prix of Nations Mauritius 2025, and offers the Open Competition, the Champions Competition, and the...
The moment President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah walked into the grand hall of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, the atmosphere shifted. Delegates ululated, clapped and cheered, breaking the usual formality as she strode to the podium to deliver her maiden address. In a hall where protocol often prevails over passion, the lively welcome was matched...
Lahja Nashuuta The Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) has unveiled a N$250 million Crop Value Chain Development Strategy for 2025-2030, with potato production singled out as a strategic priority. Of this, N$27.5 million will be invested in the Potato Value Chain Development Scheme over the next five years. The NAB will provide a 50% subsidy, while...
OTJIMBINGWE – Namibia has tested a prototype system that will allow users to access their identity documents on their smart devices as well as register new births remotely. The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), tested the system in Otjimbingwe last week. Levi Ileka,...
OTJIMBINGWE – For years, residents of Otjimbingwe, a small settlement about 60 kilometres from Karibib, endured the frustration of travelling long distances just to send a CV, apply for a job or access the internet. Those without computers had to rely on others to type documents or school projects, an exercise that was both costly...
Auleria Wakudumo Fifty-two families in Okakarara have become proud homeowners following the official handover of newly constructed houses by the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) on Thursday. Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa emphasised the significance of the project in addressing Namibia’s housing backlog. “We cannot afford to miss any single opportunity to provide...
Rudolf Gaiseb The government said further assessments will be made on the Chobe River site to determine necessary interventions to curb wildlife from drowning. The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism stated that three such occurrences have unfolded in the past five years, with the most recent happening last week. “It is not the government’s...