ONGWEDIVA – The practice of cremation has sparked widespread debate in Namibia, with religious and traditional leaders, undertakers and residents expressing sharply divided views on whether it should be accepted. While some argue that cremation offers practical and economic benefits in a changing society, others believe it undermines cultural values, religious teachings and the dignity...
The immigration ministry has dismissed reports that the country’s visa-on-arrival portal system has been hijacked by outside forces. The technology remains the property of the State. It is controlled, monitored and administered by a ministerial in-house team. The ministry’s latest reaction follows reports that the country’s visa-on-arrival portal system is privately run and operated by...
KATIMA MULILO – Former DTA lawmaker and Caprivi high treason convict Geoffrey Mwilima died in a Windhoek hospital yesterday, barely a month after his release from prison on remission. Mwilima (70), who had spent years incarcerated in connection with the long-running Caprivi treason case, was released in December 2025 on remission. After his release, Mwilima...
Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha has delivered a scathing report that shows the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA)’s recruitment process was marred by maladministration, lack of transparency and what appears to be unlawful discrimination based on race and ethnicity. The damning report, triggered by a complaint from a rejected job applicant, found that NamRA failed to follow its...
PETRUSFONTEIN – For years, Petrusfontein residents, about 30 kilometres from Khorixas, had no clean drinking water. They drank salty water straight from underground boreholes that was not entirely fit for human consumption.That has now changed. The Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR),...
“God said you will die rich.” Those were the purported words Jackson Babi, a self-styled prophet, told Wilbard Shilongo to convince him to hand over his family’s life savings of N$100 000 meant to unchain them from the yoke of poverty. He was promised the Biblical heaven on earth, it seems. Shilongo had no reason...
Namibia needs an estimated N$1.5 billion to fully combat the potential outbreak of the highly contagious Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). This includes creating the necessary buffers within the country’s agricultural production zones, agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani has said. She also announced on Tuesday that the government has approved and made available N$57 million to assist with...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will be heading to the 39th Ordinary Session ofthe African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, later this weekend. In this piece, New Era delves deeper into the President’s chief priority at the continental summit, at a time when Africa is facing growing global uncertainty and shifting alliances. To understand this,...
WALVIS BAY – A young woman (20) and her niece became the latest casualties of shack fires in Walvis Bay yesterday. The incident left 14 others homeless after a shack fire broke out during the early hours of yesterday in Tutaleni. The deceased, Beauty Guidao-Oas, and her niece, Gloria Guibes (2), could not be saved...
KEETMANSHOOP – Indian High Commissioner to Namibia Rahul Shrivastava visited the Suiderlig Secondary School in Keetmanshoop last week, donating 200 educational books to the school in the process. Reflecting on his academic journey to the learners, he advised them to make the most with their time. It does not matter if it is invested in...