OSHAKATI – The Namibian police regional Commander for the Oshana region, Commissioner Naftal Lungameni Sakaria, has confirmed the arrest of six suspects in connection with a violent attack on a 30-year-old female public prosecutor at Ondangwa last month. The prosecutor was allegedly ambushed on 17 October while driving to work at the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court....
NKURENKURU – Residents of Nkurenkuru are calling on incoming leaders elected in the upcoming election to prioritise permanent employment opportunities over temporary work arrangements that have left many struggling to make ends meet. Roswitha Haita, a 30-year-old woman who has been voting since 2013, expressed frustration with the current system during an interview with Nampa...
Adolf Kaure Loide Jason Victoria Immanuel President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described the voting process as an illustration of Namibia’s democracy. She said this when she cast her vote for the 2025 Regional Council and Local Authorities elections yesterday morning at the Emma Hoogenoot Primary School polling station in Windhoek. She described the turnout at the...
Minister of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Emma Theofelus, has urged the nation to be patient with NamPost as it enhance its operations in distributing social grants. She emphasised that since managing grant distributions is a new responsibility for the national postal operator, it needs to adapt its processes to meet the increased demand. NamPost...
WALVIS BAY – Defence lawyer, Advocate Richard Metcalfe, has condemned the ongoing magistrates’ go-slow, saying their actions are undermining justice and “destroying democracy as well as a dangerous step toward a collapse of the judicial system.” He also said their actions will create backlogs and urged magistrates to remember the role they were appointed to...
KEETMANSHOOP – A total of 4 405 cases of gender-based violence were reported between April 2024 and February 2025 in Namibia, Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema, has said. Kantema shared the statistics while launching the 2025 National 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) on Tuesday at the J. Stephanus...
AUSSENKEHR – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah called on employers to create the type of employment that gives incentives to employees, and that will, ultimately, take them out of poverty and to live better lives. “Appreciate workers, a worker who is taken care of is productive and motivated,” she said as she launched the Staff Housing Project...
MBEYO – The clinic at Erago village in the Ncamagoro constituency of Kavango West is set to finally get a gravel road that will link it to the Trans- Caprivi Highway. The clinic lies more than 20 km from the highway, making it difficult to reach for many. The road will be constructed from Mbeyo...
FIVE RAND – Growing anger over years of unaddressed sewage spills has pushed some residents of the Five Rand location in the Okahandja constituency to boycott the regional and local authority elections. When New Era visited Five Rand yesterday, both polling stations were largely deserted. Instead of voting queues, dozens of residents were busy repairing...
Rudolf Gaiseb Eveline de Klerk Iuze Mukube Sixty-three-year-old Seraphina //Khamuses is among voters who yesterday arrived early at Ella Du Plessis polling station to vote for this year’s Regional and Local Authorities Elections. Her reasons for voting are clear; she wants a drastic lifetyle change amongst young people. //Khamuses yearns for better opportunities for them...