Vice President Lucia Witbooi and her delegation arrived in Abu Dhabi yesterday for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Summit, where the country is seeking to court global investors. The Namibian delegation is also looking to strengthen partnerships in key sectors such as water, energy and agriculture. The summit, which kicked off yesterday, concludes on Thursday....
Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibian government maintains that the country remains one of the most peaceful and politically stable locations in the world. In a joint statement last week, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism and the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security slapped back against recent travel advisories by the governments of...
The official opposition party, the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), has accused President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of appointing and redeploying ambassadors under a veil of secrecy, saying the lack of transparency undermines trust in Namibia’s diplomatic system. IPC’s shadow minister of international relations, Rodney Cloete, said the Presidency failed to openly announce the commissioning and redeployment...
OSHAKATI – Chairperson of the Omusati Regional Council management committee, Daniel Iilende, has called on councillors, local authorities and stakeholders to shift focus from planning to implementation to deliver measurable development outcomes in the region. Speaking at the official opening of the Omusati Regional Council sessions for 2026 on Friday, lilende said the year marks...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Former Gobabis mayor Melba Tjozongoro’s political journey has come to an end. This follows last year’s Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections, which saw Swapo’s Elwin Gariseb elected as the town’s new mayor. New Era recently interviewed the politician to gauge her views on her time in office and what the...
KEETMANSHOOP – The //Kharas Governor’s Youth Desk hosted an awareness session at the Keetmanshoop Multi-Purpose Youth Centre on Friday, aimed at equipping local youth with critical information regarding the National Youth Development Fund.The engagement, organised by the office of the governor in collaboration with the Regional Youth Desk, aligns with governor Dawid Gertze’s declaration of...
KATIMA MULILO – Former Katima Mulilo Town Council CEO Charles Nawa Nawa was laid to rest on Friday at his maternal home village of Luhonono (Schuckmannsburg) in Kabbe North constituency of the Zambezi region. Nawa died last week Friday in a Windhoek hospital at the age of 57 (not 50 as earlier reported). Speaking at...
GOBABIS−Chief Nguvauva Nguvauva of the Ovambanderu people in Botswana’s Toromoja district will be laid to rest on Saturday at Toromoja Botswana. Nguvauva (89) well known as Kgosi Nguvauva II by the Batswana, died on 29 December 2025 at his homestead in Toromoja.Nguvauva was the grandson of Chief Nicodemus Hiatuvao Nguvauva, the revered leader who guided...
Amongst his top priorities, new councillor for Kapako Linyando Kupembona has vowed to tackle statelessness amongst the constituency’s inhabitants, while prioritising youth empowerment projects. Kupembona shared his plans in an interview with this publication last week, saying youth unemployment remains one of the most pressing challenges facing the constituency. “Youth unemployment is a serious issue...
Matheus David Reverend Paul Muha does not describe his work as a job but a calling that follows him from university campuses to township homes, from counselling rooms to the quiet struggles people carry within themselves. He was recently transferred to Emmanuel Lutheran Parish in Windhoek. Reverend Muha brings with him nearly 23 years of...