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Groot Aub gets municipal offices
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Groot Aub gets municipal offices

Zebaldt Ngaruka The City of Windhoek has made significant progress in bringing municipal services closer to Groot Aub. Lately, the City opened offices at the settlement to ease the burden of travelling for those living there. The structure is made of containers moulded into a modernoffice.  Public Relations Officer, Lydia Amutenya, said the City procured...

Illegal settlements threaten wildlife conservation
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Illegal settlements threaten wildlife conservation

Lylie Joel NKURENKURU – The Maurus Nekaro Conservancy in the Kavango West region is grappling with significant management challenges that threaten its wildlife conservation mission. Manager of the conservancy Muhepa Matheus said this during discussions between conservancy officials and parliamentary standing committee members specialising in natural resources here last week. Established in 2016 and gazetted...

All set for Ongwediva trade fair
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All set for Ongwediva trade fair

Taimi Haihambo ONGWEDIVA – With only two days to go until the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair 2025 (OATF), the town is buzzing with excitement as people arrive from different parts of the country. Accommodation in Ongwediva is fully booked, and spaces are quickly running out. Ongwediva mayor Taara Shalyefu said he is delighted to see...

Fishing company empowers rural schools
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Fishing company empowers rural schools

Kaino Sheehama OTJERUNDA – Spreader Fishing Company has donated information and communication technology (ICT) equipment worth N$150 000 to the Directorate of Education in the Kunene region. The donation, which includes laptops and projectors, is a boost to three rural schools, which are the beneficiaries of the donation.  Deputy education minister Dino Balloti, who received...

Swapo donate to Dordabis elderly
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Swapo donate to Dordabis elderly

Lahja Nashuuta The Swapo Elders’ Council Secretary for Information and Mobilisation, Karin Shikalepo, on Saturday extended a helping hand to Elfriede #Kharises, a resident of  Dordabis, who was left destitute after a fire destroyed her home and all her belongings on the evening of Friday, 8 August 2025. Shikalepo donated food items, clothing, bedding, building...

Shifting the narrative: New Era champions positive news
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Shifting the narrative: New Era champions positive news

OSHAKATI – New Era Publication Corporation (NEPC) has embarked on a mission to shift the narrative that news is only about negativity. Last week, a team of senior managers, led by Chief Executive Officer Christof Maletsky, held a stakeholder engagement session in Oshakati with representatives from both the public and private sectors across the northern...

Incomplete mass houses irk Sankwasa
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Incomplete mass houses irk Sankwasa

Urban and rural development minister James Sankwasa has given the contractor responsible for the completion of the Otjomuise Mass Housing Development Programme until 30 November this year to complete all outstanding houses.  During a visit to the site this week, Sankwasa made it clear that no further excuses will be entertained and no extensions will...

Progress stall at Ohangwena clinics 
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Progress stall at Ohangwena clinics 

Auleria Wakudumo  ONANGHULO- The partially completed structure housing the anticipated Onanghulo clinic in the Ohangwena region has been deteriorating, with parts of it turning into a termite mound. From the outside, the clinic appears modern and well-built, but shocking damage is visible inside. A door leading to the men’s toilet has been engulfed by termites,...

Onandjokwe maternity ward nears completion
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Onandjokwe maternity ward nears completion

ONGWEDIVA – The construction of the long-awaited maternity ward at Onandjokwe Hospital is nearing completion. This was revealed by Oshikoto regional health director Joshua Nghipangelwa in an interview with New Era. He said the construction commenced in 2016, but it was delayed because of the challenges faced by the contractor. The contractor has refused to...

Drought relief food found buried 
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Drought relief food found buried 

ONGWEDIVA – A shocking discovery of suspected drought relief food has once again raised questions about the mismanagement of aid meant for vulnerable communities. On Friday, residents stumbled upon buried cans of fish along the gravel road leading to the Gabus Lodge near Otavi in the Otjozondjupa region. The quantity of the food remains unknown. ...