At the centre of monitoring and regulating Namibia’s fuel security and fuel quality is the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy, which is mandated to ensure every litre of petrol and diesel imported, stored and sold in the country meets national quality standards. Moses Pakote (MP), the ministry’s executive director, explained to New Era’s Head...
After more than two decades in the media industry as a radio voice jockey, television presenter, and public relations officer, multi-award-winning businesswoman Ilke Platt (IK) has cemented herself as a force to be reckoned with. As founder of Poiyah Media Consulting, she serves major brands and mentors graduates through a dedicated mentorship programme. New Era...
The new Walvis Bay council is committed to rebuilding and addressing the town’s challenges in sanitation, housing and roads. Acknowledging the hard work ahead, Walvis Bay mayor Johannes Shimbilinga (JS) and his team, backed by the administration, are paving a clear path to address the town’s challenges and growing demand for housing. Here, Eveline de...
The Rundu Town Council (RTC) recently came under fire from its line ministry, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, over service delivery. In addition, the line minister James Sankasa rejected the Council’s proposed five-year contract extension for the current CEO, Olavi Nathanael (ON). He cited poor performance and recommended to the Council to advertise...
Namibia has reached a major milestone in its health sector with the qualification of the country’s first locally trained orthopaedic. He is Dr Hafeni Undari (HU). His journey, spanning from theatre nurse to medical student to specialist surgeon, marks a milestone for the country’s healthcare system. New Era’s Loide Jason (LJ) sat down with Undari...
AS part of New Era’s ongoing engagement with newly-elected regional and local authority councillors to unpack their visions and priorities for the year ahead, senior journalist Albertina Nakale (AN) sat down with re-elected Katima Mulilo Town Council councillor of the National Democratic Party (NPD) Simasiku Mukendwa (SM). Mukendwa speaks candidly about the state of the...
At the recent Global South Utilities Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Namibia’s Vice President Lucia Witbooi (LW) discussed key topics, including economic transformation, women’s and youth leadership, and innovative approaches to fostering inclusive, transformative growth in countries of the Global South. Q: Madam Vice President, as nations pursue economic transformation in a rapidly...
Karibib Town Council’s newly appointed CEO Tangeni Enkono shares his mandate, early priorities and long-term vision for the town. In this engagement with New Era’s senior sport journalist Limba Mupetami (LM), Tangeni Enkono(TE) highlights service delivery, financial sustainability, governance reforms and community engagement as key pillars of his administration. LM: What was the key mandate...
New Era’s regional journalist John Muyamba (JM) engaged the former chairperson of the Kavango East Regional Council, Damian Maghambayi (DM), on his tenure. JM: What are your key achievements as chairperson of Kavango East Regional Council and Mukwe constituency councillor, and their measurable regional impact? DM: My biggest achievement was moving a motion adopted by...
This year, the government demonstrated its commitment towards the arts, culture and heritage industry by launching the Namibia Arts, Culture and Heritage (NACH) Policy and a financial boost of N$50 million for the 2025/26 financial year. New Era Journalist Priscilla Mukokobi (PM) engaged Gretta Gaspar (GG), Office Administrator at the National Arts Council of Namibia...