Gospel lovers are in for a joyful experience as the House of the Lord and Solution will be hosting the Shabbach competition tomorrow. The Shabbach will feature a thrilling competition among six choirs, each battling for the coveted top honours, including a grand prize of N$1 500 and a floating trophy. The inaugural event will...
Alejandro Cooper (12) has been nominated for the Best Young African Actor award at the 2024 Sotigui Awards in Burkina Faso. The exciting news came on a Sunday afternoon while he was playing in the street. He is a grade seven pupil at Moses van der Byl Primary School. This is the first time a...
Construction work has resumed at the Woermann Brock (WB) supermarket in Hochland Park, where activities were stopped late on Wednesday due to unsafe working conditions. A WB official yesterday told New Era the branch is being revamped to become the latest Woermann Fresh. Moreover, a statement from an occupational health and safety inspector in the...
Government has taken issue with the lucrative fishing sector in a 2024 report from the National Planning Commission (NPC). The report focuses on Namibia’s third voluntary national review progress on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals towards Agenda 2030. “There is a need to strengthen and fast track all relevant governance legislation to ensure...
Apparently, the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board has urged the government to grant wealthy foreigners with an interest in buying Namibian retirement farms permanent residency. In a turn of events, the Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Ministry has launched an internal investigation, which has resulted in some of the ministry’s officials’ cellphones being...
Telecom reached a historic milestone yesterday when it activated the Equiano subsea cable in Swakopmund. The Equiano cable system is the third private international cable owned by Google, and the 14th subsea cable invested in by Google. The cable links Namibia to Europe via Portugal, and to the rest of Africa via Cape Town and...
Katrina Jacob Returning to China for the third time in my life, I was filled with a mix of anticipation and curiosity. My first visit in 2014 was memorable for its delicious food and rich culture. However, my last trip was overshadowed by the chaos of Covid-19, which disrupted the experience with uncertainty. This...
Lately, there has been a surge in public discourse surrounding the sluggishness of Namibia’s justice system. From newspaper articles to social media posts, the frustration is palpable. The slow pace of bail applications, such as in the high-profile Fishrot case, and the prolonged detention of individuals without bail are stark examples of a system that...
Yarukeekuro Steven Ndorokaze With Namibia preparing for the 2024 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in about three months, there will be a visible absentee. This year’s elections will mark the seventh time that Namibians will exercise their right to elect leaders and representatives of their choice, post-1990. Sadly, Dr Hage G Geingob will have no...
The 4th of February 2024, a day of historic significance on which the extraordinary president Hage G Geingob passed away, remains unquestionably the most sombre hour since the founding of our Republic on 21 March 1990. With all events of cataclysmic magnitude, moments during which the history of the nation is marked by defeats and...