KHORIXAS - The Kunene school counselor Aini Hoaebs has made a bombshell revelation that 47 schoolgirls are pregnant in the Kunene region and the majority of pregnancies are attributed to learners engaged in unprotected skin-to-skin sex after they were under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Year: 2018
Rundu fugitive evades arrest
RUNDU - New Era has learned that the police in Rundu have been on a hunt to rearrest an inmate who recently escaped from the Rundu charge office holding cells during the early hours of 7 October or during the night of 6 October.
Parliaments should embrace ICT – Professor Katjavivi
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Speaker of the National Assembly, Professor Peter Katjavivi has lauded information and communication technology (ICT) noting that it was essential in supporting and promoting the work of the legislature.
Labour force key to remedy youth unemployment
WINDHOEK – The Minister of Economic Planning and the Director General of the National Planning Commission, Obeth Kandjoze says labour force participation needs to be increased in order to address the high youth unemployment rates and the mismatch in the labour force.
MICT to unveil National Digital Strategy
WINDHOEK - The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) will soon set in motion the process of developing a National Digital Strategy (NDS), which is to be pursued in partnership with various industry stakeholders.
Ndeitunga admits that many challenges face detective unit
WINDHOEK - The Inspector-General of the Namibian Police Force, Sebastian Ndeitunga, says although there is a crack detective unit investigating serious crimes, there are many challenges facing the force, such as proper capacity building of detectives and the lack of proper equipment.
Swanu to table motion for release of resettlement list
WINDHOEK - Swanu of Namibia has vowed to table a motion in the National Assembly that a relevant parliamentary standing committee investigate and provide a full list of the beneficiaries of the resettlement programme since its inception to date.
Video: ICT minister Stanley Simataa opened the 5th National ICT Summit
Video: ICT minister Stanley Simataa opened the 5th National ICT Summit
Video: Girls Football Academy 3 – 2 NUST Babes FC
Video: Girls Football Academy 3 - 2 NUST Babes FC
Hotto’s late cracker puts Namibia back on AFCON track…Warriors’ vicious ten-year cycle still on the horizon
WINDHOEK – Brave Warriors under fire mentor Ricardo Mannetti, made his critiques sit and eat humble when his tactical acumen propelled the Namibian senior football team, the Brave Warriors to a hard fought come from behind 2-1 win against hosts Mozambique, on Saturday.