LÜDERITZ – Yesterday marked a historic occasion with the country’s first-ever maritime museum launched by President Nangolo Mbumba in the quaint southern coastal town of Lüderitz. The Namibia Maritime Museum celebrates the country’s rich maritime heritage. Built for N$75 million, the museum is housed in the town’s historic Old Power Station complex, which includes a...
We won’t compromise land struggle
Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi has vowed that his party will never deviate from addressing the plight of landless Namibians. At the centre of LPM’s land fight, Swartbooi said, are those affected by the issue of ancestral land. Swartbooi was speaking in Omaheke region at the weekend, where he held public meetings – one...
Omega 1 expresses gratitude for drought relief
OMEGA 1 – Despite the difficulties of securing a decent meal daily to feed their impoverished households in the face of minuscule resources, the San community at Omega 1 in Kavango East expressed gratitude towards the government for providing them drought relief food. Living within Bwabwata National Park, the community depends on cultivating fields for...
Election reporting training underway
A four-day extensive training workshop on election reporting for journalists in Namibia is underway at the Namibia Press Agency headquarters in Windhoek. The deputy information minister, Modestus Amutse, officially opened the workshop on Tuesday. He urged journalists to participate fully, take the training seriously and practice the skills and knowledge to impact and accurately inform...
Baby’s remains discovered at Keetmans dumpsite
KEETMANSHOOP – The remains of a fully developed baby, concealed in a black rubbish bag, were discovered at the Keetmanshoop dumpsite on Tuesday. Andre Garöeb, who visited the area in search of scrap metal, informed New Era that he found a black plastic bag that he thought had animal intestines. To his shock, when he...
Student teachers must embrace IT – Albin
KEETMANSHOOP – A teaching coordinator at the University of Namibia’s southern campus said physical hard files are no longer relevant for student teachers as the recently introduced e-Teaching Practicum files will be the new way of doing their internship. Simon Albin informed regional education stakeholders about the new development during a recent stakeholder engagement seminar....
Lukato wants 2018 boundary treaty nullified
Rudolf Gaiseb National Democratic Party (NDP) leader Martin Lukato wants the2018 Namibia-Botswana Boundary Treaty nullified. In 2018, the late president Hage Geingob and the former president of Botswana, Ian Khama, signed the historic boundary treaty, which reaffirmed colonial delimitation and clearly outlined the border between the two countries. However, Namibians living along the Chobe and Kwando...
Okwiikutha omwenyo hako eyamukulo – Basson
Charles Ndeumane Sha landula sho omulumentu i ikutha omwenyo moshitopolwa shaMusati konima anuwa sho ya nyenyeta nomukulukadhi gwe, opolisi moshitopolwa moka oya kumagidha aantu ya mangulukile okukonga omakwatho. Omukuluntu gwopolisi moshitopolwa shaMusati Commissioner Ismael Basson okwa kumagidha oshigwana unene tuu aalumentu ya konge omakwatho uuna ya taalela omaudhigu oshoka okwiikutha omwenyo kaku shi ekandulepo lyomukundu....
ECN ota kambadhala okushunitha ongundu yo-NEFF monima – Mukwiilongo
Nonande ongundu yopapolitika yoNamibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) oya sindana po oshipotha shokundhidhilikwa kokomisi yomahogololo (ECN) ongangundu yopapolitika mompangu yopombanda, momuthitu inamu ziwa natango. Okomisi yomahogololo oya ti opo manga tayi talulula etokolo lyompangu, shoka omuleli gwo-NEFF ta ti ndhoka oonkambadhala dhokudhika ongundu. Omuleli gwongundu yo-NEFF Epafras Mukwiilongo okwa ti okomisi yomahogololo otayi kambadhala okudhika...
Ondjala moshikandjohololo shaNdobe okolukaku
Charles Ndeumane Kansela gwoshikandjohogololo shaNdobe moshitopolwa shaHangwena Helaria Ndjuluwa okwa toto po opoloyeka yokupalutha aakalimo yomoshikandjohogololo she, ta pe aakalimo yomoshikandjohogololo she iilya yomahangu. Kansela Ndjuluwa okwa toto po opoloyeka yokupalutha aakalimo yomoshikandjohogololo shaNdobe tayi ithanwa Naungungulu Novana ndjoka ya tulwa miilonga muJuuli omumvo. Opoloyeka ohayi gongele iilya yomahangu nomayambidhidho ga yooloka okuza kaayiyambi yo...