Linea Dishena Land reform minister and veteran politician-cum-technocrat Calle Schlettwein has heaped praise on Founding President Sam Nujoma for not only freeing the oppressed, but also liberating those who were privileged. Schlettwein said this made peaceful co-existence in Namibia possible.Speaking at a memorial service held by the Namibian Mission in the United States of America...
Linea Dishena When Antonius Ndemudina Nakale met late Founding President Sam Nujoma in Lusaka, Zambia in 1980, he did not know that 10 years down the line, he would become his most trusted messenger. Now 67, Nakale narrated with pride how he served Nujoma, the first president of the Swapo Party and Namibia, as a...
Hilma Hashange OMUTHIYA – Mourners from all walks of Oshikoto region on Saturday conveyed messages of condolences during a regional memorial service for late Founding President Sam Nujoma. The regional memorial was held at the ELCIN church in Omuthiya. The service, which commenced with hymns by mourners, was sombre yet celebratory. Community members were mainly...
ONGWEDIVA – The Field Recruiter of the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS), Adolph Mwafangeo, said the blood shortage situation has improved over the past month. Mwafangeo made this statement recently when he was speaking to New Era. He stated that, compared to last December, more people have shown up in large numbers to donate...
More than half of women aged 30 to 35 are already suffering moderate to severe symptoms associated with menopause, yet most women are waiting decades before seeking treatment, new research from UVA Health and the Flo women’s health app reveals. The research sheds important light on “perimenopause,” the transition period leading to menopause. Many women...
MOGADISHU – More than 70 members of the Islamist armed group Al-Shabaab were killed during an army operation with local forces in Somalia, the information ministry said on Tuesday. Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab has been fighting the federal government for more than 15 years to try to establish Islamic law in the impoverished country. “Over 70 extremist...
CAPE TOWN – The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa warned at a G20 finance meeting in South Africa marked by the absence of the United States (US) treasury secretary. Two days of talks of finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies opened a...
SHANGHAI – A man in Shanghai lost nearly US$28 000 after being tricked into a long-distance “relationship” with an AI-generated girlfriend, Chinese state media reported yesterday. Scammers used generative artificial intelligence software to create realistic video and still images of a young woman to pose as the fictional “Ms. Jiao”, according to state broadcaster CCTV. ...
A total of nine archers have been selected to represent Namibia at the upcoming Southern African Regional Championships and World Game Trials. The event is set to take place from 4 to 6 April at Marks Park Sports Club in Johannesburg, South Africa. This selection follows the national trials held earlier this month in Swakopmund,...
The Namibia Electronic Sports Association (NESA) will host its national trials on 15 April in Windhoek. The trials will also serve as a selection event for the World Championship, set to take place later this year. NESA has called on all members and aspiring e-sports athletes to participate. Speaking to this publication, Salomé de Bruyn,...