Cultural festivals have long served as beacons of identity, continuity and unity for many communities in Africa and beyond. They provide a platform where tradition, spirituality and collective memory intersect. In ancient African kingdoms, festivals played central roles in governance, religion and the preservation of cultural heritage in ensuring that people remained connected to their...
Letshego Holdings Namibia and its subsidiaries, Letshego Bank Namibia and Letshego Micro Financial Services Namibia, have, effective immediately, suspended all new Deduction at Source (DAS) loans for government employees. Letshego’s action is in response to a directive from the finance ministry. “Moving forward, all new micro-lending loans will be issued through debit order arrangements and...
One of the key objectives of the Forum of German-Speaking Namibians, which was formed in April 2021, is to promote Namibia as an attractive business location and to, if necessary, act as mediator between local and foreign enterprises and institutions. In this regard, the forum will host an open and solution-driven discussion on these issues...
The family of the late Namibian musician Jackson Kaujeua Jr. is urgently seeking public assistance to raise N$200 000 to repatriate his remains from Norway, where he passed following a cancer battle. In an interview with New Era, his younger brother, Ndjambi Kaujeua, confirmed that efforts are underway to return Kaujeua’s body to Namibia for...
Namibian rapper Erick Sell, popularly known as EES, will be vying for a spot when he is pitted against 99 other hopefuls at this year’s The VOICE of Germany TV show. The show is in its 15th year, marking a special season with many all-stars from previous seasons joining and competing in the show, making...
In a world that is heavily stricken with a mental health crisis, it is worth sitting back, relaxing and reflecting on where we could have gone wrong as a country. Often when we talk about mental health, we seem to focus on how to deal with the symptoms rather than looking at sustainable and systematic...
In Namibia, there’s a phrase that slips into our conversations so casually that most people don’t even stop to think about what it really means. When men are invited to a gathering, a braai, or even just a chill, the first thing some of them ask is, ‘Will there be manonas?’ At first, it might...
Ku mbari koruvanda kundino ndi mbu mave yende amave rire ovaṱiṱi motjivarero tjinga ovengi ava yaruka kohurututu, ekuruhungi ndi ezemburukise roruveze nongarero yawo mOruvanda. Omaturiro wawo ohoveka nokuhina kutja nge nomaturiro womukeehoko pendje nokutja yari omaturiro wOvazoozu avehe ohumburuko nOvavapa ovo mbaave kara kaa kuzu okotjihuro, omaturiro wOvavapa. Pendje nokutja mokati kawo nu tjinene kutja...
Ouhonapare wOmbazu wOvambanderu kau ya vaza pondondo yokutatumisa nokuumanisa ovakazendu nu tjinene ozoserekaze ozohepundu. Orata Onene mouhonapare mbwi Nanḓa Murangi ma tja okuzirira komambo nga inganene mozongoramambo tji pa ri ombongarero oitjavari yovakazendu ovahepundu mOafrika mOtjomuise tji ya ri etenga ngandu ku yetano komueze mbwi. Ongoramambo indji The Namibian pu ya etere omitjemo vyozoserekaze ozohepundu...
Jazema Hangero Muhuka pe nOmukandi omunene wokuzemburuka ounahepero wongombe pondondo yombazu. otjikando otjitjavari mEpukiro mOmaueuozonjanda povyunda vyomarandero. Ombura ndja zuko omeyero wotjiwaṋa yari nawa nombura ndji otjivarero matji undjirwa okuyeruruka, Onongo Ngungaa Hangara ma tja. Na ningire otjiwaṋa okutwayerera ovihaamwa nokukara momuzaro watjo wombazu okukayandja otjiperendero tjapeke keyuva ndi nokukuna otjivepo tjombazu mokati katjo. Ongombe...