Being a single mother is a two-way traffic – meaning that you must juggle between household responsibilities alone, work, childcare and carry the weight of two parents at the same time. In Namibia, we have got brave women who endured the hardship of raising children alone, not simply because it is what they want but...
The year 1968 is one of the fiercest years in the annals of the liberation struggles in the Caprivi, recently renamed the Zambezi region. During 1968, a terrible catastrophe befell the inhabitants of the region, which was never witnessed by the people during their lifetime. The South African Security Forces swooped over the region,...
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...
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...