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ACC’s night of long knives
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ACC’s night of long knives

Former Namcor managing director Immanuel Mulunga was arrested yesterday for, among other things, his role in a N$53 million transaction between Namcor and military contractor Enercon in 2022 – a deal that appears to have been a poisoned chalice, New Era has learnt. The transaction, which would have allowed the national oil parastatal to take...

Markets rise as Trump delays tariff deadline
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Markets rise as Trump delays tariff deadline

HONG KONG – Stocks rose yesterday as traders cautiously welcomed Donald Trump’s extension of his tariff deadline and indication he could push it back further, though uncertainty over United States (US) trade policy capped gains. Days before the three-month pause on his “Liberation Day” tariffs was set to expire, the US president said he would...

Muhepa fights for disability rights in education
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Muhepa fights for disability rights in education

At the age of 22, Jane Muhepa has started breaking barriers and stigma by using her drive, Diversability Foundation, to create a more inclusive world for the differently abled Namibians. The psychology student at the University of Namibia started this movement from her discovery of Namibian Sign Language (NSL). “My initiative is centred on being an ally of differently...

Opinion – The forgotten children of GBV
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Opinion – The forgotten children of GBV

When the headlines fade and justice is buried under bureaucracy, the wounds of gender-based violence remain open not only in the hearts of the victims but in the lives of the children they leave behind. These are the silent survivors. Children who go to sleep with unanswered questions. Who attends funerals instead of birthday parties?...

Drilling a future for Namibian youth
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Drilling a future for Namibian youth

The Youth in Oil and Gas Summit (YIOGS) is returning for the second edition, slated for 25-26 July 2025 at the Walvis Bay Town Hall in Erongo after successfully hosting about 600 youths last year at Narraville in the same town. This year’s event aims to bring together close to 1000 young professionals and industry leaders under the theme Drilling into the Future: Empowering Youth...

Short Story – The falling star
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Short Story – The falling star

The boys refused to ride donkeys after Kambangane bragged about racing them on a rabbit’s back. Afterwards, the ageless chief scolded his laughable tales when a toddler choked, while Kambangane tickled him about skinning a python.  Apparently, the Joker scooped chicken eggs from the snake’s belly. Now the sun dipped behind the mountains, while the...

Omuhumbati wococaine a pewa eedula hetatu mokakuma koSA 
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Omuhumbati wococaine a pewa eedula hetatu mokakuma koSA 

Auleria Wakudumo  Omhagulilo moPretoria shaSouth Africa oya yandja ehandukilo lomido hetatu modolongo komukainhu Omunamibia weedula 30 oo a kwatelwe noingangamifi moshilongo osho.  Otaku hokololwa Pauline Mbangula a kwatelwa pokapale keedila koOliver Tambo International Airport opo a hnagwa noupunda vococaine ve li 60.  Mbangula okwa kwatwa eshi vati opolifi moSouth Africa ya vakelwa ko kodjo inai...

Eepate otadi longwa mOshikoto 
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Eepate otadi longwa mOshikoto 

Taimi Haihambo  Ehangano loRoads Authority mekwatafano nElelo lOshitukulwa shaShikoto ova hanga etwo kumwe mokueta po efaneko tali ufanwa10- Year Master Plan, inasha nokulundulula onghalo yeepate dafika pomulongo moshitukulwa shaShikoto.  Momutumba wa li pokati koshitukulwa shaShikoto, Roads Authori ty, owa kundafana nokuhoolola omikunda edi tadi ka tamekwa oku tulwa oteya pate.  Omupopiliko woshitukulwa shaShikoto Petrus Nehale,...

Omaanda oilya a pya po aeshe 
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Omaanda oilya a pya po aeshe 

Omulumenhu weedula o55 pamwe nomukulukadi waye ova fiwa pomutenya eshi eumbo lavo la pya po mwa kwatelwa omaanda noilya.  Oshiningwanima eshi osha ningwa Etivali efimbo lokomatango komukunda Kayeura moshitukulwa shaKavango West.  Omupopiliko wopolifi moshitukulwa shaKavango West Chief Inspector Rambert Muronga okwa hokolola ta ti ka pena omunhu a kanifa omwenyo ile a monena oshiponga momundilo...

Hulitheni po  omaikuthomwenyo  …kongeni ekwatho 
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Hulitheni po omaikuthomwenyo  …kongeni ekwatho 

Omaikuthomwenyo oga lopotwa taga indjipala moshilongo, oshinima shoka sha talika ko onga uupyakandhi wa taalela oshigwana nogwa pumbwa oku kandulwa po meendelelo.  Mehuliloshiwike omwa lopotwa okanona kokamati komimvo 14 kiikutha omwenyo sho kiimangeleke. Sha ikolela kiiningwanima hayi holoka kepeko lyopolisi oshiningwanima shoka osha holoka molukanda Otjomuise moWindhoek.  Otaku hokololwa kutya okanona hoka okali ka tumwa...