The elections in Opuwo started with mixed experiences, as some areas faced challenges caused by voter verification devices either failing to load, network connectivity hiccups, or no power. Meanwhile, other areas reported a smooth process, with no challenges disrupting the voting process. At the Otjongoro village mobile polling station in the Epupa constituency, the voting...
!Hūb di ǁûb Nangolo Mbumbab ge ǁhûi-aona ge ǂgan, in ǂkhîba aimâi hâse !goaxa Presidentsi tsî !Haosi ǂNûs !aroma Wunstaxtsēs ai ǁhûi tsî nēs ǀkha demokrasisa ǀgaiǀgai. ǁÎb ge ǂoa ge wekheb di Donertaxtsēs ai !Hūb Oms tawab ge ǀkhaexūn hîa ǀasa texnoloxib smart screengu tsî tabletgu, Huawei Technologies Namibiab dis ge Oshigambo ǀGapi Skoli...
≠OTCAQKXAI – Residents of ≠Otcaqkxai in the Tsumkwe constituency still risk injury and even lives by climbing up tall trees in search of network reception to connect with the rest of the world, loved ones or emergency services. The remote village – located about 90 kilometres east of Tsumkwe and 10 kilometres before the Dobe...
Vegetable vendors at the crowded Havana four-way stop have expressed mixed feelings, and have taken campaign gospels by different political actors with a pinch of salt. While some have expressed optimism ahead of the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for next Wednesday, others are pessimistic that things could only get worse. Primarily, they fear...
President Nangolo Mbumba has urged voters in the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections to cast their ballots peacefully on Wednesday to strengthen democracy. He made these remarks at State House yesterday during the donation handover of smart screens and tablets by Huawei Technologies Namibia to Oshigambo and Alpo Mauno Mbamba high schools. “I believe...
AM DI – San women at Am Di village, some 80 kilometres from Tsumkwe, are struggling to sell their crafts made from ostrich eggshells, as there is no market. These women, who rely on gathering, hunting and government drought relief for survival, are trying to fight poverty by producing hand-made artefacts. However, they lack a...
Aakiintu yAasan yomomukunda Am Di, gu li konyala ookilometa 80 okuza moTsumkwe, otaya nana nondatu okulanditha iilongomwa yawo mbyoka haya kutha miipeta yomayi goompo. Aakiintu mbaka ohaya hupu mokunyanga, muukongo osho wo miikulya yoshikukuta mbyoka hayi zi kepangelo. Ashike omupya omunene kaye na iiyemo nonande haya longitha iikaha yawo andola ya imonene po okathilinga. “Ohatu...
With just seven days before Namibians cast their votes in the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) yesterday dispatched all sensitive electoral materials to 12 regions. This was confirmed by ECN spokesperson De Wet Siluka, who informed New Era that all materials had been sent out under Namibian Police escort,...
TSUMKWE – For decades, the Ju/’hoansi San in the Tsumkwe area have traditionally relied on hunting and gathering for survival. However, the introduction of trophy hunting operations, which cull wild animals like elephants, alongside the worsening effects of climate change, has dramatically altered their way of life. Today, some community members have turned to gardening...
Kasamulaho alilimo zepeli kulatelela piho ya New Era kuamana ni sililo sa maticele mwa silalanda sa Tsumkwe babahapelezwa kulobala mwa matente, mayemo abona hasika cinca. Maticele bazwelapili kutalimana ni butata bwa kazazi bwa kupila mwa maino anaikahela. Kamutala ticele yomuñwi upila mwa tente yeshwile zipu. Mwakweli ya Muyana 2022, New Era nepotezi sikolo sesi fumaneha...