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...
Pineas K. Pineas Members of the Ovazemba community last week voiced frustration over what they termed as continued marginalisation. During a protest held at Windhoek’s Zoo Park on Friday, the protestors read their petition addressed to President Nangolo Mbumba, which called for official recognition as a distinct ethnic group. The petition was received by deputy...
Teargas was used to disperse members of the Namibian Police Force and members of the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) in what could have degenerated into a national security disaster as skirmishes broke out at the Windhoek West special vote polling station, where members of the security cluster were casting their votes. The incident, which occurred...
BEN SE KAMP – At 27, Bee Lxaise has just dropped out of school, and can no longer proceed with her grade 9 classes for this second time. The last time she was in school was in 2019 before a Zimbabwean businessman tempted her with all the sweet nothings of this world. She moved in...
MAKURI – Oshigwana shAaSan yomomukunda Makuri gu li lela kuushayi moshitopolwa shOtjozondjupa otashi lala inashi kotha molwomiti dhomikwa dhomomukunda gwao ndhoka tadhi hanagulwa po koondjamba. Omuti gwomukwa ogwa talika ko ongomuti gwomwenyo, ihagu gandja owala iikulya niihemba kaakwashigwana, ashike ogwa talika ko wo ongedhidhiliko enene ndyoka hali pukulula aakongo yaaJu/’hoansi mboka ye li oludhi lwAasan...
Two years after New Era initially reported about the plight of teachers in the Tsumkwe constituency who are compelled to sleep in tents, their situation has not changed. The teachers continue confronting daily threats and uncertainties, vulnerable to the elements and the hazards associated with residing in makeshift structures outside school premises. For example, one...
MAKURI – In the remote village of Makuri in the Otjozondjupa region, the San community is making a desperate attempt to protect an ancient baobab tree. Known as the “tree of life,” the baobab is a source of food, medicine and an important landmark in the forest for the Ju/’hoansi people. However, as climate change...
TSUMKWE— Many pensioners of the San community at Tsumkwe live without their national identification documents and social grant cards, which have allegedly been confiscated by local business owners. These unscrupulous businesspeople, who ply the pensioners with alcohol on credit, reportedly seize the pensioners’ entire social grants at pay points. This troubling state of affairs was...