The Zambezi region is ecologically unique within Namibia. It is not only characterized by perennial rivers, floodplains, high biodiversity, and locust plaques but also by the persistence of animal-borne diseases that inhibit productive livestock farming. With the inhibited livestock market, the residents of the Zambezi region, in search of survival, are left with no choice...
DOHA – A US naval blockade of Iranian ports is likely to squeeze Iran’s oil output in the coming weeks but claims it will throw the Islamic republic into economic free fall remain premature, analysts say. After weeks of bombing and counter-strikes, focus has shifted to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, which ordinarily...
THE HAGUE – Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte will face trial at the International Criminal Court after judges yesterday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over his so-called “war on drugs.” Pre-trial judges “unanimously confirmed all the charges… against Rodrigo Roa Duterte and committed him to trial,” the ICC said in a statement. Duterte will...
Abraham Mwanyekange Onguti- kakukere tavamenya menya noruhafo posure zaOnguti secondary school moutano una puko, apa nye mbunga zaNamibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) paveta kavageve nye nokompuyuta 10 domulyo gokusika ko N$160 000. Ogu nye kakere tahuyunga posilika sangesi, NIP mukarelipo Beata Hangula katente asi NIP katokwere kureta uhwi ou kosure kukwama ehundiro lyawo bvatuliremo mokwedi...
Abraham Mwanyekange Ovashingi veetaksi unene odo hadi yi oinano ile meedoolopa domonooli otaku hokololwa ve kwetwe kohole yeedaisa. Eekastoma tadi ti ohave va kaleke meetuwa davo manga tava te uudaisa. Kastoma weetaksi doinano ile Maria Johannes okwa lombwela Kundana ta ti okwa lulilwa kovashingi tava te oudaisa. “Paife ohamu kala ashike motuwa mwa paakingwa tamu...
Abraham Mwanyekange Ngoloneya woshitukulwa Ohangwena Kadiva Hamutumwa okwa kala omutumba novanangeshefa vomoshitukulwa shaye, ovo ve li oilyo yoNamibia Local Business Association (Naloba) osho yo Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI). Omutumba owa ningwa opo va tale nghene ve na okulongela kumwe vo va yambule po eliko lOhangwena. Omutumba okwa li wa kundafana unene omaupyakadi...
Lissony Njembo OTJIWARONGO – Otjiwarongo constituency councillor Paulus Nekundi says youth empowerment remains a key priority of his office, with several initiatives already underway to support young people and improve service delivery across the constituency. Nekundi, who has been a resident of Otjiwarongo for over two decades, said his passion for politics started at an...
Dalene Kooper KEETMANSHOOP – A Lüderitz resident, Ndeshipanda Akwenye, has proposed that the town honour anti-apartheid activist Anton Lubowski by naming a street after him and renaming Lüderitz Airport in his memory. Speaking to the New Era, Akwenye said the idea is rooted in stories passed down by elders who witnessed Lubowski’s contribution to Namibia’s...
Iuze Mukube On Tuesday, Windhoek High Court Judge Claudia Claasen found Mecthilde Karomo guilty of murdering her boyfriend and his girlfriend by setting fire to the house where they were sleeping. “Holistically considered, the accused’s version amounts to a bare, exculpatory, and unsupported denial in light of the persuasive and strong evidence presented by the...
Iuze Mukube Fourteen individuals accused of defrauding millions from the State-owned enterprise Namcor, tendered pleas of not guilty to 75 charges on Tuesday in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court. Appearing before Magistrate Eliud Nakulonda, the fraud and corruption accused opted to give no plea explanation, placing the onus on the State to prove the allegations. The...