LAGOS – Jihadist fighters have killed scores of people and destroyed seven villages in raids in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state, the police told AFP yesterday. Members of the Lakurawa group attacked villages in the Bui district of Arewa northern region at around 1:15 pm Wednesday, said Kebbi state police spokesman Bashir Usman.A security report seen...
Lahja Nashuuta ONGWEDIVA – Works minister Veikko Nekundi has issued a stern warning to civil servants who are benefitting twice from government housing schemes, saying it violates government’s housing policy. The policy prohibits any individual from receiving a housing subsidy while at the same time occupying a government-owned house. “We work closely with respective ministries...
Infertility and subfertility among couples have increased significantly over the past few decades, and every day, more couples find themselves facing challenges in trying to conceive. Yet despite how common this condition has become, infertility remains poorly understood and deeply stigmatised in many of our communities. In many traditional African societies, when a couple struggles...
LONDON – Britain’s former prince Andrew was arrested yesterday on suspicion of misconduct during his time as a trade envoy, as UK police investigations into allegations emerging from the Jeffrey Epstein files gathered pace. Unprecedented in Britain’s modern era, the arrest was a new blow for the ousted royal, who was marking his 66th birthday...
Cabinet decisions were issued at the first and second meetings held on 2 February 2026 and 10 February 2026: Report of the Cabinet Retreat Held at the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management from 4 to 5 December 2025 The Cabinet took note of the Report and directed various offices/ministries/agencies to act in their...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC), Anri Parker, says Team Namibia remains optimistic about increasing its athlete contingent for the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The 2026 Commonwealth Games will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 02 August 2026. The event will feature a 10-sport code programme across four...
I had been a teacher for more than thirty (30) years, and those were the most fulfilling years of my life (except that I retired financially worse off than I started). However, the monetary rewards were not the only thing on my mind when I started teaching. I chose to become a teacher because I...
Popiwa Hauwanga Namibia often celebrates creative talent, but rarely treats creative work as serious work. Music, film, design, events, and digital media are praised publicly, yet quietly handled as hobbies rather than professions. Budgets for creative work are routinely cut. Timelines are compressed. Quality is expected without question. When results are delivered, people are surprised....
JOHANNESBURG – Four South African men lured into fighting for Russian forces in Ukraine returned home on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said. Their arrival comes days after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the return of South Africans caught up in the Ukraine war. It was not...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Namibia Horse Racing Association (NHRA) will hold its annual general meeting (AGM) in the capital on Saturday. NHRA was established in 1997 and officially recognised by the Namibia Sports Commission in 2011. The association currently comprises 14 racing clubs nationwide. Chantelle Mouton, NHRA spokesperson, informed New Era Sports that all affiliated clubs...