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...
WASHINGTON – A Catholic diocese in New Jersey has agreed to pay US$180 million (about N$2.9 billion) to settle hundreds of sexual abuse claims, the US parish’s bishop said this week. The settlement from the Diocese of Camden, near Philadelphia, will cover more than 300 survivors of sexual abuse in connection to incidents committed by...
Adolf Kaure Operations at the Namwaste Management Facility (NMF), located outside Arandis, began this week. The NMF is Namibia’s first fully compliant general and hazardous waste management site, located 17km northwest of Arandis. The project, worth N$200 million, was launched last year and covers 177 hectares of land. It will collect a minimum of 60...
Auleria Wakudumo Omupresidente Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah okwa holola kutya oilongo yaAfrica oya pumbwa okutula oukuni kumwe meendelelo nokukala i na omangeshefelo ehe na eengaba ile eendjidikila pokati kayo. Ndandi-Ndaitwah eshi okwe shi holola momutumba woilongo ya hangana yaAfrica, hano oAfrican Union (UN) uti-39 oo wa li ko moAddis Ababa shaEthiopia. Pefimbo ta yandje oshipopiwa shaye komutumba,...
Rudolf Gaiseb Landless People’s Movement leader and chief change campaigner Bernadus Swartbooi said President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s intentions to heighten oversight and control over the petroleum industry appear bona fide. He said this is in support of the Petroleum Amendment Bill insofar, as it seeks to establish a petroleum council in the Ministry of Mines and...
Auleria Wakudumo The health ministry says some community members are choosing to use mosquito nets instead of allowing indoor residual spraying (IRS) in their homes. Health executive director Penda Ithindi said the resistance to indoor spraying is mainly caused by myths and misunderstandings. “Some people believe mosquito nets work better than spraying, while others think...
Iuze Mukube A trial has remained at a standstill pending a revised psychiatric evaluation report, as the accused insists that proceedings should not continue until full disclosure has been provided to him. Making an appearance yesterday during a pre-trial conference, Theodor Shipanga told Deputy Judge President Hannelie Prinsloo that his trial is one without charges. ...
Heather Erdmann REHOBOTH – Rehoboth residents gathered last Saturday morning for the Big Walk for Young Warriors, a 5km initiative led by the Rehoboth Lions Club. It aims to raise funds and awareness for children affected by cancer. The walk forms part of the club’s childhood cancer service pillar, one of eight global focus areas...
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian federal and Tigrayan troops have massed along the border of the country’s northern Tigray region, a Western diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday, raising fears of renewed war. The Tigray civil war of 2020-2022 pitted federal troops, backed by local militias and the Eritrean army, against rebels from the Tigray People’s...