Zebaldt Ngaruka Epukiro-based football team Kalkpan lost two of its prominent figures, Chief Aron Turi Murise and Simon SK Katjivikua, in the Omaheke region last week. New Era Sport caught up with Kalkpan members, who shared disbelief and shock about the loss of the duo. Leading the pack was Akas Katjiteo, who said the two...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Racehorses Pee Jay and Katiti Komambo won the top honours at the Spring Cup competition held at Okahandja on Saturday. The Spring Cup competition was organised by the Okahandja Racing to sustain horse owners in maintaining their horses. Pee Jay, from the Burger Racing (BR) won the 2 400m, which was the main...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibia Taekwondo Federation has marked a significant milestone with the country’s first-ever international medal. It is now preparing for its debut at the World Taekwondo Championships in China next month. This was disclosed at a press conference yesterday at the Namibia Sports Commission. Sibongile Mabuza (12) made history at the African Open...
Taimi Haihambo Ovanafikola vavali omumati nokakadona ova tulwa moipandeko kopolifi, moshitukulwa shaKaras, konima eshi va hangika tava lande noimaliwa iheshi yoshili. Eshi va ti osha ningwa pefimbo vali tava lande keengeshefa dovanafikola vakwao kofikola oushike pengeyo vavo, mefiku lyomangeshefelo a longekidwa kofikola. Ovafeekelwa va ti ova monika mo eshi vali tava kendabala oku landa, tava...
Rudolf Gaiseb Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Emma Theofelus said Namibia is in the process of developing an Artificial Intelligence Act. Theofelus, while in Parliament last week, said the ministry highlighted the ongoing alignment of AI guiding principles with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco)’s recommendations on the ethics of AI. ...
Rauna Kalola Rapid urbanisation and an increase in the youth population have caused pressure on the provision of basic services in the Erongo region. The region’s 2023 census report revealed that the population grew to 240 206 people in 2023, up from 150 809 in 2011. This indicates a 59% increase just over a decade. ...
In Kunene region, hope does not die. It starves, drowns and disappears. For decades, Namibia’s Kunene region has been trapped in a cycle of poverty, unemployment, neglected infrastructure and broken promises. Some locals say only the return of ‘Jesus Christ’ could save them from the brutal reality they face. Fading local hope To those who...
In recent weeks, major national newspapers carried stories about the confiscation of a speed point device by police in Rundu, linked to a major scam ring. This article intends to alert merchants to take proactive measures to protect themselves when processing electronic transactions. Point-of-sale (POS) or speed-point machine fraud, as well as the use of...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Namibia’s oldest political party, Swanu, celebrated its 66th anniversary in Okahandja on Saturday. Party president Evilastus Kaaronda, while speaking at the event, said, “Black Namibians remain trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty as a direct result of long years of sustained dispossession, landlessness, and systematic exclusion.” “Swanu’s reputation remains intact and will,...
OPUWO – Some leaders in the Kunene region have expressed their frustrations with the Central Procurement system, urging the government to replace the current procurement system with a more decentralised approach to expedite and enhance regional capital projects. In a recent interview with Nampa following the Central Procurement Board of Namibia (CPBN) stakeholders’ engagement held...