Taimi Haihambo ONGWEDIVA – Medipark Private Hospital has hosted its second burn wound awareness campaign, highlighting the dangers of burn injuries and stressing the importance of prevention. According to Dr Caridad Lopez San Luis, a plastic surgeon at Medipark, most burn cases in Namibia involve children under the age of 10, with nearly 80% cases...
Taimi Haihambo ONGWEDIVA – Oshana farmers have seized the opportunity to sell their surplus mahangu grain to the Agricultural Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA). This follows a good harvest season, and AMTA’s continuous call for farmers to capitalise on the opportunity to market their grain and produce through the agency. Steven Iimbili, who oversees silo...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Despite government efforts to implement land reform since independence, many generational farm dwellers and workers in Omaheke region, continue to face limited access to land. This was alluded to by people farming on the townlands of Gobabis, when they handed over a petition to Omaheke governor Pijoo Nganate recently. The landless...
OTJIWARONGO – About 260 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Otjozondjupa region will, from Monday, benefit from the government’s school feeding programme (SFP). This was announced at a meeting of government departmental heads hosted by Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture at Otjiwarongo on Tuesday. Head of the ECD rollout delegation, Theofilus...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Namibia’s international goalkeeper, Loydt Kazapua, has apologised to the nation for leaving the Brave Warriors team hotel in Francistown, Botswana without authorisation from team management. The Warriors were in Francistown where they played Malawi and Sao Taome and Principe in the Fifa World Cup qualifier matches. Kazapua’s decision to leave the hotel after...
Rudolf Gaiseb Landless People’s Movement member of parliament Dawid Eigub says old water and electrical infrastructure is falling apart, resulting in big revenue losses for local authorities. He said local authorities are stuck with aged infrastructure, such as worn-out pipes that are prone to frequent bursts and power lines, which are less operational due to...
SANGOUINÉ (Ivory Coast) – Abou Fofana spent his student years making the most of the opportunities on offer in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s bustling economic capital of six million people. But after finishing his studies and newly qualified in farming, the 33-year-old decided to move back to his hometown in the country’s west. Sangouine, a fraction...
Lahja Nashuuta The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has accused the Ministry of Health and Social Services of neglect and politicising a mobile clinic the party donated to the Grunau community, which has gone unused for more than four years. PDM secretary-general Manuel Ngarigombe told New Era the container clinic was formally handed to the ministry...
Hilma Nalupe At just 14 years, Kamrouz Ghayouri is already making waves in Namibian sport. Born and raised in Windhoek, the Grade 8 pupil at St Paul’s College first discovered his love for table tennis in Grade 6, when he and a cousin played for fun on the school table. What started as a pastime...
Heather Erdmann Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, has urged Namibians to treat every person as being vulnerable to suicide, saying prevention starts with compassion and vigilance. She made the remarks during the commemoration of this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day yesterday, observed under the theme “Changing the Narrative: Creating Hope Through Action.”...