SWAKOPMUND – The destruction of declared chemical weapons stockpiles in 2023 marked a decisive milestone in global disarmament and reinforced the importance of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This was said by Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Gaudentia Kröhne, at the official opening of the 2025 Integrated Advanced Course and Exercise on Assistance...
GUBA – Ethiopia inaugurated the continent’s largest hydroelectric project yesterday, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calling it a “great achievement for all black people” despite years of diplomatic rancour over the dam with downstream neighbour Egypt. For Ethiopia, the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), located on a tributary of the River Nile, is a historic national...
MAIDUGURI – Umar Bulama lay among the corpses, hoping Boko Haram fighters would mistake him for one of the dead after a brutal weekend attack on a northern Nigerian town. Pressing his face “into the blood-soaked sand”, Bulama (34) was lucky: he survived Friday’s assault on the northeastern town of Darul Jamal near the Cameroonian...
Hilma Nalupe FRANCISTOWN-The Brave Warriors kept their FIFA World Cup qualification dream alive with a convincing 3-0 victory over São Tomé and Prìncipe at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown, Botswana, on yesterday. Namibia came into the match determined to bounce back from recent setbacks and captain Peter Shalulile led by example with a...
KYIV, (Ukraine) – A Russian strike yesterday in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region killed at least 20 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a social media post. Moscow has claimed the industrial region as part of Russia despite not having full control over it, and Kyiv says the Kremlin has massed 100 000 troops...
Auleria Wakudumo The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with the British High Commission (BHC), is strengthening food systems in Iikokola village of Omusati region, by supporting smallholder farmers and a school feeding initiative. Last week, the two organisations conducted a site visit to review progress at the Integrated Food Systems Project hosted...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibian Enduro Club brought adrenaline and grit to Farm Ababis near Karibib on Saturday, hosting the seventh leg of the national Enduro championship series. With the sun blazing overhead, the race unfolded in hot and dusty conditions that made overtaking a challenge. Riders battled across a demanding course that combined Jeep tracks,...
Heather Erdmann David Matheus Namibia joined the world in celebrating World Physiotherapy Day at the Windhoek Central Hospital yesterday. The event was held jointly by stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health and Social Services and the University of Namibia. The Namibian Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) reaffirmed its commitment to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Rehabilitation...
Auleria Wakudumo Residents of the Ombili informal settlement in Helao Nafidi are demanding immediate relocation from an area earmarked for the construction of private schools. Community representatives urged the town council to provide decent housing before allowing the development of schools and industries to start. “Businesses benefit from people, but people must first live with...
Rudolf Gaiseb The leader of the National Democratic Party and headman of Queensland village in Zambezi region, Martin Lukato, has appealed to the government to act on the water shortage his village currently faces. Lukato told New Era last week the situation was dire and the people were crying day and night because of thirst....