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Journalists trained on GBV reporting
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Journalists trained on GBV reporting

Monika Amunyela Journalists from various media institutions on Tuesday participated in a training session on ethical reporting on gender-based violence. The training was themed “GBV Do No Harm Training Session.” Organised in partnership with the United Nations and its national stakeholders, the training focused on equipping journalists with practical tools to report on gender-based violence...

Know your Regional Councillors – Kavango West Region
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Know your Regional Councillors – Kavango West Region

Matheus David Kavango West is one of Namibia’s youngest and most diverse regions, created on 8 August 2013 when the former Kavango region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West.  The regional capital is Nkurenkuru, which remains the only self-governed town in the region.  Kavango West has a population of approximately 123 266 people...

Amwele plot: Ondangwa sets record straight
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Amwele plot: Ondangwa sets record straight

Auleria Wakudumo  Ondangwa town council has clarified that the plot on which Huhu City operates is a privately-owned land, legally acquired in 2004. The council said the current process relates only to the formal registration of the remaining portion after road construction and replanning and not the allocation or donation of a new plot. Town...

EU drops 2035 combustion engine ban to boost car industry
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EU drops 2035 combustion engine ban to boost car industry

BRUSSELS – The European Union announced a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on Tuesday, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe’s embattled auto industry. The ban was hailed as a major win in the fight against climate change when it was adopted in 2023, but carmakers and...

Kavango West makes progress on water provision
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Kavango West makes progress on water provision

NKURENKURU – The Kavango West directorate of water supply and sanitation coordination has completed 24 of the 80 targeted boreholes and water sources during the 2024–2025 financial year, recording only 30% of its planned execution. The regional head of the directorate of water supply and sanitation coordination, Richard Shikongo, acknowledged the shortfall during a water...

Innovator designs tracking system for community 
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Innovator designs tracking system for community 

Monika Amunyela  At just 20 years old, IT specialist Jaden van Rensburg from Rehoboth created a technology-based system to help track and recover stolen or lost electronic devices.  This invention aims to address a growing problem affecting individuals, schools, and businesses.  Currently studying at International Training College Lingua in Windhoek, van Rensburg has positioned himself...

NUST now offers AI courses
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NUST now offers AI courses

Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has positioned itself as the first tertiary institution to offer artificial intelligence (AI) to students through its new courses.  Last week, NUST launched the Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence and Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence Honours programmes. NUST told New Era that this is to support the...

Omuhongifikola moipandeko molwekwatafano lopa ihole vati novahongwa  …vati okwe likufa moilonga omanga ina ya moipandeko 
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Omuhongifikola moipandeko molwekwatafano lopa ihole vati novahongwa  …vati okwe likufa moilonga omanga ina ya moipandeko 

Auleria Wakudumo  Ouministeli wehongo, eenghulunghedi, omaungoba, ovanyasha nomaudano owa holola kutya itau popile omakwatafano opaihole oo taku hokololwa a holoka vati pokati komuhongifikola novahongwa vovamati pofikola yaGrootfontein.  Oshiningwanima eshi osha ningilwa pofikola yedina Wilhelm Nortier Primary moGrootfontein, sha ningwa momafiku 14 Novemba neudo, oufiku pefimbo olusheno la wa ko.  Omufekelwa vati okwa pula umwe womovahongwa...

Shiwana angala ehongo lomomaumbo neefikola dopaumwene – Ouministeli wehongo
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Shiwana angala ehongo lomomaumbo neefikola dopaumwene – Ouministeli wehongo

Auleria Wakudumo Ouministeli wehongo, eenghulunghedi, omaungoba, ovanyasha nomaudano owa kunghilila oshiwana opo shi kotokele eefikola dopaumwene osho yo omahongo omomaumbo unene moshitukulwa shErongo.  Omukulunhuwiliki mouministeli Mbumba Haitengela okwa holola kutya ouministeli owa didilika omwaalu muhapu weefikola dopaumwene nomahangano oo vati haa yandje eetundi domomaumbo.  “Ouministeli wehongo otau shivifile oshiwana kutya ehongo lomomaumbo olo hali ifanwa...