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...
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Junior council spreads Christmas joy
Hilma Nalupe The Swakopmund Junior Town Council (JTC) held its annual community outreach project, Christmas in a Shoebox, at the beginning of this month. The initiative relies on community participation and encourages learners and residents of Swakopmund to donate essential items such as sanitary products and toys packed in shoeboxes. These boxes are later distributed...
Stitching history to life …pensioners keep the ‘laslappie’ tradition going
Heather Erdmann Rehoboth – Late on a summer’s day in Kavuki, colourful scraps of fabric are neatly stored away, waiting to be stitched together in an old-fashioned tradition. The tradition is that of ‘laslappies’, small pieces of cloths neatly sewn together. The practise is a traditional Nama patchwork. Each stitch, each carefully measured seam,...
Rupara health centre without doctor
Lylie Joel RUPARA – The Rupara Health Centre in the Musese Constituency of the Kavango West Region is operating without a permanently stationed doctor, leaving the facility to rely on doctors who visit once a week. Registered Nurse and acting nurse in charge of the health centre, Chrispinus Kanyetu Kanyengo told Nampa on Monday that...
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
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...
Thrills expected at Epukiro tournament
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Epukiro Annual Festive Tournament will be marking four decades with a jaw dropping line up of from football to netball. The rural tournament kicked off last weekend with 58 football teams and 39 netball teams and is scheduled to continue this coming Saturday. Eastern Swallows FC head coach Moses Muure Katjiteo said...
Know your Regional Councillors – Kavango West
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...
Civilians return home after militia seizes DRC town
UVIRA – With rifles at their feet, Burundian soldiers watch from behind barriers as more than 500 of their compatriots cross the Kavimvira border, returning home. The group of civilians had been stranded in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by fighting after the M23 militia launched an offensive in early December. Days after signing...
Saudi sets new death penalty record … 340 executed in 2025
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia set a new record for the number of executions carried out in a single year, according to an AFP tally, with the kingdom killing 340 people so far this year after authorities said three people were put to death on Monday. The toll marks the second-straight year Saudi Arabia has broken...









