PORT SUDAN – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces shelled a hospital in North Darfur’s besieged city of El-Fasher and abducted six women and two children from a displacement camp, rescuers and a medic said yesterday. El-Fasher, under RSF siege for over a year, is the last major city in western Darfur still held by the...
Hilma Nalupe The 2025 Capricorn Schools Netball League Finals were a true celebration of team spirit, determination and school pride as students, parents and supporters gathered in large numbers to cheer for their teams at the Windhoek Gymnasium netball courts over the weekend. Now in its ninth year, the league has established itself as one...
MACKAY – Cameron Green slapped a 47-ball century with Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh also blasting tons as Australia crushed South Africa by 276 runs in a record-breaking third and final one-day international yesterday in Mackay. The hosts were playing for pride, down 2-0 in the series, and responded magnificently, posting an ominous 431-2 after...
WALVIS BAY – The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) officially launched its first-ever 7-A-Side Corporate Soccer Tournament on Wednesday, themed ‘Score Goals for a Greater Cause’. The event aims to promote wellness, community involvement and local economic participation. The tournament is currently targeted at Walvis Bay corporate companies, with plans to expand to include more sport...
GOBABIS – Namibia Premier League outfit Young African will play their upcoming Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup home match against Eswatini’s Royal Leopards in Francistown, Botswana, next month. The match is scheduled for Saturday, 20 September, at 15h00 at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium. Young African’s manager Maleagi Ngarizemo told Nampa that the unavailability...
Herson Kapanga GROSS BARMEN – Namibia’s male cyclist Alex Miller and South Africa’s female rider Hayley Preen were crowned winners in the women’s and men’s categories of the Khomas100 African Gravel Championships on Saturday after dominating their respective categories. The Khomas100 cycling challenge, which features top riders from across the continent competing for UCI points,...
Jazema Hangero Ondera aihe i nongamburiro movivava vyayo opu i zokutuka! Momuano tjingwewo okaṋepo kotjira tjOswanu, Kueekuje Kazapua, u nongamburiro yokutja ovature va tjOmbinḓe na Eisepa tji ve mu toorora arire omunane wavo omarundurukiro ngu va undja rure me veyetere. Ondungiro nomekurisiro ongendo morukondwa rwa Maheke, tjinene mOtjombinḓe tjokehi, na Eisepa na mozondendera za Kaṱumba....
Monika Amunyela Tangeni Keanu Romario Haraseb, also known as Kidd Mario Nam, is back with a single, ‘Tsu-Ta Ra’, a track rooted in Afrobeat and Damara fusion. ‘Tsu-Ta Ra’, a Damara phrase which means “I’m hurting”, the song is a raw and emotional story of a heartbreak, asking the piercing question, “Why are you leaving...
Iuze Mukube A Windhoek teacher, accused of allegedly raping a 13-year-old boy, told Magistrate Linus Samunzala yesterday that he was assaulted by members of the special fields force while in custody on Tuesday. Rohan Bezuidenhout (27) appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the continuation of his bail hearing. He said that during the...
During his inaugural address to the Omusati Regional Council, governor Immanuel Shikongo (IS) laid out bold plans to enhance infrastructure, agriculture, youth development and service delivery. In this conversation with New Era journalist Lahja Nashuuta (LN), Shikongo shares his vision, accomplishments and the challenges the region is facing. LN: Governor, congratulations on your appointment as...