Zebaldt Ngaruka OHAMBO JATATE – The popular Epukiro annual Festive tournament, comprising football and netball, is starting on Saturday at Okovimburu Sports ground in the Omaheke region. The competition, under the auspices of the Epukiro Sport Council (ESC), is also marking its 40th anniversary, following its establishment in 1985. Speaking to New Era Sports on...
Iuze Mukube When we speak about human rights, particularly the right to access, we cannot depart from the foundational role of language. These were the sentiments of Martin Matsuib, coordinator of the Namibian Education Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (NECCSO) and secretary general of Endangered Languages Association of Namibia (ELAN). Speaking during a Human Rights...
Hilma Nalupe The Namibian U/21 women’s hockey team showed immense resilience and grit on Wednesday in their classification match against Austria at the Junior Hockey World Cup in Santiago, Chile. Despite a determined performance and disciplined play, the team fell short with a 1–3 defeat. This fixture was their second-last classification match, part of the...
Uakutura Kambaekua The Namibian government has pledged to reduce the percentage of households living in informal settlements from 28.7% to 14.35%. Additionally, the government aims to increase the number of serviced plots from 25 111 to 50 000 and to expand the number of houses built from 12 598 to 55 126 by the year...
Bantu education taught us about lizards, frogs, amoebas, the names of the world’s capital cities, the longest rivers, etc. What we learned in school didn’t prepare us for the real world outside because of the way the Bantu education was designed and drafted. It was designed in such a way that whites created a black...
Matheus David When Paulus Kornelius speaks about Kwafela Oshiwana Foundation, his voice carries the weight of a calling. He remembers clearly the moment the idea came to him, “a dream of the voice saying ‘help the nation’.” From that moment, the vision took root, and on 3 June 2020, during the uncertainty brought on by...
Namibia, as part of international law through its Constitution and the United Nations, is therefore bound by international law. It is a law applied to her. International law governs relations between states and grants power and authority to a sovereign State, meaning the state has control over its own territory and destiny. However, with the...
ABU DHABI – Deep in the Abu Dhabi desert, a vast AI campus a quarter the size of Paris is starting to emerge, the oil-rich UAE’s boldest bet yet on technology it hopes will help transform its economy. Towering cranes clank as long, low buildings take shape below, the eventual home of data centres powered...
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Amanda Serumaga, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative to Namibia, said corruption is a challenge that affects communities everywhere, and its impact is visible where resources are limited. Serumaga said this at the International Anti-Corruption Day, themed ‘Uniting with Youth Against Corruption, Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity’, held at Gobabis in...
GOBABIS – Mervin Mbakera, head coach of the Southern Stream First Division League (SSFDL) outfit Mariental Sport Club (SC), said the team’s stellar performance in the first two round of matches is fuelled by its desire to play in the Namibian Premier Football League next season. Mariental SC started their league campaign on a high...