Lahja Nashuuta The United States government, through its 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report, has commended Namibia for its efforts to eliminate human trafficking. The report reveals that although Namibia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, the government has demonstrated overall increasing efforts, compared with the previous reporting period. The...
Zebalt Ngaruka As the festive season approaches, the Namibia Rural Sports Development Federation (NRSDF) has urged its members to start preparing for the highly-anticipated annual tournaments that will take place across various rural areas of the country in December. Vice president of the NRSDF, Ngatuuane Hange, emphasised the importance of early preparations to ensure the...
Zebalt Ngaruka The chairperson of the Black Africa (BA) Sport Club, Tomi Adams, says the club will hold its elective congress at Khorixas in Kunene region on Saturday. Adams told New Era Sport that preparations are in full swing, and delegates had confirmed their participation. He said the supporters from around Khorixas are overwhelmed and...
Zebalt Ngaruka Namibia’s football community is in a state of concern as the senior national team, the Brave Warriors, continues to struggle on the international stage. With a series of disappointing losses, including failures to qualify for next year’s African Cup of Nations (Afcon) and a dramatic elimination from the African Championship (Chan) qualifiers, the...
Charles Ndeumane ONDANGWA – Ngoka a li nale kakukutu ketanga lyagameno lyaNamibia Martin Shalli okwa ti onakuyiwa yAanamibia oyi li megameno oshoka oyi li momake gongundu ta yi pangele. Pethimbo a li ta popitha poshigongi shoSwapo shoka sha li mOndangwa Urban mOlyomakaya, Shalli okwa ti Swapo okwa ulika elelo lyopamuthika gwopombanda moomvula adhihe ndhoka a...
Auleria Wakudumo Enhangano lovanangeshefa, Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) ola pula ovanangeshefa vanini novopokati ovo hava ndulukapo oinima yavo vene ve lishangefe, vo va, monenwe eemhito momalindifo okondje yoshilongo. Omunambelelwa womayambulepo eengeshefa dinini, Antonia Dumbu okwa holola ta ti otava indile ehangano keshe la hala oku kufa ombinga li tume ouyelele welixwa po...
Fanuel Shinedima As Namibia stands on the brink of a new era in energy development, it is crucial to understand the concept of an energy mix, and its significance for our nation’s future. An energy mix refers to the combination of different energy sources used to meet a country’s needs. For Namibia, this means integrating hydrocarbons, green hydrogen and renewable energy...
OTTAWA – Canada proposed on Monday establishing what it said would be one of the world’s first greenhouse gas emissions’ cap-and-trade system for the oil and gas sector, aimed at slashing pollution. The goal of the system, which would be phased over several years, would be to reduce emissions to 27% below 2026 levels, or...
We have seen seismic political changes in both South Africa and Botswana, some of which were projected, others that came as a surprise even to the then-incumbent and succeeding regimes. We are however, failing to acknowledge the different political environments in these countries. Comrade Lucia Iipumbu, former youth leader and product of our movement, when...
Rudolf Gaiseb A dark cloud hangs over the Congress of Democrats (CoD) following the death of party member Johannes Matroos in South Africa last Saturday. He was the official representative of the CoD, and part of the delegation of political party representatives who recently went to that neighbouring country to observe the printing of ballot...