Zebaldt Ngaruka OZOMBOUVAPA – The president of Otjimanangombe FC Uazumba Kaunatjike said their late football player Kuhepa ‘Toto’ Ndjoze went too soon. Aged 18, the young footballer died on 5 September after a short illness in Windhoek. Kaunatjike told New Era Sports that Ndjoze was one of Otjimanangombe FC’s promising young stars and his departure...
NAIROBI – Kenyan athletics ‘battle against doping has suffered a serious blow which could result in it being banned from international competitions due to budget cuts that have halted all testing, its anti-doping agency said yesterday. The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya says it was allocated only 20 million shillings (US$5 400) to run day-to-day programmes...
VIENNA – The death toll has risen to 19 in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by storm Boris in central Europe, authorities said yesterday after a new victim was reported in Austria.High winds and unusually heavy rainfall have hit swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia since Friday. An...
DOHA – Qatar’s foreign ministry said yesterday efforts to forge a Gaza truce were “ongoing”, after several rounds of talks aimed at ending the now 11-month war ended without a breakthrough. “The efforts are still ongoing, and channels of communication remain open… the goals and visits and meetings are ongoing,” ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told...
WASHINGTON – The United States on Monday announced fresh sanctions against five individuals and a company associated with the Intellexa Consortium for their role in developing and distributing spyware “that presents a significant threat” to US national security. The move comes months after the US government sanctioned Intellexa’s founder and other parties for their role...
Pension funds require the responsible management and safeguarding of members’ retirement savings to provide peace of mind. This is achieved through robust and transparent communication to create awareness and provide knowledge on the importance of saving for retirement. Pension savings can provide a certain degree of financial security, independence and stability upon retirement, disability, ill-health...
As Namibia moves closer to its November elections, we will soon witness the ushering in of the first female president. Consequently, General Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, the former chief of the Namibian Defence Force and a veteran of the liberation struggle, will assume the role of first gentleman. With his wife, Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, poised to...
Rudolf Gaiseb Led by seasoned politician Martin Lukato, the National Democratic Party is promising to increase the old-age pension grant, introduce free education for tertiary institutions, and solve the housing problem. This is if the party is elected into power on 27 November. They launched their manifesto on Sunday at the Katutura Teachers’ Resource Centre...
WALVIS BAY – Health and Social Services minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula has expressed alarm at the impact of oral diseases worldwide, noting that it affects an approximate 3.5 billion people globally. In Namibia, the challenges are significant, and he indicated that 37.8% of children aged one to nine suffer from untreated caries in their deciduous...
Lahja Nashuuta Swapo Party Youth League secretary Ephraim Nekongo has refuted allegations that the governing party had used artificial intelligence to generate the party’s manifesto, claiming they used a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. Swapo launched its much-anticipated manifesto over the weekend at a packed Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. While the party members hailed the...