Ruben Kapimbi Donkey years ago, along the edges of the Omatako River, a naked-chest clan used to wolf dragonflies. Throughout the feast, kinfolks puffed the scattered see-through wings. The grey-haired men schooled the juveniles on how to simmer or roast the dragonflies. The girls plucked the red gums from the dragon trees, and muddled finger-sticking...
Iuze Mukube Digitisation and the preservation of cultural heritage through education, are essential to sustain cultural legacy in Namibia, while also harnessing the various opportunities from the sector. These sentiments were highlighted during a two-day Creative Entrepreneurship Academic Conference held in Windhoek recently under the theme ‘The Role of Education in Preserving and Digitising Cultural...
The United States gave its backing yesterday to UN efforts to resolve differences between Libya’s rival administrations over the management of the central bank without cutting off vital oil income. The US embassy said the move by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) “offers a path forward to resolve the crisis” sparked by the...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicle imports, matching US measures seeking to fend off a flood of state-subsidised Chinese cars into North America. Accusing China – one of the world’s largest exporters of electric vehicles (EVs) – of “not playing by the same rules as other...
Namibia is one of the few countries in the world where the protection of the environment is enshrined in its highest law, the Constitution. This clear indicator shows how seriously the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) takes the preservation of its natural environment. Article 95 (l) of Namibia’s Constitution provides the basis for...
Uncover the potential of woody biomass in helping to reach clean energy goals around the world. Namibia’s savanna ecosystem witnesses the expansion and densification of shrubs, a phenomenon globally known as woody plant encroachment. This is attributed to various factors, including overgrazing, excluding larger mammals and browsers as well as wildfire suppression. Climate change is...
Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – A devastating fire left a 75-year-old pensioner, Kuveri Antoinette Kamahene, homeless after it destroyed her house in Epukiro constituency’s Otjombundiro village last week. The pensioner was alone when the devastation occurred. She told New Era that she was cooking outside the house, and went to collect spices inside her house when...
Lahja Nashuuta Political parties and an analysts have hailed the Electoral Commission of Namibia’s Mock Voter Verification Exercise of the Enhanced and Upgraded Integrated Mobile Voter Registration System (IMVRS). ECN chief electoral and referenda officer, Petrus Shaama, said the primary objective of the pilot exercise is to evaluate the real-time functionality and user-friendliness of the...
The Namibia University of Science and Technology’s senior journalism lecturer Phillip Santos has recommended that the government subsidises private media houses to better equip them for elections’ coverage. He made the call last Wednesday during a panel discussion on the role of media in promoting democratic elections in Namibia, which was organised by the Friedrich...
The introduction of the national minimum wage should be viewed as a positive move toward bettering the livelihoods of workers, including domestic workers. This is according to Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment-Creation’s spokesperson Maria Hedimbi.She spoke to Nampa following statements by the secretary general of the Namibian Domestic and Allied Workers Union (Ndawu),...