George Sanzila The year 2024 has brought a stark and painful reality to the Ohangwena region. Amidst a growing crisis, distressing numbers reveal a severe malnutrition epidemic affecting children under five. Recent reports expose a dire situation: 510 outpatient visits for malnutrition, 705 children enrolled in health programmes, 244 hospital admissions, and, tragically, 18 deaths...
OUTJO – The Outjo Municipality has come under the spotlight for allegedly lowering requirements for the CEO position to suit a certain in-house candidate, New Era has learnt. Town mayor Sieglinde//Amamus has flatly denied the allegation. Sources close to the matter said the council significantly lowered the bar for the CEO’s post. Particularly, the council...
Noah Lyles wants his thrilling Olympic 100metre (m) victory to have a transformative effect on his sport in the United States, starting with a Michael Jordan-style sports shoe deal. The 27-year-old American catapulted himself into a new level of stardom on Sunday after ending the USA’s 20-year wait for a gold medal in the Olympics’...
WASHINGTON – A new poll confirmed on Sunday that Kamala Harris, who is set to name her vice presidential pick imminently, has drawn level with Donald Trump, transforming a White House race that the Republican had been increasingly confident he would win. As the 5 November election rapidly approaches, Harris has erased the growing lead...
TSUMEB – Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) tsî Auto-Tsūke!gân ǂGaes Namibiab dis (MVA) hâra ge ǂoa ge wekheb di Wunstaxtsēs ai ǁkhaisa ǁkhāǁkhāsens!nā-omdi, kompitern laboratoriums tsî xūna sâu!nâs !nā-oms tsîna Tsumeb Sekondere Skoli, Oshikoto ǀkharib !nâ ǁgoeba ge ǀkhae. Nē ge kuruhe xūn di ǁkhāsib ge a N$3.4miljun. ǁGau!nâs di ministers, Anna Nghipondokas ge nē !nā-omde...
Elago Shipanga Kaiǀaub Tsūdī-aon Dī-unusen!khaib ge kai kuru!khaib om!nāxūn ase ra dawa!khunihe hîa ǂhanub ministeridi tsî ǂnûiǂgādi tsîna !nā-omxūna nî kurubase. Nē ǀaweǁguibab ge !Nakaǂnôa Komisares-xenerali, Namibiab Dī-unusen!khaib !Oabadi (NCS) dib, Sam Shaalulangeba, Kalenga ǂAm Skoli tawan ge nē ge kuru-unuhe hâ ǁkhāǁkhā!nā-omxūna gere ǁkhaeǁnâ ǁaxasib dib tawa ai!â gere ǂoa wekheb di Fraitaxtsēs ai...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Otjozondjupa Communal Farmers Union (OCFU) will today host its much-anticipated farmers’ information day on potato production at Ombujovakuru village in the Okakarara constituency. The potato production day emanated from the call by the Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) on local producers to grow more potatoes to reduce the country’s annual import bill of...
Welcome to another edition of the Talk to the Vet weekly column, where we bring you, our esteemed farmers, up to date with all things animal healthcare- related. Today, we will look into the interesting world of veterinary parasitology. Simply put, veterinary parasitology is a branch of veterinary medicine that deals with the study of...
Rearing poultry for business can be an exciting and rewarding experience when done properly. From the onset, one needs to conduct thorough market research to determine the vital information that can be used to establish a viable and profitable business. When poultry farming, a few small mistakes can be very costly, so it is important...
ANKARA – Turkey’s annual inflation rate slowed sharply in July to 61.78%, official data showed yesterday, as the country battles a cost-of-living crisis. It is the second consecutive fall after consumer price rises eased to 71.6% in June. “Annual inflation is falling. We continue to get positive results in all areas of our programme, whose...