Namibia’s boxing sensation Jeremiah “Lowkey” Nakathila last Easter Weekend moved a step closer to his ultimate dream of fighting for a world title when he defeated Hungarian opponent Zoltan Kovacs via an 8th round stoppage to claim the WBO
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2019-04-252024-05-07Focus
“Rights not about numbers” … as UNODC supports screening Malawi prisoners for cervical cancer
LILONGWE - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) this week partnered with the Ministry of Health in Malawi to support the Malawi Prison Service (MPS) conduct cervical cancer screening for all female prisoners throughout the country.
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2019-04-242024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
To embrace our neighbour
As we continue to look at our Vision 2030 together, I want us to look at how we can address some of the divisions that baffles us at times.
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2019-04-242024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Public policing demands a new model
Police officers are piled at police stations around the country. They have no vehicles and each time a crime or incident is reported, the response time is minimum one hour.
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2019-04-182024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
King Kauluma: A unique example of a real Namibian unifier
Tribalism is one of the greatest challenges in Namibia, even 29 years after independence. If one ever expects tribalism, it might be by traditional authorities who have first of all to look for their community.
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2019-04-182024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
The death of anthroponymic systems in Africa
In contemporary Africa, cultural naming styles have systematically changed due to new civilisations from former colonial powers.
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2019-04-182024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
Corruption, not the media, is the threat to national security
Corruption has a debilitating effect on the lives of thousands of people around Namibia. And usually it’s the most vulnerable members of society that are hardest hit.
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2019-04-182024-05-07Focus
We want SME Bank closed: Muniaro
With Workers Day a mere two weeks away, New Era reproduces this interview from June 2017, between National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) Secretary-General Job Muniaro and New Era Managing Editor Toivo Ndjebela
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2019-04-182024-05-07Focus
Star of this week: Johannes Tala Matsi
Our star of this week is Johannes Tala Matsi, a visually-impaired Chief Labour Relations Officer in the Ministry of Labour,
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2019-04-172024-06-20Focus, Thought Leaders
A night in Aus
The reason for me to spend the night of the 13th April 2019 in Aus was for this year’s constituency independence celebrations. The place Aus is rich in history and started with Khoisan using the fountains in the area.