Zebaldt Ngaruka EPUKIRO – Gobabis-based football club Young African, which is Omaheke region’s only representative in the country’s top-tier league, has delayed the start of its pre-season training due to continued uncertainty around the resumption of league activities. Speaking to New Era Sport, the club’s chairman Maleagy Ngarizemo shared that there has been a significant...
Renowned local football pundits, including Namibia’s 2023/24 season double champions African Stars FC, have all voiced their support for Debmarine Namibia’s call for the country’s top-flight league to operate independently from the NFA. In a widely-circulated communique between Debmarine and the Namibia Football Association (NFA), the marine diamond mining company communicated its willingness to sponsor...
Roland Routh Eveline de Klerk Conservancies in the Khorixas area of the Kunene region lodged an urgent application on Monday in the High Court to stop the construction of a road there. Ottilie Ndimulunde, who was awarded mining concessions in the area, intended to construct a road to get access to her mining concessions. However,...
KATIMA MULILO – To bring services and the administration of justice closer to the citizenry, the government inaugurated the multi-million-dollar Katima Mulilo Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The state-of-the-art facility, which cost N$84 million to complete, includes key features, designed to provide an optimal environment for the administration of justice and those who work under it. Speaking...
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...
“It remains a notorious fact that no length of custodial sentence will bring back the deceased, neither can it restore the health status of his wife to what it was before the attack.” This was said by Windhoek High Court Judge Dinnah Usiku when she sentenced the four men convicted of the murder and robbery...
The organisers of the Navachab Half-Marathon announced yesterday their intention to utilise this year’s race as a means to promote awareness and advocate for suicide prevention in Namibia. Coinciding with International Suicide Prevention Month, Mclyn Kasale, the Public Relations Officer for Navachab, views the marathon as an important opportunity to confront the increasing issue of...
Zebaldt Ngaruka Freedom Fighter, one of Namibia’s most celebrated racehorses, will retire from competitive racing as she is set to become a mother. This announcement was made by the horse’s owner, Uaraa Tjiho, during an interview with New Era Sports. He emphasised that the Nambred horse has made significant contributions to the sport, and it...
Lahja Nashuuta A total of 44 local authorities could not account for public resources entrusted to them after failing to comply with basic accounting principles as required by the law. This is after 21 local authorities, seven municipalities and 16 village councils failed to submit their 2022-2023 financial reports as per Sections 87 (1) and (2)...
Auleria Wakudumo KHORIXAS – A 62-year-old man from the Donkerhoek informal settlement in Khorixas, whose shack is made from old bed wires and springs as well as car parts, says community members do not respect him, while some use his shack as a public toilet. Ellie Nabeb said apart from using his shack as a...