Rudolf Gaiseb The New Era Publication Corporation (NEPC), in collaboration with the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST), on Sunday awarded the winners of the maiden Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Hackathon.The competition is part of the two corporations’ initiatives to give opportunity to young people to use their knowledge and skills to solve...
At just 23 years old, Unam FC winger Simon Daniel is already making his presence felt on the wing, where his speed and confidence on the ball have become a key part of the team’s attacking play. Daniel’s journey, however, did not begin in big stadiums or structured academies. It started in the informal settlement...
Action in the Namibia Indoor Hockey League continued last weekend at the Wanderers Sports Grounds and the MTC Dome, with teams competing across the premier, reserve and development divisions. The highlight of the men’s premier league was a thrilling 5-5 draw between Saints 1 and Windhoek Old Boys (WOB). Saints captain Abraham Graham expressed disappointment...
ONGWEDIVA – A 16-year-old Angolan girl was hospitalised at Onandjokwe Hospital after she was allegedly assaulted and forced to work as a domestic worker without pay at Oshiyagaya village in the Onyaanya area of the Oshikoto region. The teenager, originally from Calonga village in Cuvelai in Angola’s Cunene province, was first treated at Onyaanya Health...
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Friday met a delegation from the Affirmative Repositioning movement at State House in Windhoek, in what both sides described as a substantive engagement focused on governance, economic development and land delivery. The meeting forms part of the President’s ongoing consultations with political parties. Addressing the visiting delegation, Nandi-Ndaitwah said the engagement...
Isabel Bento WALVIS BAY – Government plans to reintegrate 222 workers whose employment was recently terminated from Walu Fishing, via agreements with four fishing companiesthrough the Government Employment Redress Programme (GERP). The companies will each receive an employment redress quota aligned with the number of workers they absorb. The initiative forms part of government efforts...
UIS – The community of Uis wants at least N$300 million in compensation from the lithium mining company Xinfeng. The community made the demands during a consultative meeting with the Minister ofMines and Industries, Modestus Amutse, Mining Commissioner Isabella Chirchir and the Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, in Uis on Friday. The meeting discussed the illegal...
Bravery Kabula The Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed that there are currently no unclaimed bodies in State mortuaries across Namibia. The ministry’s spokesperson Walters Kamaya said all bodies presently in government mortuaries have either been claimed by relatives or remain within the legally required holding period. This confirmation comes after years...
Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) secretary Ephraim Nekongo says discussions about succession with the ruling party ahead of the 2027 watershed congress are premature. The party is still completing internal renewal processes across its structures, Nekongo said. Entering the Swapo congress discourse this week, the youth leader said the party follows a structured process that...
Manuel Tomas, the owner of Manu Joinery, has turned a family trade into a livelihood that supports not only himself but his entire family. Based in Windhoek’s Ombili settlement, Tomas’ joinery and carpentry business kicked off in 2014 after taking over from his father, who had been running the same type of business before retiring....