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...
The United Democratic Front (UDF) used its consultative meeting with President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to highlight pressing challenges in Kunene. Chief among them was human-wildlife conflict, a legal dispute involving the regional council, housing shortages, youth unemployment and inequality between rural and urban schools. This comes at a time when stray elephants are wreaking havoc in...
The Khomas Netball League roars back into action this weekend, with teams set to battle it out at the Wanderers Sports Grounds in what promises to be an exciting start to the new season. Netball enthusiasts can expect a full slate of matches across the third division, second division and the highly competitive Super 10...
Jerimi Zimmer has been appointed the new head coach of Khomas Nampol, taking over the reins from Fortune Eichab as the club looks to steady its campaign in the closing stages of the Namibia Premier Football League season. Zimmer, who previously coached Civics and Tigers, steps into the role at a crucial time for the...