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...
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...
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....
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 Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Sports Council Region 5 Games, Stanley Mutoya, is a busy man, ensuring that the upcoming Region 5 Games in Mozambique are a success. New Era engaged Mutoya to gauge his thoughts on what the Games mean for sport development in Southern Africa and how preparations are unfolding. ...