A joke that a woman who had tested positive for Covid-19 was a relative to a police officer caused an “embarrassing” false alarm at the Namibian police headquarters last week.
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Principal decries lack of water at Okongo school
OIDIVA - The principal of Oidiva Primary School, Huhwa Matheus, in Okongo constituency of Ohangwena region has raised concerns about the shortage of water as schools prepare to reopen next week.
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Onkalohokololo ya-ELCIN ya gandjwa
Ombiisofi gwOngeleki onkwaEvangeli paLutheran muNamibia (ELCIN Shekutaamba VV Nambala) okwa ti nando edhilaadhilo lyokulongitha oshiketha shimwe mOngeleki sho shi kale hashi zi oondjambi dhaaniilonga olya kutha ethimbo ele okutulwa miilonga, oshigongingeleki nElelongeleki onkene ngaa ya tala kutya, shino osho ompito nedhilaadhilo ewanawa lyaa shi okuhunuthwa.
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Corona cases hit the 2 000 mark … Windhoek reports first death as 60 recover from virus
Namibia yesterday recorded an additional 66 confirmed cases of Covid-19, raising the tally to 2 052. Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula last night also announced the first coronavirus-related death in Windhoek after a 41-year-old male succumbed to the virus. He died on 28 July while his test results came out positive on 29 July. Forty-seven...
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Itula’s IPC holds maiden convention
A new political party, founded by 2019 presidential candidate Dr Panduleni Itula, dubbed Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), will hold its maiden convention at a Windhoek hotel today. The gathering will adopt the party’s constitution, while the party symbols and official colours will also be unveiled. Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) chief electoral officer Theo Mujoro...
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Coleman joins Spanish giants Sevilla
Brave Gladiators poster-girl Zenatha Coleman has found a new home in the Spanish Primera División after the 26-year old Namibian silky striker signed with Sevilla FC Femenino, a few months after parting ways with Valencia Féminas CF. Coleman’s move to Sevilla was confirmed by the club yesterday on its website, but details around the duration...
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Football politics robbing country of talent – Mbaeva
Brave Warriors veteran goalkeeper Maximillian Mbaeva is dismayed by the endless politics in Namibian football, saying the protracted infightings continue to rob local players of golden opportunities while countries are hard at work exporting hundreds of players to larger markets. Speaking to New Era Sport from this week, Mbaeva – who plays for South African...
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‘I had big dreams for my son’
WALVIS BAY – Family and loved ones bade farewell to the 20-month-old toddler Fillipus Nafimane who was the only casualty in the devastating Twaloloka fire at Walvis Bay on Sunday. Several residents attended the burial at the Kuisebmond cemetery yesterday morning. His father Mandla Nafimane had earlier told New Era that his son died while...
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Birthday funds diverted to Covid-19
President Hage Geingob yesterday instructed corporates and individuals not to place paid adverts in newspapers and other publications wishing him well on his birthday but instead to divert such money to the Covid-19 fight. Geingob turns 79 on Monday. He asked that donations be paid into the official Covid-19 National Disaster Fund bank account, which...
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San community sell portions of resettlement farm
Members of the San community resettled by the government on the resettlement Farm Oerwould in Oshikoto are involved in selling portions of the land to well-off and prominent individuals that are land-hungry.