Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) leader Mike Kavekotora says Covid-19 cases at Walvis Bay are getting out of hand, accusing government of only announcing new infections without taking decisive action to mitigate the impact of the virus. “There is no denying that the situation is worsened by overcrowding, lack of decent housing, high levels...
Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Eileen Rakow yesterday sentenced a 49-year-old man convicted of murdering Rehoboth farmer Joseph Adriaan Barth to an effective 20 years imprisonment. Rakow convicted Jan Moses Uamunika on a charge of murder, acquitted him on a charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances, but convicted him on the lesser charge of using...
The highly-anticipated MTC Netball Premier League, which was recently announced by Netball Namibia (NN), is expected to kick off as early as March next year. Speaking to New Era Sport yesterday, NN vice president Rebecca Goagoses said they are looking at commencing with league activities by March next year, as it will be impossible to...
Owner of Gobabis-based football club Young African Mali Ngarizemo has described as “long and draining” the process of finally getting his club’s relegation overturned by the Namibia Football Association (NFA)’s Appeals Committee. The NFA’s Appeals Committee on Tuesday ruled that the club pay a fine of N$100 000 to retain its status in the Namibia...
Paulina Moses In 2009, Hilma Jeremia gave birth to a baby girl named Josephina Johannes but she was left in disbelief because the baby had no limbs. “I gave birth to a child with no arms or legs. It is the worst kind of disability, it has no beginning or end,” said Jeremia. Jeremia further...
Tributes have poured in for struggle stalwart Jason Angula, who died this week and was known for his political and social activism. Angula died on Monday in a Windhoek hospital after a long illness, according to his brother Aupapa. He was 72. Former Robben Island political prisoners Martin Kapewasha and Ben Ulenga remembered Angula as...
Tourism and hospitality stakeholders have expressed their readiness to welcome international arrivals once Cabinet pronounces itself of the final modalities, including the quarantine period of such visitors. However, the stakeholders cautioned against the 14-day quarantine suggestion currently on the table, saying it was not friendly to the industry. In an attempt to rejuvenate the economy and...
Shoki Kandjimi The chairperson of the National Council’s Standing Committee on Audit, Lebbius Tobias, has called on the immigration ministry to urgently erect a gate at the Mohembo border post in the Kavango East region. The councillor made this call recently during the standing committee’s visit to the Sarusungu and Mohembo border post. The committee’s...
A local club for para-athletes has been left without training ground after their venue was given up by the authorities to house the homeless as part of government efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The Namib Lions Adaptive Sport Academy (NLASA) is home to renowned para-athletes such as Ananias Shikongo, who won silver at the 2016...
Three of the most prominent marathon races: the Spar national 10km, Navachab half marathon and the Erongo Powersave Street Mile have all been called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, regional sports officer Bertholdt Karumendu said the three marathons, which were planned for August, September and October, will only take place next...