Rudolf Gaiseb The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has positioned itself as the first tertiary institution to offer artificial intelligence (AI) to students through its new courses. Last week, NUST launched the Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence and Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence Honours programmes. NUST told New Era that this is to support the...
The Ministry of Education has strongly condemned an alleged sexual assault involving learners at Wilhelm Nortier Primary School in Grootfontein, describing the incident as shocking and unacceptable. In a press statement issued by Executive Director Mbumba Haitengela, the ministry said it had recently become aware of the alleged abuse involving boys at the school. Haitengela...
Heather Erdmann Rehoboth – Late on a summer’s day in Kavuki, colourful scraps of fabric are neatly stored away, waiting to be stitched together in an old-fashioned tradition. The tradition is that of ‘laslappies’, small pieces of cloths neatly sewn together. The practise is a traditional Nama patchwork. Each stitch, each carefully measured seam,...
Zebaldt Ngaruka The Epukiro Annual Festive Tournament will be marking four decades with a jaw dropping line up of from football to netball. The rural tournament kicked off last weekend with 58 football teams and 39 netball teams and is scheduled to continue this coming Saturday. Eastern Swallows FC head coach Moses Muure Katjiteo said...
LILONGWE – Speaking after the DebMarine Desert Jewels secured a seventh-place finish at the Africa Netball Cup in Lilongwe, Malawi, head coach of the DebMarine Desert Jewels, Julene Meyer, said that national coaches need more training time with players and more frequently, and that local clubs need to buy into the concept of more structured...
Hilma Nalupe South Africa’s indoor women’s hockey team brought an end to Namibia’s winning run at the Nkosi Cup after edging them 4-3 in a tightly contested group stage match played yesterday in Cape Town. Prior to the encounter, Namibia had performed well in the tournament, having won two matches. The defeat to South Africa...
Onakamuandi – Heavy rains in Onakamuandi village in the Oshana region have once again disrupted everyday life, as floodwaters have submerged the main routes linking different parts of the community. Movement within the village has become difficult, leaving residents dependent on donkey carts to navigate the flooded passages. Known for recurring floods, Onakamuandi has seen...
Namibia and Botswana have pushed back the completion date of the Trans-Kalahari Railway feasibility study by two months, and both countries say the project remains firmly on track and central to regional trade ambitions. Speaking at Okahandja on Friday during the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) meeting, Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi said the...
Rudolf Gaiseb Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp has warned private tertiary institutions against raising their current fee structures. She said that intitutions doing so risk being disqualified from the subsidised tertiary education model. “We will not pay an increased new fee. We will pay what is in existence,” she...
SWAKOPMUND – Residents of Henties Bay are demanding answers after trucks carrying decomposed seal carcasses were seen dumping and burying the seals at the town over the weekend. Fears are that the dead seals will not only contaminate underground water at the town, but that it could also result in a health risk. Public outrage...