Botswana’s president Gideon Duma Boka has lauded late Founding President Sam Nujoma for his unwavering dedication to liberation, hailing him as a true hero whose selfless pursuit for freedom strengthened not only his country, but the unity of Africa as a whole. Boko paid a courtesy call to the Namibian High Commission in Gaborone recently...
Linea Dishena Land reform minister and veteran politician-cum-technocrat Calle Schlettwein has heaped praise on Founding President Sam Nujoma for not only freeing the oppressed, but also liberating those who were privileged. Schlettwein said this made peaceful co-existence in Namibia possible.Speaking at a memorial service held by the Namibian Mission in the United States of America...
Linea Dishena When Antonius Ndemudina Nakale met late Founding President Sam Nujoma in Lusaka, Zambia in 1980, he did not know that 10 years down the line, he would become his most trusted messenger. Now 67, Nakale narrated with pride how he served Nujoma, the first president of the Swapo Party and Namibia, as a...
Hilma Hashange OMUTHIYA – Mourners from all walks of Oshikoto region on Saturday conveyed messages of condolences during a regional memorial service for late Founding President Sam Nujoma. The regional memorial was held at the ELCIN church in Omuthiya. The service, which commenced with hymns by mourners, was sombre yet celebratory. Community members were mainly...
ONGWEDIVA – The Field Recruiter of the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS), Adolph Mwafangeo, said the blood shortage situation has improved over the past month. Mwafangeo made this statement recently when he was speaking to New Era. He stated that, compared to last December, more people have shown up in large numbers to donate...
More than half of women aged 30 to 35 are already suffering moderate to severe symptoms associated with menopause, yet most women are waiting decades before seeking treatment, new research from UVA Health and the Flo women’s health app reveals. The research sheds important light on “perimenopause,” the transition period leading to menopause. Many women...
WALVIS BAY – Yesterday’s Erongo regional memorial service of Founding President Sam Nujoma was bittersweet. The region, where Nujoma’s political spark and zest for freedom and self-determination were first awakened, bade farewell to one of its own. A commonality could be deduced from the different speakers, each of whom perfectly located and etched Nujoma’s role...
Lylie Joel RUNDU – Kavango East education director Christine Shilima says they need more time to assess the situation of the 13-year-old boy who had dropped out of school and recently travelled to the memorial service of Founding President Sam Nujoma alone. Shilima pledged during the regional memorial service for Nujoma in Rundu on Saturday...
OSHAKATI – In a bid to ease the financial burden on families, the Oshakati Town Council has written off all outstanding debts on municipal accounts registered under the names of deceased residents. Oshakati Town Council spokesperson Katrina Kamari told this publication that the decision was made during a council meeting last November. It takes effect...
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has rejected claims made by Affirmative Repositioning movement leader Job Amupanda that the organisation is selling off its lodges. The controversy erupted when Amupanda took to social media, claiming that NWR was planning to sell 14 resorts or lodges belonging to government via NWR. This sparked concerns among NWR employees. Amupanda...