Ian Goodrum I can’t say I expected a teen viral dance app to be the latest flashpoint in the US’ war on all things China. But that’s 2020 for you. TikTok, the wildly popular short video platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is in the US’ crosshairs due to alleged national security risks. Trump has...
ONGWEDIVA – A grade 11 learner at the Mupewa Combined School in Oshikuku, who is alleged to had gone on a spitting spree after being in close contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case last month, will be hauled before a disciplinary hearing today. School principal Steven Nelumbu said a disciplinary hearing will be held in...
WALVIS BAY – The fish quotas auctioning modalities and conditions should be adequately thought through and consensus should be reached with all relevant stakeholders in order to maximise government’s income while protecting jobs in the sector. This is according to players in the local fishing industry who this week voiced their views following fisheries minister...
WALVIS BAY – Erongo governor Neville Andre yesterday made a commitment to address the poor housing situation in the region, which has seen thousands languishing in shacks. “We have to take a brutally honest look around us, the shacks that the people are still living in – the land earmarked for development and have budgetary...
President Hage Geingob has strongly warned against irresponsible citizens, who could potentially spread Covid-19, by recklessly embarking on unnecessary travelling. The head of state made the impassioned appeal while updating the nation on new national Covid-19 response measures at State House yesterday. Covid-19 cases in the country have surged over the last couple of days,...
The government has announced a dusk-to-dawn Covid-19 curfew in six local authorities, including the capital Windhoek, as coronavirus infections spiked to over 3 400 and 22 fatalities as at yesterday afternoon. Cabinet has endorsed no movement of persons would be permitted in the restricted areas of Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Rehoboth, Okahandja, Swakopmund and Arandis...
In the wake of increasing transmission of Covid-19 across Namibia, diamond mining giant Debmarine Namibia and the University of Namibia (Unam) have teamed up and established a laboratory that is licensed to conduct Covid-19 tests as from 3 August 2020. The Unam molecular diagnostic laboratory is a licensed medical laboratory in terms of Section 31...
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has picked a 24-year-old activist as the sole party candidate for the Khorixas constituency in the upcoming regional council elections set for November. In an interview with New Era yesterday, Mckay Losper said the reason he decided to stand as a constituency councillor is because the youth are faced with...
OMUTHIYA – The ministry of education has made a U-turn on its initial plan to hold mock examination for grade 11 and 12 pupils in September. Such assessments will now be held from next week Monday. The last day will be on September 15. September is the due date for most of the higher learning...
MADJWA – Japan’s Ambassador to Namibia Hideaki Harada visited the Kavango East region on Tuesday to witness how his country’s contribution to Namibia’s drought response plan is aiding the country. During the visit, the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Country Director for Namibia, Baimankay Sankoh thanked the government of Japan for contributing N$11.2 million earlier this...