Zimbabwean nationals, including those in the diaspora, had rejoiced at the ousting of former leader Robert Mugabe following massive protests in the southern African country in 2017. Mugabe, who had ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist and left a divided legacy when he passed on last year, was forced to resign under military pressure after...
New Era senior sport journalist Otniel Hembapu caught up with former Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary general Barry Rukoro to talk about life post-NFA, his legacy, the current football politics and his love for farming; among a raft of other issues. You were head of the NFA secretariat for almost 14 years, if I’m not...
Shoombe Shanyengana Late afternoon at /Uibes in the Daweb constituency in the Hardap region, Chrizelda Witbooi holds a three-metre improvised radio antenna made from wire and stick, protruding above the roof, while her husband Dawid !Homchob tunes the radio in the hope to get radio frequency from the national radio broadcast in their local Nama...
ONGWEDIVA – Following a series of drowning incidents reported recently in the Omusati region, the police have urged residents to stay away from the Calueque Canal and other open water points. The 300 km canal extends across the Angola border into Namibia, where it supplies Oshakati and other northern towns with water. Police regional crime...
//Kharas regional governor Aletha Frederick feels it is time to unleash the region’s full economic potential and showcase it to the world. She made this urgent plea while delivering her maiden state of the region address (SORA) in Keetmanshoop on Wednesday. “As a region, we have the means to take full advantage of economic opportunities...
Faith Kavamba The Erongo Regional Council (ERC), through its Regional AIDS Coordinating Committee (RACOC) has been combating a multitude of social ills through its pioneering male forum. The male forum programme was established under the stewardship of Kleria Autanga the ERC community health officer who coordinates RACOC within the region. The forum was proposed by...
RUNDU – In line with Sustainable Development Goal 4 that is to ‘Ensure access to quality inclusive education,’ the Zambezi Education Directorate received N$2.6 million for renovations and N$4.2 million for the construction of basic education facilities for the current financial cycle. This was revealed by the Zambezi regional governor Lawrence Sampofu in his recent...
One of our duties as human beings is to make the world a better place through truthful and honest speech because inaction is complicity. This is what I have come to realise after immense effort trying to understand how the world works. It is for this reason that I bring recourse to a few highly...
Jaqueline Kerina The outbreak of Covid-19 has quickly evolved from a local issue to a global crisis. In addition to the tragic human loss, the disease is having and will continue to have a profound economic impact. The outbreak has posed significant threats to international health and the economy. In the absence of treatment for...
The increasing number of reported retrenchments all over the country as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic are but the tip the iceberg. However, the situation is forcing Namibia to reinvent its economy. This is according to local labour expert Herbert Jauch, who warned that many of the jobs lost due to the pandemic are...