THITANGADIMBA – Hambukushu traditional leader Fumu Erwin Munika Mbambo (85) sang praises of late Founding Father Sam Nujoma, reminiscing on Nujoma’s days as his commander at the frontline. Mbambo urged the youth to honour Nujoma for liberating Namibia and ensuring that there was peace after independence. “Young people should follow the footsteps of Sam Nujoma...
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Kavango West mourns Nujoma
NKURENKURU – The Kavango West region has joined the rest of the country in mourning founding president Dr Sam Nujoma who died on 8 February at a Windhoek hospital. The regional Governor Sirkka Ausiku remembered the departed leader as one who dedicated his entire life to the liberation and nation building of Namibia as a...
Ausiku: Kavango poverty a ticking time bomb
NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku has equated the high levels of youth unemployment and underdevelopment in the region to a country sitting on a ticking time bomb. Her warning comes on the backdrop of the latest Labour Force Report that was recently received by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA). The report reveals that...
Epiro nonzugo dokulivaterera kuna patesa nosure moRundu
RUNDU- ndango zodoropa zaRundu kazigeve mbudi asiu nosure mbali vahepa kudipata, Jafet Haiyambo senior primary school ntani Hompa Sofia Mundjebwe Kanyetu junior PS, morwa nosure edi kuruganesa notoilet dimwe tupu nye ngesi kuna kara asi kapi dina kurugana hena. ‘’ Vakansela yipo nye kavatokwere asi vahepa nosure edi kudipata dogoro mukaro ogu vaguwapukurure. Awo kavatente...
Poor sanitation closes Rundu schools
RUNDU – The Rundu Town Council last week ordered the complete closure of two schools, Jafet Haiyambo Senior Primary School and Hompa Sofia Mundjebwe Kanyetu Junior PS, due to poor sanitation. The schools share ablution facilities, which are in a non-functional state. “Council instructed a temporary closure of the two schools due to the severity...
NASA welcomes inclusive NSFAF
RUNDU – The National African Students Association (NASA) has welcomed the recent development at the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF). The fund now seeks to accommodate all eligible students irrespective of their economic status. Recently, deputy higher education minister Natalia Goagoses revealed NSFAF’s plans to do away with means-testing, an eligibility factor for students...
Cop denied bail for inmate’s alleged rape
RUNDU – A police officer who is accused of sexually violating a trial- awaiting female inmate at Ncaute police station last week, was denied bail. Constable Ruben Haimbili Kankono (32) appeared in Rundu Magistrate’s Court before magistrate Sonia Sampofu on Thursday. He faces two counts of rape for allegedly raping the victim on two separate...
Officer arrested for ‘raping’ inmate
John Muyamba Victoria Immanuel A police officer was arrested on Tuesday for the alleged rape of a 22-year-old trial-awaiting female inmate detained at the Ncaute police station in the Kavango West region. The police officer, who was on duty on the day of the alleged incident, reportedly forcefully had sexual intercourse with the victim in...
Poor sanitation suspends Rundu schools
RUNDU – Two Rundu schools, Jafet Haiyambo Senior Primary School (PS) and Hompa Sofia Mundjebwe Kanyetu Junior PS, last Thursday suspended classes due to poor sanitation. The schools share ablution facilities, which are in a non-functional state. It is not clear how long learners will miss school. Jafet Haiyambo Senior PS this year has 1...
Angolan man escapes hippo jaws
RUNDU – A 28-year-old Angolan national was attacked by a hippopotamus at Kapako village in the Kavango East on Monday last week. Kapako is situated next to the Okavango River near the Shadikongoro government irrigation project. “It’s alleged that Jovo Mutero (28) from Katunda village in Angola was crossing back to Angola from Namibia in...