NKURENKURU – Kavango West regional governor Sirkka Ausiku is displeased with the slow issuance of IDs and birth certificates by officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration Safety and Security in Kavango West. According to NSA statistics, 67.6% of inhabitants in the region possess birth certificates, 64.1% possess ID cards and the rest are...
Author: John Muyamba (John Muyamba )
Hit-and-run accused denied bail
RUNDU – Erastus Singombe Ngazi whose vehicle over the weekend ran over three young men, two of whom sustained serious injuries while one of them died on the spot at a local bar in Rundu, was denied bail when he appeared before the magistrate’s court on Monday. After the incident the accused sped off without...
Unemployed triplets’ mother requests help
RUNDU – An unemployed 30-year-old Sinyemba Muro Mukoso from Shamavinyo village in Mukwe constituency in Kavango East has pleaded with good Samaritans to assist with nappies, baby powder, soap, lotion and blankets among other essentials for her newly-born triplets. Two of the newborns are boys and one is a girl. “They were born on 18...
134 villages without water in Kavango West
NKURENKURU – Kavango West regional governor Sirkka Ausiku during her state of the region address last Wednesday noted more still needs to be done in Kavango West with regard to the provision of water to all inhabitants in the region, where many are without flushing toilets. “The region is appealing to the line ministries and...
Roads, new clinics for Kavango East
RUNDU – Kavango East regional governor Bonifatius Wakudumo, in his inaugural state of the region address, said the region made inroads in infrastructure development and improvements during the 2019/2020 budget circle from the N$414. 1 million allocated by the central government. “This amount has made enormous improvement towards infrastructure development and renovations,” stated the regional...
Over 14 000 receiving social grants in Kavango West
NKURENKURU – A total of 14 420 children are currently receiving government social grants, while a total of 7 294 are getting a monthly old-age pension grant in Kavango West. In her state of the region address on Tuesday, regional governor Sirkka Ausiku also said a total of 116 households in the region are beneficiaries...
M-Gee drops vintage fashion like video
RUNDU – Northern based artist, Lukas Thomas, better known by his stage name M-Gee has dropped another fresh video for his fans, this current afro pop offering titled ‘Kumorora’ is inspired by the current Covid-19 pandemic, and it is shot in a vintage style he wore along with other casts who wore some sort of...
Poverty rates remain high in Kavango West
NKURENKURU – High levels of inequality remain persistently high in the Kavango West, despite positive developments in the last seven years, governor Sirkka Ausiku has said. Ausiku, who delivered the state of the region address yesterday, said challenges in the Kavango West remain the same and need to be addressed over the next five years. ...
Hompa Kaundu kuna kulizuvha asi epangero lyavasigilira
Rundu – Hompa Alfons Kaundu, mpitisili gorudi rovaMbunza moKavango zoutokero, katente asi epangero kwavasigilira unene momukunda gwendi mokutara asi matungo nekuliko musinke lyahorokamo. Kaundu posiruwo sokukamudingura mosiruwo sosisupi mombara zendi poKapako omu kakamudingwilire mpitisili gombunga mpatanesi zopaveta, McHenry Venaani, age katente asi momukunda gwendi kapi muna kara nonzira donongwa ntani yipangero gona. “Ose kwatusigilira epangero...
Chief laments N$2 000 monthly allowance
RUNDU – Hompa Alfons Kaundu of the Mbunza Traditional Authority in Kavango West says the N$2 000 monthly allowance that traditional leaders get from the government is “peanuts”. Kaundu said there was nothing much they could do with the monthly stipend, considering the significant responsibilities they are entrusted with. Kaundu made the remarks during a...







