RUNDU – Hompa Alfons Kaundu, the traditional leader of the Mbunza authority in Kavango West region, said government has neglected his jurisdiction when it comes to infrastructure development. Kaundu in his remarks during a courtesy visit yesterday to his palace at Kapako village by the leader of the official opposition party, McHenry Venaani, said his...
RUNDU – In recent weeks, two villagers were attacked and killed by hippos in Kavango East region. The latest victim was attacked and lost his life last Thursday while on a canoe on the Angolan side of the Kavango River. The second man was also attacked while on a canoe fishing on 9 July. His...
RUNDU – Learning at many schools in both the Kavango East region has been delayed due to water challenges. Water and sanitation remain a problem with about 70 schools still in need of water, while only seven have had their water re-connected during the Covid-19 pandemic. “We have almost 70 schools that need water and...
RUNDU- Vakadi vana kara asi kuna kundindira vamone vakeke nava vamona nare vakeke vana kara mevango lyokuhampurukira mosipangero saRundu sepangero kuna kumona siponga komufu ogu guna karakon ngesi morwa kapi kuna kara evango nawa nawa ntani matarase kwato aga navazara momukara gosipangero omu navarara. Apa nye sayitunga zetu zaNew Era kazikavadingwire mosipangero, vakadi kuvamona pomatarese...
Rundu – Evango eli vanatura sinkwa ntani asi evango lyokutunga likare novakansela valyo, momukunda horoweo gwaMukwe moKavngo zoupumezuva ngesi kunalituramo asi vahepa kukara nonoprojeka edi naditwaredera vakatura evango eli asi doropa ntani kutulisapo egano eli naligendeesa malikwamo gawo. “Ose nare twatulisapo egano lyoprojeka ezi momuvho 2016, omu tuna kukatura asi koutokero konyara noKilo,mbali motrans Caprivi/Zambezi ...
RUNDU – The Rundu Vocational Training Centre (RVTC), one of the country’s top technical training centres is unable to send its students for practical training. This is because the trainees have not done assessments for May/June exams due to Covid-19. RVTC only sends those that pass and qualify for attachment to industries for practical training....
RUNDU – Women in labour and those with new-borns in the maternity ward of the Rundu intermediate hospital are shivering from the current spell of cold weather due to the lack of space on the mattresses sprawled in the corridors they sleep. When New Era visited the hospital ward, women could be seen on mattresses...
RUNDU – Northern electricity distributor NORED, as part of its corporate social responsibility programme, bought a consignment of 800 food relief parcels at a cost of N$235 000, which is being distributed to marginalised communities in eight regions across the regions of operations. On Saturday, the power distributor donated food parcels to 462 homesteads at...
RUNDU – All People’s Party (APP) secretary general Vincent Kanyetu has accused senior members of traditional authorities of unethical behaviour involving underhand land dealings. “Our ordinary people, more particularly in the two Kavango regions, are suffering, the poor are being deprived of their land that is being sold to those that can afford it, leaving...