RUNDU – 20-year-old Andreas Ihemba Kapupa who appeared on a charge of murder, was denied bail when he appeared in the Rundu magistrate court for murder of a security guard. The guard was stabbed to death with an okapi knife on Monday last week at Rundu’s Galaxy mall along Eugene Kakukuru Street in Rundu’s central...
MURURANI – Swapo lawmaker Verna Sinimbo says opposition parties have no capacity to lead the country. She said only Swapo can govern the country. She made the remarks while addressing a rally at Mururani village in Kavango West at the weekend. “Swapo is the only party that liberated the country; for the past 35 years,...
RUNDU – Kavango East governor Bonifatius Wakudumo last week called for the Rundu Town Council to be assisted by the line ministry to connect urban schools to the town’s sewer network. He said it is not ideal to have schools using septic tanks. Wakudumo made these remarks while visiting the Ndama Junior Primary School recently....
RUNDU – The Namibian Police has urged communities living along national borders to work with them to combat crime. Police stated that most illicit activities happen at ungazetted entry points, including illegal crossing points, especially along the Kavango River and other rivers and cutlines across the country. Commissioner David Indongo, the head of the border...
A 68-year-old Catholic deacon was arrested for the murder of his 31-year-old son. He allegedly shot him once in the head and thigh. The suspect and deceased lived together at Siudiva village in the Nkurenkuru area.
RUNDU – The Rundu Vocational Training Centre on Tuesday capped 266 graduates equipped with various skills required to power the country’s development agenda. The training institution offers training in different technical trades on a part-time and full-time basis. These include auto electric and auto mechanic, which has now been merged into mechatronics; general electric; bricklaying/plastering;...
John MuyambaEdward Mumbuu RUNDU – Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi chose Rundu to launch the party’s manifesto to remind the Kavango community of their dominance at the ballot box. He reminded Namibians that only a disciplined political formation like the LPM, with the right leadership and analytical understanding and respect for society, can deliver...
RUNDU – As young people grapple with societal ills and unemployment, former student leader Vernet Mukoya has created a haven for them. He established a disciplinary camp to assist young individuals with issues such as substance abuse, alcohol dependency, teenage pregnancy, insufficient discipline as well as a lack of focus in their personal lives and...
The revised version of the book “Lüderitz: A Journey Through Time”, was recently launched by fisheries minister Derek Klazen. The book, which was first published in September 2017, takes the readers to the town’s heritage and architecture, over the years. Additionally, it depicts a futuristic view, and focuses on the Lüderitz of tomorrow. The limited...
RUNDU – The Action Democratic Movement interim president Vinsent Kanyetu says his party is gearing up for its first elective conference, where party structures that are occupied on an interim basis will be filled. “We are going to do it before the due date. Now that our party is registered, people are coming on board....