SIKONDO – The commercial farm of the Sikondo government irrigation project is currently harvesting potatoes from a 10-hectare field. They expect to yield between 400 and 500 tonnes, generating revenue of over N$4 million. Situated at the eastern edge of the Kavango West Region under the Mbunza Traditional Authority, the Sikondo irrigation farm continues to...
RUNDU – Inspector General of the Namibian Police Joseph Shikongo said six trafficking victims were repatriated to Namibia between June 2024 and June 2025. He made this announcement during the commemoration of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The event took place in Rundu last Wednesday under the theme ‘Human Trafficking is Organised...
RUNDU – Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka, highlighted the region’s push for food production, in his maiden state of the region address for the fiscal year 2024/25 last Thursday. He said the region had invested in supplying farmers with inputs and training to boost production. “In the area of food production, our emphasis on supporting...
Rundu- Rudi rovaShambyu moKavango zoupumezuva kavatambwireko egano lyokutanta asi Uvhungu-vungu kuna kuza vakaliwayike nokutanta asi ngesi yina wapa, evango eli kwakara pomukunda gwaUvhungu-vungu upumezuva waRundu. Posiruwo oso nkuruministera Elijah Ngurare ntani ministera gonondima Inge Zaamwani kavayadingwi re kombara zaShambyu mosivike sakapita, muhuyungi Sebastian Kantema kakwatereremo rudi rwaShambyu kageve ruguwo rwawo morwa mavango goyikunino kapi gana...
RUNDU – The Shambyu Traditional Authority (STA) in Kavango East have welcomed the revival of the dormant Uvhungu-Vhungu Dairy Farm, located east of Rundu. During Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani’s recent visit to the Shambyu palace last week, the STA spokesperson Sebastian Kantema, on behalf of the STA, expressed concerns about...
RUNDU – In the face of a growing need for self-employment, Iyaloo Iita (32) has created her haven, and dumped her eight-to-five job to dedicate her life to specialising in skincare treatments such as facial therapy, waxing, exfoliation, and non-medical skin therapy. Iita has grown her brand, TLC Beauty Spa, and made a name for...
KAYENGONA – The Shambyu Traditional Authority (STA) in Kavango East has urged the government to either put donated land to productive use or return it to the traditional custodians. This call was made by STA spokesperson Sebastian Kantema during a visit by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani last week. The ministerial...
NKURENKURUS – !Kharaga !garo!ā ǁanǂgāsaben Mpungu ǁhûi!nâǂharis, Kavangob Huriǂoas ǀkharib !nâ ǁgoes din ge, ǁî!nāpe !nansa ǂnuwi tsî !naokurus projeks hîan ‘Mutjima-gumwe Woodworking Cooperative’ ti ǂgai hâs ǀkha ge tsoatsoa. Nē !nans ge Namibia Integrated Lands cape A pproach for Emhancing Livelihoods and Environmental Governance (NILALEG) Nkulivere projeks !nâ-ū ge tsoatsoahe. Nē projeks !nakan ge...
RUNDU – An elderly couple were on Friday hacked to death with an axe by their 27-year-old grandson on allegations of witchcraft. The deceased, Maria Kakove Mukuve (84) and Hamukwaya Clemens (79), both Namibians, died on the spot. The suspect was arrested and is due to appear in court facing two charges of murder read...
NKURENKRU – Several villagers from Mpungu in the Mpungu constituency of the Kavango West region have grouped themselves into a woodwork project, ‘Mutjima-gumwe Woodworking Cooperative’. The group was created through the Namibia Integrated Landscape Approach for Enhancing Livelihoods and Environmental Governance (NILALEG) Nkulivere landscape project. They craft wooden products to make a living. The NILALEG...