A group of young people in Kayengona village, in the Rundu Rural constituency have taken it upon themselves to restore cleanliness at a popular riverbank used for bathing and social gatherings. The initiative started four years ago when two youths, Ronaldo Shikesho and Daniel Musumali, began cleaning the area, which is frequently used by residents...
In an effort to support government initiatives, a local fumigation company has stepped in to assist Katjinakatji Combined School following a recent food poisoning incident that affected more than 100 learners. The incident involved learners from Katjinakatji Combined School in the Kavango West region and was allegedly linked to bread that may have gone bad...
Ministers, ǂUrusib dis, Dr Esperance Luvindaos ge ǂoa ge wekheb di Donertaxtsēs ai ǀasa ǀawemā!nans ǁanin National Institute of Pathology (NIP) dis dina ge ǁgaumâi, sao ra !nona kuriga nî nē nûiǂgs !ereamsa tanise. Sao ran ge nē ǂnûiǂgās ǀasa ǁanina; Stephanie Viljoens hîa aiǂnû-ais tsîna is, Lucia Kazetjikurias hîa !nakaǂnôa aiǂnû-aosis !haros !nâ nî...
Fighting crime through stronger collaboration with communities and law enforcement is among the short-term priorities that newly-elected Windhoek East councillor Jochen Traut has set for his tenure. Speaking to this publication earlier this week, the former Namibia Football Association (NFA) secretary general said the rising levels of crime across the city remain one of his...
Minister of Health Dr Esperance Luvindao, yesterday officially inaugurated a new board for the National Institute of Pathology (NIP), appointing a team tasked with steering the institution for the next three years. The newly appointed team includes, Stephanie Viljoen, who is the chairperson, with Lucia Kazetjikuria serving as vice-chairperson. Other members include Helvi Haludilu and...
Evangio eli ava tjangurura asi lyokukondja ntani kupitamo noudigu, vantu wongandi vana kara asi awo kwatunga mosira sokudanena maudano gumwe gwawo kwatjanga nye eyi ana kurugana ntani ana kara nokakunino gona posiruwo sooso. Ogu nye anatungu motente zokutavauka ntani zokuwora, vantu ava vatunga kosira oso moKhomasdal, ava vatwreko sioruwo sina gwahomokere mukisi goCovid-19, kwareta nye...
Heavy rains and strong winds have dealt a significant blow to agricultural production in Kavango East, with approximately 200 tonnes of maize destroyed at the government’s Uvhungu-vhungu irrigation farm last week. Pontianus Kashokora, a senior worker at the farm, told this publication that the incident occurred after persistent rain covered most parts of the land,...
In a place often defined by struggle and desperation, a small community at Khomasdal Stadium is quietly rewriting its story one vegetable garden at a time. Among worn and torn tents and harsher living conditions, residents of the Khomasdal Stadium, who were moved there during the peak of the Covid-19 virus, have turned their struggle...
Following the Regional and Local Authorities elections, councillors across Namibia have taken office, including those in the Khomas region, the country’s most populous region and home to the capital, Windhoek. Khomas comprises 10 constituencies John Pandeni, Katutura Central, Katutura East, Khomasdal, Moses //Garoëb, Samora Machel, Tobias Hainyeko, Windhoek West, Windhoek East and Windhoek Rural. The...
The government has not identified which health services will be offered by public hospitals and which will fall under private healthcare. This comes after the Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare visited the Katutura and Central Hospital in the capital to assess the readiness of public health facilities ahead of the planned policy shift requiring senior government...