ONGWEDIVA – Police in Omusati registered one case of murder and one case of attempted murder over the past weekend. A 23-year-old man was arrested for hacking a woman at Ouhwaala village in Anamulenge constituency in Omusati region. The deadly incident occurred last Sunday evening. Police regional crime investigation coordinator in Omusati, Deputy Commissioner Moses...
ONGWEDIVA – The directorate of health in Oshana region has appealed to contacts of confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 to cooperate and self-isolate when traced in order to curb the further spread of the virus. The Directorate of Health’s surveillance officer in Oshana Teophilus Nantinda said self-isolation is a serious challenge as some people are...
ONGWEDIVA -The Ongwediva town council recently inaugurated the N$2.5 million sewer reticulation system to benefit 113 erven at its New Reception 3. Speaking at the event, Ongwediva mayor, her worship Angelina Angula said the reticulation is aimed at improving sanitation at the town. “This project is part of the council’s effort to ensure the provision...
ONGWEDIVA – The Oshakati High Court on Wednesday sentenced Johannes Mateus, aged 28, to 32 years in prison after it convicted him of having hacked his girlfriend with a panga in a frenzied attack in August 2018. The savage assault that claimed the life of his victim took place at Okatope village in the Oshikoto...
ONGWEDIVA – Following a series of drowning incidents reported recently in the Omusati region, the police have urged residents to stay away from the Calueque Canal and other open water points. The 300 km canal extends across the Angola border into Namibia, where it supplies Oshakati and other northern towns with water. Police regional crime...
ONGWEDIVA – A six-year-old boy drowned in an earthen dam in the Ogongo constituency on Tuesday afternoon. It is alleged Paulus Emvula and his nine-year-old sibling were herding goats when the incident happened. Omusati police crime investigations coordinator Deputy Commissioner Moses Simaho said the victim ran into the water and drowned. “The girl followed him...
The Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN) feels the directive that grade 10 must return to face-to-face classes and that grade 9s should be sent back home is ill-advised. President Hage Geingob on Friday suspended face-to-face classes for early childhood development, pre-primary and grade 1 to 9 learners for 28 days while classes for grades 10,...
ONGWEDIVA – In its quest to integrate San children into the mainstream and ensure every Namibian child has access to education, the Ohangwena region has, during the 2019/2020 financial year, registered 118 San learners for school. San learners, originating from various constituencies in Ohangwena, were enrolled at Tobias Hainyeko Combined School in Okongo. The programme...
Ongwediva – Mbunga zovanangesefa zovaChina vakara moOshikango moutano kaupwire kavageve uhwi wononguhwo nomatarese komapata aga ntambali morwa mambo gawo kagapire komundiro sivike sooso. Mbunga ezi kazigendesere Cao Shuhua, mwenya gevango eli the time square mall modoropa zina. Mukurona godoropa, Eliaser Nghipangelwa, katente asi nombete mbali nado kavadigeve nye simpe kuna kuninka tupu marongikido vayadigava, ngo...
ONGWEDIVA – The Ohangwena region will soon launch its water infrastructure master plan as part of a strategy to extend piped water to the four eastern constituencies, which currently depend on boreholes. There have been cries over water shortages over the years in Okongo, Omundaungilo, Oshikunde and Epembe constituencies, as many of the boreholes have...