NKURENKURU – A 74-year-old man died instantly after he was stabbed with a spear at the Bravo Settlement in Kavango West region on Wednesday. Chief inspector Raimbert Muronga said the incident occurred at around 18h00 and the deceased has been identified as Kuip Daniel. He was stabbed in the rib cage and on the neck....
OMUTHIYA – The water ministry’s head of rural water supply Stevenson Tuukondjele said they have halted earth dam projects in the Oshikoto region due to flooding. In an interview with Nampa on Tuesday, he stated that due to the significant rainfall received throughout January and February this year, the ministry has been unable to excavate...
Iuze Mukube High Court judges Herman January and Philanda Christiaan yesterday dismissed the State’s application for leave to appeal the acquittal on appeal, of medical intern and rape accused Dennis Iipumbu Noa (30). The state intended to appeal to the Supreme Court the not guilty verdict of Noa in November last year. The judges ruled...
OUTJO – Former United Democratic Front (UDF) leader, Justus //Garoeb, on Tuesday recalled his escapades in Zambia alongside Founding President Sam Nujoma. Speaking at the memorial service held in Nujoma’s in Khorixas, //Garoeb, in a speech read on his behalf, reminisced how he first met Nujoma as a young man in Walvis Bay.“I was literally a...
Evangeline Kamati Seventeen small business owners in the Katutura Central constituency received essential equipment valued at N$270,000 through the Khomas Regional Council’s Income-Generating Activities Programme. It is an initiative aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and sustainable economic growth. During the handover ceremony, Katutura Central regional councillor Vezemba Katjaimo was upbeat. “We are here to hand over...
OMUTHIYA – The Omuthiya Town Council (OTC) plans to name 89 streets in the town before August this year.Proclaimed a town some 17 years ago, Omuthiya was named the capital of the Oshikoto region in 2015. Mayor Beata Nashongo informed Nampa on Wednesday that consultations are currently underway to have the streets named.She said only...
OMUTHIYA – The newly-elected leadership of the Mangetti Farmers’ Association (MFA) in the Oshikoto region says it is committed to revitalising the organisation in order to enhance food production and promote self-reliance. MFA chairperson Bro-Matthew Shinguadja told Nampa on Thursday that the association was inactive since 2008, but was revived in 2024.He was elected in...
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Elago Shipanga Justice Muinjo has described Founding President Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma as a genius who had God-given natural abilities. Muinjo, who led group of Namibians that returned to Namibia from Botswana on 20 September 2024, said this in an interview with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in Gam recently. He said it was...
NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Sirkka Ausiku praised Founding President Sam Nujoma’s contributions to rural development and education during a memorial service held at Nkurenkuru on Tuesday. The service in honour of Nujoma, was held under the theme ‘Celebrating a Revolutionary, Honouring an African Icon.’She said Nujoma encouraged Namibians to prioritise education as he was...