RUNDU – Roads Authority (RA) CEO, Conrad Lutombi recently expressed satisfaction with road development activities underway in Kavango East. Lutombi, along with RA engineers visited three projects in the region to familiarise themselves with progress made so far. Lutombi first visited the rehabilitation of the 27km on the Rundu-Divundu trunk road. “We held a meeting...
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Nakuxwika mwene nomaadi ina pewa elifutilemo
RUNDU – Omukainhu weedula 48 okwa anyenwa omhito yokulifutila modolongo komomhangulilo yaMangestalata waRundu mEtitatu molwonghendabala yedipao lomusamane waye. Maria Namutenya Neromba okwa holoka komesho yomupanguli George Matali, ta tamanekwa eshi vati a fulukifa omaadi okulya ndele te a tile omusamane waye manga a kofa. Omusamane vati okwa pya neenghono moshipala nokoilyo imwe yolutu ngaashi omaoko...
Woman pours hot oil on sleeping husband
RUNDU – The Rundu Magistrate’s Court yesterday denied bail to Maria Namutenya Neromba (48), who appeared before Rundu magistrate George Matali, on a charge of attempted murder. Neromba allegedly poured hot cooking oil on her husband while he was asleep. The police in the Kavango West region arrested Neromba on Tuesday after a case was...
Ndiyona community interrogate food poisoning deaths
NDIYONA – The Gciriku traditional community in the Kavango East have blamed the increasing food poisoning incidents on parents who have neglected their roles, leaving children with no choice but to fend for themselves. Food poisoning occurrences have caused the death of more than 20 people – mainly children – in the Ndiyona constituency of...
Mother of six languishes in poverty
John Muyamba Paulus Shiku RUNDU – Cecilia Kamwanga (30) from Rundu’s Sikanduko informal settlement has been relying on leftovers to feed her six children for years. What is more, her health does not allow her to do domestic work. She has had caesarean sections for the births of all her six children, including two sets...
Mathe calls for innovative approach to digitalisation
RUNDU – The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Executive Director (ED) Audrin Mathe said building effective communication capacity requires investment in both people and systems across multiple dimensions. He made these remarks while officiating an engagement with communication officers from various ministries, State-owned enterprises and local authorities in Rundu on Tuesday. He said...
ǂAuna Namibiaǁîn ge ǁōhâ sorode Unamsa ra ǀkhae
Nāti ī ǁōhâ sorode Universitaits Namibiab dis di Skoli ǀAe!khōs diba ǀkhaes ge !gâise ra ai!gû, mîmâidi khoen ra dīdi nē kurib di !Khanǀgôab tsî !Khaitsâb 2025ǁî kurib dis ǁaegu mûmûsa ai!gûsa ra dīse. Nē skoli ge 2009ǁî kurib ai a ǂnuwihesa xun ge 11 ǁōhâ sorode Namibiab māsenxa khoena xu ǁgau!nâs !aromadi !aroma ge...
‘Albinism not a limitation’ …at 38 000 Namibians living with condition
NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Verna Sinimbo says people with albinism should not be limited by their condition but must have a sense of belonging to the community, where they have equal rights like everyone else. She said albinism is just a rare and beautiful genetic condition. Sinimbo was speaking at this year’s World Albinism...
More Namibians donate bodies to Unam
The donation of bodies to the University of Namibia School of Medicine have significantly improved, with pledges rising notably between February and May 2025. Since its establishment in 2009 up to the end of 2024, the School of Medicine received just 11 formal pledges from Namibians willing to donate their bodies posthumously for medical education....
Teen’s body retrieved after five days
RUNDU – The body of Epafras Musese Hasindi (17) a Namibian male, was only retrieved from the Kavango River yesterday. The police water wing had been searching since he drowned on Saturday but only reported success yesterday. It is alleged that the deceased drowned on Saturday at Kafuma village in the Nkurenkuru area. A search...