RUNDU – Two people were reported died in a car accident 8km towards the Mururani checkpoint on Saturday The white Toyota Quantum passenger bus was travelling from Rundu to Windhoek when the accident occurred. The deceased passengers, both male, were identified to be Johannes Kalunda (43) and Mahongo Tangeni, a minor of unknown age, and...
RUNDU – Ndonga Linena constituency councillor Anselm Marungu says going to the National Council will not affect his work in the constituency. High on his agenda, Marungu said, is fighting hunger and poverty through agricultural empowerment. Marungu, in an exclusive interview with New Era, said he has begun his engagements with inhabitants of the constituency....
RUNDU – A 33-year-old unlicensed driver, Frans Ndema Mawano, who was arrested at Kakoro village in the Kavango West region after his girlfriend reportedly fell from the vehicle he was driving and died on the spot, was granted bail in the Rundu court yesterday. The accident, which led to Mawano’s arrest, happened in the early...
RUNDU – The mayor of Rundu, Andreas Jikerwa, has pledged to take the ‘River Town’ to new heights. He said his vision for Rundu is inclusive growth, sustainable development, and a vividly enhanced quality of life for residents. “It is with immense gratitude and a profound sense of responsibility that I stand before you today...
New Era’s regional journalist John Muyamba (JM) engaged the former chairperson of the Kavango East Regional Council, Damian Maghambayi (DM), on his tenure. JM: What are your key achievements as chairperson of Kavango East Regional Council and Mukwe constituency councillor, and their measurable regional impact? DM: My biggest achievement was moving a motion adopted by...
NKURENKURU – The Kavango West Regional Council have installed Nkurenkuru regional councillor Filipus Tenga as its chairperson at a swearing-in ceremony held at Nkurenkuru on Friday. Tenga will replace former chairperson Joseph Sikongo (Tondoro constituency councillor), who will now represent the region at the National Council. Mankumpi constituency councillor Lukas Muha was also elected to...
RUNDU – Paulus Daniel Siyambi (41) from Masivi village at the border of the two Kavango regions, along the Trans Caprivi Highway, ekes a living from making crafts from wood. He takes care of his wife and five children, the youngest being three, while the oldest is 19 years old. Wood crafts are a significant...
RUNDU – The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has cancelled the swearing-in ceremony of all newly elected political office bearers, which was scheduled for today, until further notice. There are therefore no active local and regional councillors in the absence of the swearing in of councils. The regional council and Local Authorities elections took...
RUNDU – Mapokola mwasikiliti sa Kavango ya Upa basweli kubatisisa sene si tisize mulilo one u ezahezi mwa lihola za mapakela, Labune, kwa Khuta ya Sikiliti ya Rundu mwa ofesi mone kubulukwa bupaki. Mulilo nosinyize kaufela zene lili mwa ofesi. “Taba ya kucisa nekwaluzwi, mi babatisisi baluna neba lemusizwe mi bakataha kuzwa kwa Windoko, hakuna...
RUNDU – The police in the Kavango East are investigating the cause of a fire that occured in the early hours of Thursday at the Rundu Magistrate’s Court records office. The fire damaged everything that was in the building. “An arson case will be opened, our forensic investigators have been notified and they are on...