RUNDU – The Shambyu Traditional Authority (STA) in Kavango East have welcomed the revival of the dormant Uvhungu-Vhungu Dairy Farm, located east of Rundu. During Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani’s recent visit to the Shambyu palace last week, the STA spokesperson Sebastian Kantema, on behalf of the STA, expressed concerns about...
RUNDU – In the face of a growing need for self-employment, Iyaloo Iita (32) has created her haven, and dumped her eight-to-five job to dedicate her life to specialising in skincare treatments such as facial therapy, waxing, exfoliation, and non-medical skin therapy. Iita has grown her brand, TLC Beauty Spa, and made a name for...
KAYENGONA – The Shambyu Traditional Authority (STA) in Kavango East has urged the government to either put donated land to productive use or return it to the traditional custodians. This call was made by STA spokesperson Sebastian Kantema during a visit by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and agriculture minister Inge Zaamwani last week. The ministerial...
NKURENKURUS – !Kharaga !garo!ā ǁanǂgāsaben Mpungu ǁhûi!nâǂharis, Kavangob Huriǂoas ǀkharib !nâ ǁgoes din ge, ǁî!nāpe !nansa ǂnuwi tsî !naokurus projeks hîan ‘Mutjima-gumwe Woodworking Cooperative’ ti ǂgai hâs ǀkha ge tsoatsoa. Nē !nans ge Namibia Integrated Lands cape A pproach for Emhancing Livelihoods and Environmental Governance (NILALEG) Nkulivere projeks !nâ-ū ge tsoatsoahe. Nē projeks !nakan ge...
RUNDU – An elderly couple were on Friday hacked to death with an axe by their 27-year-old grandson on allegations of witchcraft. The deceased, Maria Kakove Mukuve (84) and Hamukwaya Clemens (79), both Namibians, died on the spot. The suspect was arrested and is due to appear in court facing two charges of murder read...
NKURENKRU – Several villagers from Mpungu in the Mpungu constituency of the Kavango West region have grouped themselves into a woodwork project, ‘Mutjima-gumwe Woodworking Cooperative’. The group was created through the Namibia Integrated Landscape Approach for Enhancing Livelihoods and Environmental Governance (NILALEG) Nkulivere landscape project. They craft wooden products to make a living. The NILALEG...
NKURENKURU – A 32-year-old Kavango West youth, Ester Wayiva Haita, who has set up her own business that produces a range of mutete and nongongo (manketti) extracted products, is seeking equipment support. Haita wants to expand her business. She trades under her brand, ‘Nzimbu Organic Products.’ Buyers can also link up with the Nzimbu online...
NDONGA LINENA – Chairperson of the Ndonga Linena Small-Scale Farmers (SSFs) Boysen Mutelo has complained that they feel sabotaged by those entrusted with managing key green scheme projects. This is because farmers have not yet received their fertilisers and seeds. Mutelo shared these grievances with Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka during a recent engagement. He...
RUNDU – Former president Hifikepunye Pohamba and patron of the Nkurenkuru Expo says the event has become a key platform for Kavango West’s residents to showcase their products, innovations, culture and entrepreneurial spirit. The expo that started last Friday concludes on Sunday. Pohamba, in a statement read on his behalf, urged all stakeholders to continue...
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...