RUNDU – The Directorate of Customs and Excise in the Zambezi region has collected revenue in excess of N$88 million during the last financial year, governor Lawrence Sampofu said last week. “The increase in revenue is a result of the deepening of the Walvis Bay harbour, which has enabled the border posts in Zambezi to...
RUNDU – Court officials at the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday were shocked by the suicide inside a court holding cell where a 31-year-old woman took her life shortly after receiving a fine of N$3 000 or alternatively six months in prison after she had abandoned her newborn at hospital. New Era was informed the...
RUNDU – The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, under the directorate of veterinary services, has vaccinated about 20 607 cattle against the foot-and-mouth disease in the Kavango East region, where there are often outbreaks of the livestock disease. This was revealed by the Kavango East regional governor Bonifatius Wakudumo in his inaugural state...
NKURENKURU – Nguuru gomukunda Kavngo zoutokero Si rkka Aus iku pos i ruwo sokuhuyungisa vatgungimo momukunda moutatu una pu kayinongwenene asi simpe yinzi yapumbwa kurugana moKavango zoutokero unene mokutara asi vagwane mema gomawa movatungimo navenye, omu vana kara asi sinzi sawo kwahana mema gokupomba. Mukunda kwakuhundira noministeli dahamenako navamwe ngoso ava ava tupeko makwaso yimo...
NKURENKURU – Kavango West regional governor Sirkka Ausiku is displeased with the slow issuance of IDs and birth certificates by officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration Safety and Security in Kavango West. According to NSA statistics, 67.6% of inhabitants in the region possess birth certificates, 64.1% possess ID cards and the rest are...
RUNDU – Erastus Singombe Ngazi whose vehicle over the weekend ran over three young men, two of whom sustained serious injuries while one of them died on the spot at a local bar in Rundu, was denied bail when he appeared before the magistrate’s court on Monday. After the incident the accused sped off without...
RUNDU – An unemployed 30-year-old Sinyemba Muro Mukoso from Shamavinyo village in Mukwe constituency in Kavango East has pleaded with good Samaritans to assist with nappies, baby powder, soap, lotion and blankets among other essentials for her newly-born triplets. Two of the newborns are boys and one is a girl. “They were born on 18...
NKURENKURU – Kavango West regional governor Sirkka Ausiku during her state of the region address last Wednesday noted more still needs to be done in Kavango West with regard to the provision of water to all inhabitants in the region, where many are without flushing toilets. “The region is appealing to the line ministries and...
RUNDU – Kavango East regional governor Bonifatius Wakudumo, in his inaugural state of the region address, said the region made inroads in infrastructure development and improvements during the 2019/2020 budget circle from the N$414. 1 million allocated by the central government. “This amount has made enormous improvement towards infrastructure development and renovations,” stated the regional...
NKURENKURU – A total of 14 420 children are currently receiving government social grants, while a total of 7 294 are getting a monthly old-age pension grant in Kavango West. In her state of the region address on Tuesday, regional governor Sirkka Ausiku also said a total of 116 households in the region are beneficiaries...