NDIYONA/SHIGHURU – Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, during his visit to Ndiyona Combined School on Monday, instructed the education ministry, through the regional directorate, to ensure that they work diligently to restore learners’ dignity by rebuilding their hostel blocks and dining hall. The school hostel block, which accommodated 110 learners from grades 0 to 11, caught...
Author: John Muyamba (John Muyamba )
ECNs ge ǁhûi-aona !gôao!nâsib ǀkha sîsenūs !oagu ra !khâikhom
RUNDUS – Paulus Sifireb, ǁHûidi !Nans Namibiab dis (ECN) di Kavangob Aiǂoas ǀkharisi mâisab ǁhûidi !aromab, ge ǀawa!namn, ǂgiǂgo!nandi ǂnûǁkhaeba-aon tsî ECNs sîsenaon tsîna ra ǂgan, !goaxa ǁhûidi 2025 di ǀKharisi ǀAwemā!nandi tsî !Ā!nāsi ǂGaeǂguidi di di, 26 ǀHōǂgaeb dis ai nî hâse idi !nân ǁhûi-aona !gôasib ǀkha nî sîsenū !khaisa. ǁÎb ge mîs ge,...
NHE breaks ground in Nkurenkuru
NKURENKURU – The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) handed over the site to a contractor in Nkurenkuru, Kavango West region, on Friday for the servicing of 1 172 erven. The contractor, S. Shikongo Construction, will undertake the construction of municipal services, including water, sewer, and electrical infrastructure, for an amount of N$14.2 million. “We are pleased...
ECN warns against disrespect for voters
RUNDU – Paulus Sifire, Electoral Commission of Namibia’s (ECN) Kavango East regional electoral officer, urged police officers, party agents and ECN staff to respect voters in the upcoming 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections, scheduled for 26 November. He said voters such as the elderly, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities must be treated...
Shaningwa cautions against Swapo betrayal
NCUNCUNI – Swapo Party Secretary General (SG), Sophia Shaningwa, has warned that party agents stationed at all polling stations must remain loyal and not betray the party by giving its votes to other parties. She emphasised the importance of placing trusted and loyal agents to safeguard the party’s interests. Shaningwa recently addressed Swapo members and...
Ndiyona learners escape scathing fire
NDIYONA – Learners at Ndiyona Combined School escaped unharmed after their hostel caught fire on Saturday, destroying infrastructure and their belongings. The school hostel block, which was burned to the ground, accommodated 110 learners from grades 0 to 11. “I was informed that learners were watching TV on Saturday, and the fire just started. They...
Trans-Caprivi highway at Ndiyona lights up
NDIYONA – The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa has said government remains steadfast to further investments in rural infrastructure, including water, roads, schools, and health facilities, to ensure that no Namibian is left behind. Sankwasa made the remarks in a statement read on his behalf by his advisor, Boniface Mutumba on Monday...
A mother’s agony …woman narrates losing baby to crocodile
KAMUTJONGA – Annastasia Nyiru (24) is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of her baby. Her baby, who was nine months old at the time, was snatched by a crocodile over a month ago while she was doing laundry along the banks of the Kavango River at Kamutjonga village. On Friday, she...
Sainga thedual-threat entrepreneur
RUNDU – Antonio Sainga (33) is a rare breed of entrepreneur, running both a thriving printing shop and a bustling household appliance repair service from a small storefront in Rundu. Sainga is also a DSTV and GOTV installer at the river town of Rundu by servicing surrounding areas and meeting essential needs for the community....
NAMDIA donates to education
HAMWEYI – Education director in the Kavango West region, Pontianus Musore on Friday received three classroom blocks and two installed water tanks from NAMDIA, as an investment of N$5.9 million to empower rural schools. The new classrooms which each consist of four (4) classrooms and a storeroom were built at Hamweyi, Sitenda and Ekondjo Primary...









