RUNDU – A 21-year-old man, Immanuel Kasera, was struck to death by lightning on Friday. In a separate incident, a 26-year-old woman was also struck by lightning but survived. The two were struck in separate incidents in Kanyikama village, in the Mpungu constituency, Kavango West region. According to the Kavango West police regional commander, Commissioner...
RUNDU – The National African Students Association (NASA) has criticised what it terms ‘exclusionary’ subsidised tertiary education funding by the government. In a press statement this week, NASA advocated for grade 11 learners to be considered for a degree under the subsidised funding system. The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) on Friday announced that...
RUNDU – The police in Kavango West have confirmed that a father and his two children, a 12-year-old boy and an 18-year-old girl, died after allegedly eating mutete at Nzinze village in Musese constituency. The Kavango West regional police commander Commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo, in a police report, confirmed the recent reports of the said event....
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...