RUNDU – The weekend was marked by a violent home invasion, a brazen smuggling attempt at a police station, and two tragic deaths that have left local communities in mourning in the two Kavango regions. Residents of Hilka Park in Rundu were shaken awake in the early hours of Sunday, when a gang of three armed...
RUNDU – The National African Students’ Association (Nasa) has sounded the alarm over the dire situation facing Namibian government-sponsored health students in Zambia, calling for immediate ministerial intervention to rescue those allegedly stranded due to unpaid scholarship funds. In a statement, Nasa secretary for academics, sports, arts and culture, Abel Miguel, said the association expressed a...
RUNDU – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) recorded three deaths over the weekend after three people were reportedly struck by lightning in separate incidents. A weekend crime report issued by NamPol spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi states that the body of 56-year-old Marando Bernhard Dikoro was found under a tree behind a filling station in Divundu on Friday....
DIVUNDU – In a move set to transform the rural landscape of the Kavango East region, Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka officially broke ground on Saturday for the construction of a basic sports field in Mukwe’s Divundu village. The ceremony, held in Divundu on Saturday, marked the commencement of a strategic investment aimed at nurturing grassroots talent and...
RUNDU – The silence at Mutwarantja Primary School is deafening. A month after the gates were first locked on January 22, 2026, the desks remain empty and the chalkboard clean. What began as a one-week suspension due to a sanitation crisis has morphed into a full-scale educational shutdown in the Rundu Rural constituency, leaving approximately...
RUNDU – Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka on Monday announced that the central government has officially greenlit a massive N$108 million injection to tackle Rundu’s Tutungeni suburb’s dangerous stormwater and erosion crises. This is in response to the growing sinkholes that have threatened to swallow homes and vital infrastructure in the riverfront town. “We got...
The Rundu Town Council (RTC) recently came under fire from its line ministry, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, over service delivery. In addition, the line minister James Sankasa rejected the Council’s proposed five-year contract extension for the current CEO, Olavi Nathanael (ON). He cited poor performance and recommended to the Council to advertise...
BUNYA – The Namibian Police in Kavango West are investigating a case of illegal hunting after a crocodile was found killed and mutilated at Bunya village on Monday. The suspect allegedly killed the protected reptile before removing its brain, gall bladder and tail tip without a permit, violating Section 27 (1) of the Nature Conservation...
RUNDU – The long-awaited Rundu Bulk Water Supply project is rapidly nearing the finish line, with overall progress officially reaching 79%. The N$665 million initiative is set to transform water security for thousands in the Kavango East and West regions by its expected commissioning in August. The project is under the Namibia Water Corporation (NamWater). Critical pipeline...
MAYENZERE – In the quiet corners of Kavango West, what began as a modest effort to put food on the table during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown has transformed into a thriving poultry empire. Josephine Kapango Da Costa, the founder of Jostaria Trading CC, is proving that with grit and a bit of “chicken sense”, grassroots businesses can...