NKURENKURU – A case of attempted murder as well as contravening the Health Professional Act has been opened against a self-proclaimed prophet at Leviticus Voice of Prophet Church in Mazwa village. This was after a concoction he allegedly brewed landed a 12-year-old boy in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Rundu Intermediate Hospital. The registered church...
Author: John Muyamba (John Muyamba )
‘Stop selling communal land’
RUNDU – Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa discouraged the unabated sale of communal land in Namibia, saying there is no law in Namibia that authorises chiefs or their headman to sell communal land. “Communal land is being sold left and right. Communal land is to be administered as communal land not as...
Road accidents mar weekend
RUNDU – The police in the Otjozodjupa region will release the names of the deceased victims of the Thursday night accident along the B1, Otjiwarongo-Okahandja highway in the Otjozondjupa region, today. The vehicle was travelling to Windhoek from Rundu. It crashed into an oil drum, causing the driver to lose control and the vehicle to...
Know Your Civil Servant – Keeping the nation informed
Winfried Nyambe, a career journalist now-turned senior public relations officer (PRO), is an avid civil servant with the Kavango East Regional Council (KERC). Born and raised in Diyogha village, within the Mukwe Constituency of the Kavango East region, Nyambe makes sure that communities are well informed about government services to best improve their lives. Nyambe...
Remains of mother, son to be lab tested for identity
RUNDU – Skeletal remains of a mother and child discovered on Saturday at Gcaruhwa village in Musese constituency, Kavango West region will need to be tested scientifically to get accurate identity. The remains were discovered by a villager who alerted fellow villagers and the headman of the village, who then informed the Namibian Police. “The...
Rundu’s ‘Blazzah’ drops Valekese
RUNDU – As Rundu continues to give birth to raw talent, local artist Theobart Mbangu Namakasa (25), popularly know as Blazzah, is trending with his latest offering ‘Valekese’. The song is currently making waves in the bends of the river town of Rundu. In the hit, he featured Elle Mwanakachokwe. The song was nominated as...
Mukwe constituency empowers youth
DIVUNDU – Mukwe constituency councillor Damian Maghambayi through his office recently empowered youths of Andara Youth Bakery with equipment worth N$230 000 to aid its operations in order to create income and employment to their fellow youths. Maghambayi also sponsored the Ruyendo Cultural Group who received a donation of traditional drums (magoma) to use in...
NIST launches beauty hub
RUNDU – The Ngato Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) on Friday unveiled its Beauty Hub alongside the introduction of two new courses in clothing production and cosmetology, designed to empower young people in Rundu and beyond. The cosmetology programme covers hair styling, skincare, nail care and make-up artistry. About 15 local youths have been...
Baituti bafumana situpu habaya kwa sikolo
RUNDU – Sikwata sa banana kuzwelela kwa munzi wa Gcwagi mwa sikiliti sa Kavango ya Wiko, nebasiyezi mwa sabo kasamulaho akufumana situpu hane bali mwa nzila kuya kwa sikolo Labulalu, mapokola neba bulezi. Mapokola nebakile balizezwa kasamulaho apatululo yeo. Munzi wa Gcwagi ufumaneha mwa silalanda sa Musese kwa mukulela wa mukwakwa wa Rundu-Nkurenkuru. “Kukulubelwa kuli...
Learners discover body on way to school
RUNDU – A group of learners from Gcwagi village in the Kavango West region were left traumatised after discovering a body while walking to school on Wednesday, police said. The Namibian Police were called to the scene following the discovery. Gcwagi village is located in Musese Constituency along the Rundu-Nkurenkuru road.“It is alleged that the...









