NKURENKURU – Inhabitants of Nkurenkuru and surrounding areas on Tuesday protested against the rise in strange murders of locals at the town, saying people are no longer safe at the town. The protest comes in the wake of a recent discovery, where a 54-year-old man was discovered floating in the Kavango River on 5 September.There...
RUNDU – The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) yesterday officially launched the Kavango East regional profile, a comprehensive report based on the 2023 Population and Housing Census results. The profile provides detailed demographic, social, and economic statistics for the region and its constituencies. “The Statistics Act requires us to conduct a census. In fact, the census...
RUNDU – At least 2 823 illegal fishing nets and 2 763 kilogrammes of fish have been confiscated from illegal fishing activities in Kavango East and Kavango West since 2023. This was revealed by Teofilus Nghitila, executive director and accounting officer for Water and Marine Resources within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land...
RUNDU – The Ngato Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has launched a free, short vocational skills training programme, to empower the local community. The initiative is aimed at equipping participants with practical skills they can use to generate income. Around 20 beneficiaries recently attended two-week courses, where they received training in areas such as...
RUNDU – Former deputy minister of home affairs, immigration, safety and security, Daniel Kashikola, has been hospitalised at Rundu after surviving a horrific car crash on the western outskirts of Rundu, he was allegedly traveling to Nkurenkuru. The accident left Kashikola with serious injuries as he sustained a fractured left leg and internal bleeding but...
SHADIKONGORO – President Netumbo Nandi-Naitwah has reiterated her commitment to feeding the Namibian nation through government irrigation schemes. Speaking during a visit to the Shadikongoro government irrigation project yesterday, Nandi-Ndaitwah, the prioritisation of agriculture and the provision of food security remain high on her list. “I said I commit myself to feed the Namibian people,...
THITANGADIMBA – Fumu Erwin Munika Mbambo of the Hambukushu traditional authority in Kavango East on Saturday said the splitting of the Kavango region in two has had negative impacts on traditional rule. The Fumu made the remarks during the visit of Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka to his palace on Saturday. Mbambo said the spilt...
RUNDU – The Kavango East Football Association (KEFA), in conjunction with NFA are hosting an empowerment training of football coaches at Rundu. This is done through a Fifa, NFA, with the objective to get to the grassroots, the five-day training started on Monday and ends on 29 August, with about 30 participants. “We wish our...
RUNDU – Mubusisi wa sikiliti sa Kavango Wiko Verna Sinimbo unyazize likezo za muuna wa lilimo zemashumi amabeli kazesilezi, yana nyezi mwanana walilimo zelishumi kazene kasizo kwa munzi wa Ncaute. “Kitaba ye bilaeza kuli mwanana, ya swanela kubabalelwa ni kuhuliswa, ubeilwe mwa likezo ze situhu zecwalo. Likezo zecwalo haliyo hande, liloba mulao haliswaneli kufumaneha mwasicaba...
RUNDU – Kavango West governor Verna Sinimbo has condemned the actions of a 26-year-old man, who traditionally married a minor (14) at Ncaute village. “It is deeply disturbing that a child, who should be protected and nurtured, has instead been exposed to such harmful practices. These actions are unacceptable, unlawful and must have no place...