Obrein Simasiku OMUTHIYA – The director of health in Oshikoto region, Joshua Nghipangelwa, has appealed to members of the public to avoid partying and unnecessary travel in an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19, saying such gatherings are a risk as the majority do not practise preventative measures of social distancing and the compulsory...
OMUTHIYA – The Onambango family, whose home was damaged by fire last month, resulting in the death of two children, received cement and corrugated iron sheets from Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) and Swapo Party Women Council (SPWC) to enable them to rebuild. SPWC and SPYL, two wings of the Swapo Party, also assisted the...
OMUTHIYA – The councillor for Eengodi constituency Protasius Neshuku shakes his head as he recalls the daily struggles faced by members of his community to access water for both humans and livestock, and the prospect of ponds drying up. Neshuku has urged the community to brace themselves for the worst as they embark on the...
OMUTHIYA – The community of Tsintsabis in Guinas constituency can breathe a sigh of relief as the area was formally proclaimed a settlement, says its chief regional officer Frans Enkali, who assured the public that the area is receiving undivided developmental attention. “We are on top of the game when it comes to developing Tsintsabis....
OMUTHIYA – About 18 bar owners were fined over the weekend in Tsumeb for contravening the Covid-19 state of emergency regulation for selling alcohol after the specified times determined by the regulations to curb the spread of the virus. They were each issued with tickets of N$2 000. Meanwhile, an 18-year-old resident of Nomtsoub in...
KATIMA MULILO – Yomuhulu wa sipokola mwasikiliti sa Zambezi Karel Theron, unyazizwe habutuku ki sicaba mwa sikiliti sa Zambezi, kaku kulubelwa kuli nanatile mupokola, kabaka la sebeliso maswe ya motikala ya sipokola. Taba yeo ibihiwa kuli ne ezahalile viki yefelile mwa ofesi ya Theron, teñi membala wa sipokola yabeleka mwaofesi yebatisisa litaba, nabizwe kuli ayo...
OMUTHIYA – The community of Omuntele, which was last week at loggerheads with Roads Authority (RA) officials over a request to construct a tarred road in the area, has now requested Oshikoto regional governor Penda Ya Ndakolo to intervene. The community sent a petition to the governor, through their constituency councillor, requiring for his support,...
Schools in the Zambezi region continue with face-to-face teaching and learning despite five positive cases of Covid-19 being registered. A private school suspended face-to-face learning last week after one of its learners came in contact with a confirmed positive case. The regional education director, Joy Mamili, said the situation is calm, as staff are continuously...
ONAMBANGO – Aanona yaali oya li ya sile moshiponga shomulilo mOnambango moshitopolwa shaShikoto mEtitatu. Oshiponga shika osha li sha holoka konima ashike yokathimbo sho yina yaanona mbaka a li a zi megumbo a fala ongodhi ye kotyaatyela pomukunda gopuushiinda. Nakuvala, Aina Erastus okwa ti omulilo ogwa li gwa tukuka sho aanona ya li taya dhana...
ONAMBANGO – Two children were killed in a horror midday house fire at Onambango in the Oshikoto region on Wednesday. The incident happened shortly after their mother had left the homestead to charge her cell phone at a nearby village. According to the mother Aina Erastus, the fire broke out in one of the thatched...