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Omuntele demands tarred road 
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Omuntele demands tarred road 

OMUNTELE – Angry residents of Omuntele have rejected the promise of the Roads Authority (RA) to only rehabilitate and re-gravel the Engoyi-Omuntele road that is in a bad state, causing displeasure to motorists.  The 15km stretch is in a sorry state and a grey layer is visible on the road that was constructed in 2008,...

School suspends classes over virus fears
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School suspends classes over virus fears

OMUTHIYA – A private school in Katima Mulilo, Mavuluma Adventist Private School, has suspended face-to-face teaching and learning following a suspected case of Covid-19. A Grade 3 pupil was reportedly in contact with one of the latest positive cases of a healthcare worker. In a notice, issued on Monday, school principal George Nchindo informed parents...

Ootundi dha kalekwa omolwuumbanda womukithi gwoCovid-19
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Ootundi dha kalekwa omolwuumbanda womukithi gwoCovid-19

OMUTHIYA – Osikola yopaumwene moKatima Mulilo oya kaleka manga elongo lyoshipala noshipala sha landula sho gumwe gwomaalongwa yondondo onti-3 a lopotwa kutya okwa li mekwatathano nomuniilonga guuhaku ngoka a monika omukithi gwocoronavirus. Momushangwapitithi ngoka gwa li gwa gandjwa mOmaandaha kosikola yedhina Mavuluma Adventist Primary Private School, gwa pitithwa komukuluntusikola George Nchindo, ogwa li gwa  tseyithile...

Disgruntled party members close Swapo office
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Disgruntled party members close Swapo office

The Grootfontein Swapo party district office is open to the public after a dramatic lockdown of the premises last Friday by disgruntled party members and sympathisers. The premises were reopened on Monday on the advice of the police after a criminal case with CR no 43/7/2020 of malicious damage to property was registered by the...

Rogue cops target police dockets
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Rogue cops target police dockets

OSHIVELO – Incidences of docket theft are rife at Oshivelo police station due to the lack of office space, where such confidential and crucial files could be safely kept.  Officers employed at the station revealed this yesterday when they briefed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Audit, although it was not stated how many such criminal...

Oshikoto gets N$280m for capital projects
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Oshikoto gets N$280m for capital projects

OMUTHIYA – Oshikoto region has received a total budget allocation of N$280 million to be spent on capital projects for the 2020/21 financial year. Governor Penda Ya Ndakolo announced this last week during his state of the region address. Part of the funds would be used to construct a constituency office at Tsintsabis. Guinas is...

Graduate faces blacklisting over tuition debts
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Graduate faces blacklisting over tuition debts

OMUTHIYA – An engineering graduate from a local institution is devastated and reeling in shock after she was threatened with legal action by her technical institute due to tuition fee debts of over N$60 000. This has brought undue stress on a 27-year-old graduate from Omuthiya, who has no other means to settle the amount,...

Miner beaten by colleagues
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Miner beaten by colleagues

OMUTHIYA – A group of former mineworkers assaulted a former colleague at B&E, International Namibia, a company contracted by Weatherly Mining at its Tschudi mine after he was accused of pulling out of a group resignation in which he was initially part of. Collin Nguvauva has since opened a case CRO 33/07/2020 of assault read...

Coronavirus panic grips Oshikoto
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Coronavirus panic grips Oshikoto

OMUTHIYA – Fear and panic grip residents of Oshikoto region, which serves as the gateway to northern regions where positive cases of Covid-19 have been reported.  So far, seven cases have been reported in Ohangwena and Oshana regions of which are all contacts from Walvis Bay while one is of a truck driver that travelled...

Uusiku hands over district reigns
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Uusiku hands over district reigns

OMUTHIYA–The former district coordinator Katrina Uusiku, who lost in a shock, disputed elective district conference a fortnight ago as Swapo coordinator for Omuthiya, officially handed over the keys and reign of power to Illia Nghipundjwa who won by 57 votes to 35. In a brief interview, she said she will advise and render any assistance...