Katima Mulilo – A fierce land ownership dispute has erupted in the heart of Katima Mulilo between a local businessman Harris Maswau and a Chinese investor operating under the company Wenxi Investment. Both parties are claiming rightful ownership of a lucrative commercial plot between the Natis and Petrosol service station. The two parties are all armed with official documents to...
Sankwasa flags Daure Daman ’corruption’
WALVIS BAY – After years of protests, arrests and a petrol bomb, the Daure Daman community’s cries for accountability have finally reached the government’s ears. Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has now stepped in – ordering the authority’s chief, Zacharias Seibeb, to respond to serious allegations of financial mismanagement under his watch. Seibeb must now account for every...
Governor demands action over perennial poisoning deaths
RUNDU – Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka, has called for collective and collaborative approach to address incidents of suspected food poisoning in the region. Hambyuka made the remarks while addressing a press conference prompted by the latest suspected food poisoning incident that claimed the lives of two children – aged three and four – at Korokoko Village in the Ndiyona...
Steenkamp urges synergy across education portfolios
KEETMANSHOOP – The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has urged stakeholders across her ministry’s six portfolios to create synergies that ensure quality and high-standard service delivery. She paid a visit to the //Kharas and Hardap regions earlier this week. While visiting the NIMT campus, Steenkamp emphasised the importance of accountability within education systems, calling...
Aussenkehr project struggles to take off
Zurretta Zia Maveoro Residents of Aussenkehr continue to endure severe challenges, including a lack of decent housing, poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water. It is a situation which has forced many residents to fetch water from the Orange River for their daily consumption. Although Aussenkehr – a settlement known for its thriving grape industry valued at nearly...
Ombaye rescues Ohangwena school
Hilma Nakanduungile OSHIKUNDE – The Ombaye Fishing company has donated 100 mattresses to pupils at Dr Abraham Iyambo Secondary School in Oshikunde constituency of Ohangwena region. The donation worth N$76 000 came after the school’s enrolment for the 2025 academic year exceeded the normal hostel accommodation figure, leaving some boarders without mattresses. Speaking at the handover this week, Ombaye Fishing’s...
Sinimbo: Community must take water ownership
Lylies Joel NKURENKURU – Kavango West governor Verna Sinimbo has emphasised regional ownership and encouraged the community to take an active role in the stewardship of water resources in the region. She was speaking on Tuesday during a visit to borehole sites at the Kakuro, Kamupupu, and Wiwi areas in Kavango West by delegates from Navachab Gold Mine. Sinimbo explained...
Bannerman’s hand that giveth
Zebaldt Ngaruka GOBABIS – Bannerman Mining Company’s recent donations to various schools in the Omaheke region have been commended by education authorities. The mining company recently donated beds and mattresses worth more than N$90 500 to the Good Hope Primary School in the Epukiro constituency as well as school uniforms and bags to 400 pupils in the Omaheke region. The...
Know Your Civil Servant – ‘We are all teachers’ Mutighoma’s dedication to service
Lahja Nashuuta “We are all teachers, whether in classrooms, homes, or communities. And through education, we all have the power to shape a better Namibia.” This is the core belief of Reinhold Mutighoma, principal of Ekondjo Primary School. Mutighoma, a dedicated public servant and educationist, has spent the last 15 years shaping young minds and uplifting communities through education. He...
Editorial – Indigenous languages could save unemployed teachers
The noble teaching profession is under attack. Those who have daggers drawn against the profession are of the opinion that it is not catering enough for the hundreds of unemployed Namibians who have studied education. At the centre of the fire is government’s apparent inability to employ these would-be teachers; most of them fresh graduates. The current scenario has cast...