President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has once again made a raft of changes at the top echelons of regional governance with yesterday’s appointment of governors. This is the second time in three months that the president has appointed seven regional governors. They are Pijoo Nganate (Omaheke), Immanuel Shikongo (Omusati), Dorothy Kabula (Zambezi), Nathalia Goagoses (Erongo), Hofni Iipinge (Oshana), Dawid Gertze (//Kharas) and...
Residents owe Tsumeb N$200 million …municipality marches on amid challenges
TSUMEB – The Tsumeb Municipality is owed a cumulative N$200 million by the town’s residents and institutions. In the face of daunting challenges, the local authority is maching forward in its quest to deliver much-needed services. This is according to the town’s mayor, Mathews Angula, who outlined what he described as “proud milestones” achieved under his leadership while also calling...
Asoli’s Kauandenge clings onto Nudo
Former National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary general Joseph Kauandenge has refused to surrender his Nudo membership card despite forming a new political entity. Kauandenge, who recently founded the Association for Localised Interests (Asoli) movement, said his new affiliation has no bearing on Nudo’s political activities. Kauandenge officially resigned as Nudo secretary general in April but remained an ordinary card-carrying member...
Ndeitunga bows out
Ohangwena governor Sebastian Ndeitunga stepped down from office on Monday, sounding the alarm over soaring unemployment figures in the region, particularly among the youth. His departure comes as President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced new regional governors following the expiration of all 14 governors’ contracts on 30 June. Yesterday, seasoned executive Kadiva Hamutumwa was unveiled as new Ohangwena governor. The contracts were...
Governor calls for agri strategy shift
Menette Hiyavali Kavango East governor Hamunyera Hambyuka has called for a renewed approach to agriculture. He said Namibia cannot achieve food security without rethinking how it conducts agricultural development across regions. Speaking during his familiarisation visit to the Mashare Irrigation Development Agency (MIDA) recently, the governor stressed the urgent need to strengthen food systems and reposition green scheme projects to...
Kunene’s jobless youth headache
Uakutura KambaekuaOPUWO – According to the 2023 Namibia Population and Housing Census, the youth unemployment rate in Kunene region stands at 43.2%, reflecting a 10% decrease from 53% recorded in 2018.Despite this decline, the figure remains a cause for concern among residents of the region as itis higher than the national rate of youth not in Education, Employment, or Training...
Weekend crime rocks NamPol
A series of violent crimes, accidents and other incidents were reported across Namibia over the weekend. The Namibian Police Force in the weekend crime report said in Khorixas, four tourists were attacked at the Kipwe Camping Site early on Friday. The suspects, who are still at large, broke into the victims’ vehicle, stealing passports, wallets and N$5 000 cash. At...
Lutombi impressed by Kavango East road projects
RUNDU – Roads Authority (RA) CEO, Conrad Lutombi recently expressed satisfaction with road development activities underway in Kavango East. Lutombi, along with RA engineers visited three projects in the region to familiarise themselves with progress made so far. Lutombi first visited the rehabilitation of the 27km on the Rundu-Divundu trunk road. “We held a meeting because this contract was already...
Dried meat allowed to cross redline
The movement of dried meat of cloven-hoofed animals (such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and certain wild animals) is now allowed into the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) free zone without a veterinary permit, provided that all portions of the meat are cooked and free of blood. This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAWLR) as...
Man convicted of stepfather’s murder
Iuze Mukube A man accused of murdering the then domestic partner of his mother by stabbing him in the chest with a knife during a violent confrontation in 2021 was found guilty yesterday in the High Court. Kevin Matt his then stepfather, Deon Bobeje, at their residence on 27 February 2021 at Krõnlein in Keetmanshoop. Judge Philanda Christiaan was satisfied...