Funeral in limbo due to ban on crowds
ONATHINGE – The family of the late Gerhard Simeon (69), who with his daughter and grandchildren died in an accident, is in limbo on how to bury their dead.
- April 5th, 2020
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ONATHINGE – The family of the late Gerhard Simeon (69), who with his daughter and grandchildren died in an accident, is in limbo on how to bury their dead.
Country director of Namibia sex workers alliance Rachel Love Gawases said although the Covid-19 lockdown impedes their finances, it is essential Namibian sex workers look at this with a critical eye and understand the lockdown from a holistic manner, rather than from a monetary perspective.
Lufthansa has since Monday repatriated close to 1 200 passengers back to Germany from Namibia, due to the global Covid-19 outbreak.
WALVIS BAY – Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) heeded government’s call to combat the spreading of Covid-19 by donating medical supplies to the containerised field hospital that is currently under construction at the Walvis Bay State Hospital.
OMUTHIYA – In the effort to upscale and boost the fight against the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb moved to another level by producing its brand of hand sanitiser for its 700 employees using its chemists.
WALVIS BAY – Three Oceans Seafood Distributors Namibia donated horse mackerel worth N$900 000 to the disaster risk management committee of Walvis Bay to assist vulnerable members of society in the Erongo region during the current Covid-19 lockdown. The fish was handed over by Denise Visser, managing partner of the company, to Walvis Bay urban constituency councillor Knowledge Iipinge for further distribution.
Secretary to Cabinet George Simataa on Wednesday announced the redeployment of executive directors, following the recent announcement of the new government structure.
NEW DELHI – Originally created by a robot scientist and a neurosurgeon to help India’s poor, a toaster-sized ventilator is offering hope in the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic and demand is booming.
WASHINGTON – The US confined all its federal inmates, nearly 170,000 people, to their cells and wards Wednesday for at least two weeks to prevent an outbreak of new coronavirus, an especially dire concern in the country with the world’s largest prison population. At least two inmates have died of the Covid-19 illness so far in one Louisiana penitentiary -- the first on Saturday, and a second on Wednesday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
PARIS – As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the main question for most is simply: “When will it end?” But other, troubling questions are starting to be asked of governments.
KEETMANSHOOP – Keetmanshoop mayor Gaudentia Kröhne said residents should be informed that there are three concerned groups active in Keetmanshoop.
Otjomuise-Ohoromende ya Namibia ya kwizike Ozondola za Namibia omatau 8.1 otjongondjero ondenga oku vatera otupa peke peke two tjiwana tu twa tunwa navi iyo mapatero omatenga oure wo ma yuva o 21 mena rondwi yo Corona.
Otjomuise-Tjikweya ko ma patero wo ma nyinga nyingiro owo nai ngunda ngeri mo tukondwa twa Erongo na Khomasa uriri nu harukuru wina ngu ma ye vaza kotukondwa atuhe mehi, omundu ka ngamwa auhe maso oku kara pekara pendje mena ro ma pu inga: mbu ma veso oku ungura oviungura ovi mwata mwate;
Otjomuise- Moruveze ro u zeu mena ro mutjise wondwi yo Corona ndwa tjivisiwab iyo tjiuru tjehi, Omutjuøikwa Hage Geingoba tjiyari 17 ko mweze imbwi, ohoromemnde tjiyari 28 ko mweze imbwi wina otji ya pitisire mongoramambo yondjiukisio yo vi tjitwa vyo horo omazeva ngu ma ye kongorerwa oruveze indwi.
Informal business owners, whose businesses had to shut down due to lockdown measures, have welcomed the emergency income grant of N$750, which will support households to cope with their reduced income and other economic hardships resultant from the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Namibian ambassador to France, Albertus Aochamub has recovered from Covid-19 and has been discharged from hospital in France.
The Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Daniel Kashikola was driving his vehicle with an excessive concentration level of alcohol in his body when he was arrested in December 2019.
Rundu – Ministeli zonsitwe, wiza ntani vadinguli muhuyungilipo gwaza, Romeo Muyunda, katente asi mavango gokuwekera yikorama kuna paturuka ngwendi nare nampili ngomu kuna kara kambumburu koCOVID-19, kayininkisire Presidente Hage Geingob ature etokoro asi varugani navenye vemepangero ntani nombunga dopaumwene dahepa kuruganena pomambo ure womazuva 14, kugusako owo ava gava yirugana yohepero ntani yonondja.
WalvisBay – Vantu vatunga mosirongo saErongo vahepa kutambura egano eli lyokupata momunene awo vavhurembo morwa kuna kumoneka asi vaNamibia vamwe kapi vana kusikisamo veta zangesi zokulikunga komukisi ogu guna gumu ndi asi kuna kudipaga vantu mouzuni.
Wokusika ko 34 vagazarerwa kavavapere matengeko gokusika ko pokatji ko N$2000 no N$4000 kutundilira kovaporosi morwa kurandesa marovhu posiruwo esi sina karako somunkama sina silike kurandesa yikorwesa posiruwo esi.
With four representatives in the National Assembly, the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) believes it has the requisite ammunition in its arsenal to robustly debate bread and butter issues without fear or favour. This is what could be deduced from the comments of LPM’s chief-change-campaigner Bernadus Swartbooi during a recent in-depth interview with Nampa.
OMUTHIYA – A man from Tsumeb who at the weekend stabbed himself on the right thigh after he also tried to attack his wife was discharged from the Tsumeb state hospital.
WALVIS BAY – Navy commander Rear Admiral Sinsy Nghipandua says residents in the Erongo region should strictly adhere to the prescribed lockdown measures that are currently in place to curb the spread of Covid-19 that has been declared a global pandemic.
OMUTHIYA – Heavy rains have left a family of seven destitute in Akoonde village in Eengodhi constituency after two of their huts were washed away. They have reconstructed one small hut with cardboard boxes and corrugated zinc sheets, which they share with five children.
OMUTHIYA – Governments around the world have closed educational institutions in an attempt to curtail the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, and some institutions now offer classes online to ensure teaching is not severely disrupted by the virus that has impacted many sectors.
Unknown thieves in Omusati region on Sunday at an unknown time sneaked into the premises of the Roman Catholic Parish and stole its church bell worth N$100 000, revealed Deputy Police Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi in the crime report she issued on Tuesday.
ONGWEDIVA – North-based businessman Erastus “Chicco” Shapumba has temporarily availed his modern Ongwediva house, erf 3508, of ten bedrooms as a call centre for Covid-19 case management purposes in response to government appeal for businesses to come on board.
HARARE – Zimbabwean authorities on Monday began enforcing a three-week lockdown in its fight against the spread of coronavirus after the disease left one person dead and infected six others.
LOS ANGELES - Self-isolation and social distancing appear to have slowed the rate at which coronavirus spread from person-to-person over three weeks in the Seattle area, a new statistical study has found.
Thirty-four suspects got fines of between N$2 000 and N$4 000 from the police for selling alcohol after a state of emergency was declared which prohibits the sale of liquor during this period.
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Namibian students studying in China have exhorted fellow Namibians to take lockdowns seriously as they survived through the whole ordeal with no new local cases reported when China, initially the epicentre of Covid-19 was the first country to impose lockdowns that reduced the spread of the virus.
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ONGWEDIVA – First responders are the first personnel to attend to most emergencies and many times, the survival of a patient in a medical emergency is reliant on the effectiveness of paramedics.
WALVIS BAY – Residents of the Erongo region should take the lockdown seriously and stay home because some Namibians do not seem to be complying with the guidelines of the pandemic that has killed tens of thousands globally.
MTCs ge kaise !hae huib ǀkha nē ǁkhōǁkhōsa mâsib !nâ go ǂherexa Coronavirus khoraǂuisensa ǁkhaes ase tsî ǁnā-amaga N$1 miljunsa go ǂnûiǂui. Nē maris ge ǁnāti ǀaweǁguihe hâ !kharaga ǁgariǁgarisa !âga !oa ǂhâsib ra hā khami nî ǂhāǂuihese. ǀNî !âgu nē maris nî sîsenū!nâhegu ge ǂansa ǀgoragus, ǀhûhâsiga ǁgau!nâs, ǁkhaubas hōhō!nâdi, !norasa ǀae!khō!khaigu !nâ ǁguiris tsî !oabade mās tsîna.
ǂNŪǂGOAES – Nexus ǁGau!khōs ti ǀon hâ ǂnûiǂgās ge ǁnā ǁanǂgāsaben ǁkharas ǀkharib din hîa ǀkhurub xa ǀgaisase ge tsâǀkhāhena mâxōǀkhās ase dōǂgāsa ǁaun, N$200 000 xa a !nāsa ǁkhāsiba !khōǂgā hâna ge ǁkhaeǁnâba. Nē !gâi!gâ ǁanǂgāsaben ge !Autsawises tsî ǀNomsoros Aiǂoas ǁhûi!nâǂharira di khoena.
Abuja – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the “cessation of all movements” for two weeks in the largest city Lagos and capital Abuja to stop the spread of coronavirus.
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London – British airline easyJet on Monday said it had grounded its entire fleet because of the coronavirus pandemic but would still be available for rescue flights to repatriate stranded customers.
Taking a cue from his peers who have taken tests for Covid-19, President Hage Geingob said he is in the hands of the doctors and conducting tests when asked if he has taken a test for the virus.
WALVIS BAY – Fisheries officials and the Namibian Navy seized six Chinese fishing vessels, pending an investigation into allegations of illegal fishing in Namibian waters.
KATIMA MULILO – After having to deal with consecutive drought and welcoming the rainy season, farmers in Zambezi region have to worry about crop damage in their fields due to floods.
KEETMANSHOOP – The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) at Keetmanshoop on Saturday installed 18 tippy taps at the town’s Extension 7 informal settlement to promote the importance of handwashing and curb the further spread of the Covid-19.
KEETMANSHOOP – As part of measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, the Keetmanshoop town council last week resolved to open water taps of residents having outstanding municipal debts to enable them to have proper sanitation.
The Namibians woke up on 9 February 1990 with delight, as that day heralded the dawn and introduction of one of the best constitutions in the world. The chairperson of the Constituent Assembly, which constructed and drafted the Constitution, is the current president of the Republic. One can say we are honoured to have the former chairperson of the Constituent Assembly in the State House today because he knows all the corners and hooks of the Constitution.
The church has always had a very important role to play in the pollical stratosphere the world over. Historical activities, including the crusades to liberate Jerusalem, the “discovery” of America’s even down to the colonisation of Africa had the blessing of the church. In the last 100 years, the church then became instrumental in the fight for liberation and independence of many countries including our Namibia.
Purojeki yakulima mupunga ya Kalimbeza yene ili fakaufi nikutotobela, ifilwe tiululo yamasheleñi alikana bolule basupile ki muuso kuli izwelepili kusebeza. Tiululo netahile ka Liluko la Njimo mwakweli ya Sope.
Yene ili likwambuyu waliluko la mañusa Stanley Simataa, utuhezi musebezi wakuba membala wandu yamilao kapilipili, kasamulaho akusaketwa hala makwambuyu babanca.
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Kampani ya Mbyumbyulu ya Namibia nezibahalize kuli lifulai zayona kaufela liyemisizwe, kungelela hamoho nizamwahala naha kuzwa la 27 Liatamani kuisa la 20 Lungu.
Johannesburg – South African police fired rubber bullets towards hundreds of shoppers queueing outside a supermarket in Johannesburg as authorities battled to keep people at home in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
Bamako – Malians headed to the polls on Sunday for a long-delayed parliamentary election just hours after the country recorded its first coronavirus death and with the leading opposition figure kidnapped and believed to be in the hands of jihadists.
WUHAN – The ground-zero city of Wuhan is cautiously reopening after a two-month quarantine, but the birthplace of the global coronavirus pandemic is now on guard against a potential new threat: imported cases.
Otjomuise- Okwiisira ko vi varero vyo vaÞi mo ma hi yarwe mbi ri po vandu o 400, 600 nganduu ko vandu o 800 meyuva, ko ru kwato rwa Namibia ma peya averire ovaÞi o 200, 300 po0 400 me yuva ehi tji ra ha pengere o u zeu imbwi mbweri kuramene.
Otjomuise-Kapena ovandu mberi kombanda omurongo ma ve yandjerwa okuhita mo zostora tjimuna o Shoprite no Pepa motjikando oku randa.
Otjomuise- O u Þuku wa ndinondi tji ma u tauka po kati pe rire eÞuka huka ra muhuka, ndiri Oroviungura, kapesere oku kara omundu ngu ma nyinga nyinga mo mi vanda vio vihuro vio tu kondwa twa Khomasa ne Erongo.
OPUWO – Rainfall satellite images over the previous 24 hours show isolated showers across the northern regions of Namibia and southern parts of Angola.
Veterans of the liberation struggle, successfully running their businesses in the form of individual veterans projects (IVPs), are encouraging those advocating for their IVPs to be paid in cash instead of funding the business models of their choice, to think about their immediate families and surrounding communities, whom they said will greatly benefit from the IVPs once they have taken root.
KEETMANSHOOP – Nexus fishing company, as a means of contributing towards addressing the plight of drought stricken //Kharas region residents earlier this week donated tinned fish worth over N$200 000, that will benefit residents of Berseba and Karasburg East constituencies
KEETMANSHOOP - The Keetmanshoop municipality has resolved that it will allow street vendors to continue operating amid the Covid-19 outbreak, as it is unable to make up for the losses they will incur if they stop working.
WALVIS BAY - Stakeholders at the harbour town, including the Walvis Bay Urban constituency risk disaster management team in collaboration with the Welwitschia private hospital and the business community, have pooled resources together to set up a 150-bed facility to be used to treat potential coronavirus patients.
The labour ministry has warned employers who might force their staff to take unpaid leave during the mandatory 21-day coronavirus lockdown that the practice is illegal and unacceptable.
The University of Namibia (Unam)’s Faculty of Science and School of Pharmacy has manufactured a hand sanitiser for the University community, with limited ingredients, to restrict possible coronavirus infection on campuses, stated the in-house Forum Online run by Unam.
Ogu kavapere sinkwa ntani sirugana souministeragona woukanguki noukali nawa Utjiua Muinjangue katente asi age takatwikira kuruganena mbunga politika zendi mombongarero zanavenye ano simpe taka ruganesa nonkondo dedi asi munisteragona goukkanguki noukali nawa mokuruganena vaNamibia navenye.”Ame kuna gusa posa ezi ngomuNamibia ogu ana hara kukambekako keparu lyovaNamibia; eyi kapi yina kara asi morwa upolitika wange oku nahamena.
Nkurenkuru - Konyima tupu zomvhura ezi tuna pilire kuzangura nawa, momapya gawo aga vatura gopampo, ruteni kapi rwavasigako, vanandima womomukunda Kavango zoutokero hawe ngesi vana hafa asi namvho tavakagwana muzangu gomuwa morwa kuna gwana mvhura zina roko nawa.
RUNDU – The Rundu Town Council is strictly enforcing measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, including announcing a ban on street vendors occupying public streets.
New Era Publication Corporation would like to assure all our readers that we will continue sharing information on all our platforms, including social media and website, on a daily basis amidst the coronavirus outbreak challenges.
WINDHOEK – The Kalimbeza rice project in the Zambezi region – which was on the verge of collapse – has been thrown a N$7.1 million lifeline by the government to salvage its operations.
The market for fresh, wood-roasted beef popularly known as ‘kapana’ at the Single Quarters in Katutura is usually a beehive of activity frequented by locals and occasionally European tourists in search of exotic African cuisine.
OMUTHIYA – Several towns have promptly implemented the government directive to reconnect water supply to the houses of residents drowning in unpaid water debts.
In as much as the nation is cognisant of the Constitution of the Republic of Namibia, Article 21, Fundamental Freedoms, Sub-article (1) (a), (d) and (e), we should also be mindful of the same Article, sub-article 2. This sub-article states that such fundamental freedoms referred to shall be exercised subject to the law of Namibia, and in so far as, such law imposes reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the rights and freedoms conferred by the said sub-article. Peaceful public gatherings are recognised in democracies worldwide as being important and acceptable form of public expression. However, such exercise shall be conducted within the reasonable restriction of the law.
Coronavirus has been increasing at a high rate around the globe which raised concerns and Namibia is not exempted. This pandemic virus can spread from one person to another if there are no measures put in place to avoid it from spreading.
Is Namibia ready to have a conversation about providing the girl child with free sanitary products? While reading the news that Scotland is posed to be the first country to make period products free, I started to wonder where Namibia is at in terms of providing free sanitary products.
KEETMANSHOOP – From humble beginnings, including starting as a street vendor, businessman Henry Jongwe has made a name for himself in the business sector. Jongwe owns Hennima Investments, which includes various companies, such as a garment and textile business.
SWAKOPMUND - The Swakopmund municipality will allow its formal and informal as well as street vendors to continue trading for now under strict health and safety measures.
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In light of Covid-19, the Namibian Police will not hesitate to use strong-arm tactics and introduce coercive measures to enforce the dispersal of crowds at overcrowded public places.
KEETMANSHOOP – Street hawkers, plying their trade at open spaces in Keetmanshoop, are dismayed with the municipality’s decision to shut their businesses as a precaution to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
NKURENKURUS - ǁNāpas ge dâb di ǀhâimâiǀomsa Sikarosompo ǂAm skoli, Kavango Huriǂoas dib tawa ge hâ i, ǁnāpab ge skola ǁaerob ǀgaiban a huisenū ǁkhāse, xūna sâu!nâs !khaib tsî ǂûsâi!nâ!nā-oms tsîna ǀkhomxa!nâ khoera hîa ge skolǀgôan di ǀkhomaǂgansa ǁnâu tsî a oe-amra xu a !khō!oas khao!gâ. Nē kurib di tsoatsoasa xun ge skoli di ǁgau!nâ-aona ǁîn di ǁom!khaide ǀgôan ǀkha gere ǀgoragu, ǀgôan hâ!khaib ge ǀnanub xa ǂkhôahes khao!gâ tsîn ǀnî ǁom!nâ!khaina ge ǀkhai i amaga.
2020 is an important year in the history of China-Namibia bilateral relations. It marks the 30th anniversary of the independence of Namibia and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. It is also a crucial year for China to reach the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and eradicate absolute poverty.
“Crises when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think” - Jawaharlal Nehru They say during a crisis, some people overreact, some have too much confidence that the crisis will pass just like others did, while, some people never seem to care at all.
The lack of road infrastructure in Gochas in the Hardap region is hampering tourism activity in the small village. The village, situated about 100 kilometres south-east of Mariental, is the gateway to the Mata Mata border post. However, 30 years after independence, major road infrastructure is still lacking in the sleepy village that has about 500 inhabitants.
NKURENKURU - After a year of storing nothing in their traditional silos due to the drought spell, communal farmers in Kavango West region are now predicting a bumper harvest this season following good rains.
OMUTHIYA - The Oshikoto police have heed to the call to suspend visitation of trial-awaiting inmates in the wake of the deadly coronavirus which has since been declared a national health emergency.
KARASBURG - A managerial delegation from //Kharas regional council led by its chairperson Jan Scholtz visited Ernst Jager Combined School in Karasburg last week in light of the devastating fires at both the girls and boys hostels.
Newly-appointed deputy health minister Utjiua Muinjangue says she will continue to serve the interests of her party Nudo in the National Assembly while using her portfolio to fight for the wellbeing of all Namibians.
The Namibian hospitality industry, particularly lodges, are highly vulnerable and will be hard hit by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic after Namibia has recorded the third case of Covid-19 last week. Many lodges are trying to reduce and cut costs as the industry faces cancellations from foreign tourists who are the life-blood of this key sector of the economy.
RUNDU – Kavango East and West regions have put preventive measures in place, as well as trained health workers and support staff in hospitals and districts as measures to combat coronavirus. This was revealed by the Ministry of Health and Social Services chief medical officer (CMO) for the two Kavango regions, Dr Abiola Adesina.
The US ambassador to Namibia, Lisa Johnson, has congratulated President Hage Geingob and the people of Namibia on the 30th anniversary of Namibia’s independence that was celebrated Saturday across the diamond-rich country.
Writing legibly has never been one of my strongest points. I have often wondered whether exasperated examiners passed me at school and university on the assumption that one so lacking in handwriting skills must obviously have used his time to soak up the more important facts of the subject matter being examined.
THE government has gone into overdrive in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus since two Romanian tourists tested positive for the virus after landing in the country on Wednesday, the 11 March 2020. The worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus, which has since been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is a cause for concern for all humanity.
KARASBURG – The //Kharas regional education directorate is counting losses after the boys’ hostel at Ernst Jager Combined School was destroyed by fire last week.
WALVIS BAY – The Welwitschia Private Hospital has donated 10 hospital beds with mattresses, five over-bed tables and four trolleys to the Walvis Bay state hospital to assist with the fight against coronavirus pandemic.
SWAPO parliamentarian Peter Katjavivi was on Friday re-elected to a new five-year term as speaker of the seventh National Assembly after obtaining 64 votes against United Democratic Front of Namibia’s Dudu Murorua, who obtained 31 votes.
Government has started rolling out increased measures to contain the growing coronavirus outbreak by quarantining 35 Namibian citizens who were trapped in Europe. The 35 arrived in the country on Saturday morning and were immediately whisked away to the Greiters conference centre on the outskirts of Windhoek for a mandatory quarantine of 14 days.
A spelling mistake on a suspicious proof of payment document recently led to the arrest of a 55-year-old man who wanted to swindle eight tyres from a local dealership.
Corporate Namibia have raised an amount of N$863 479 towards the devastating drought crisis to assist the affected communal conservancies and rural farmers in the Kunene region.
OMUTHIYA - Oshikoto health director Dr Joshua Nghipangelwa said a man and woman tested negative for coronavirus following suspected cases in the region.
WINDHOEK – Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Namibia celebrating its 30 years of independence and statehood, has reaffirmed his country’s excellent diplomatic relations, tracing back to when Namibia was still ruled by the apartheid South African minority regime.
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Swapo spokesperson Hilma Nicanor yesterday said the party is yet to pronounce itself on its members who have succeeded in being voted into power as independent candidates at the expense of the ruling party.
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SOUTH Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has heaped praise on Namibia, saying the country is a leading light of democracy on the African continent.
WINDOKO – Liluko la Makete viki yefelile neli zibahalize kuli lipatisiso lizwelapili, kasamulaho muyahi wanaha Germany naswalezwi kakokwani ka Corona, ili kutalusa kuli babase baswalezwi butuku bwa Corona mwanaha seli babalalu.
KATIMA MULILO – Kukwaliwa kwalitapi ili kezahalo yakamita mwasikiliti sa Zambezi, kone kukalile mwakweli ya Ñulule, kakuba nzila yeñwi yakufa litapi nako yakuzwala nekufelisizwe la 1 Lyatamani. Kukwaliwa kwatekisano yalitapi kutahanga ili kuli litapi lisilelezwe, mwasikiliti mo litapi kizabutokwa mwakumatafaza mubili.
WINDOKO – Mueteleli wanaha Hage Geingob ubonisize kuli hana kuketa limembala zalikopano zelwanisana hala makwambuyu bahae, mi kanako yeswana napatuluzi kuli kumubela tata kuketa baeteleli balilimo liketalizoho zetaha. Nihakulicwalo Geingob viki yefelile nakutiselize falitulo Nangolo Mbumba kuba mubakweli wahae, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila kuba ngambela, ni likwambuyu walitaba zakwanda naha Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah kuba mubakweli ku ngambela.
WATCH | President Hage Geingob’s inauguration speech as delivered at State House today. #Namibia30
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After 30 years of independence, student leaders in the country continue to fight for the rights and the wellness of the Namibian students. New Era sat down with a few student leaders in the country to get their take on the status of student leadership.
One of the toughest aspects to deal with, as a practising heart surgeon, is the emotional and psychological toll experienced when a patient dies. This is according to Namibia’s first black heart surgeon, Dr Jones Nghaamwa, who says even as a professional he has not yet learnt how to deal with the devastation and anguish of the grieving process.
Appolos Shimakeleni A young Namibian law practitioner with his own law firm specialising in criminal law, labour law, civil litigation, contract law, debt collection, and legal advice.
Despite the fact that the education system has recorded many achievements, the sector also continues to face numerous challenges that have dire consequences on the Namibian child.
There is no doubt that trade unions play an important role in the country’s body politic in their efforts to be a voice for the growing numbers of unorganised and marginalised workers in Namibia. But are our local trade unions relevant given the fast-changing union politics?
On 21 March 2020, Namibia will commemorate its 30th anniversary as an independent nation. In 1989, the people of Namibia exercised their democratic right for the first time ever, when they elected members of the Constituent Assembly that drew up the constitution.
Otjomuise-Vetatu movi havero vyo komba mbanda mohoromende vyo kehi okuza kwiiho tjo Peresidenda vaya rurwa mo vi havero mu ve kara mo horomende ondenga yo Peresidenda Hage Geingoba ndji maiya koma yandero woruveze rwayo Oroviungura indi, ndiri muhuka, eye tji ma twirisiwa otjikando otji tjavari otje Pereseindenda ya Namibia.
Otjomuise- Kapenovandu mberi komanda ya 50 maveso oku worongana pamwe mena ro mutjise wotjindjumba ihi o Corona.
OMUTHIYA – The police in Oshikoto has vowed to take drastic action against parents who deliberately leave minors alone without any adult supervision, saying this has been a cause of concern leading to the death of many toddlers because of the lack of parental care.
KEETMANSHOOP – The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Anna Nghipondoka has reiterated that government regards heritage preservation very seriously, knowing that every epoch in the walk to freedom was a building bridge to nationhood.
Namibia Agronomic Board (NAB) has taken its former agent, the financially troubled Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency (AMTA), to court over N$15 million it allegedly illegally withdrew from the Standard Bank general levy account.
On the eve of Namibia’s 30th independence anniversary, US President Donald Trump has sent a congratulatory message to President Hage Geingob and the Namibian people and also hailed Namibia’s strong democratic tradition, which he said was evident in last year’s free and fair general election.
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The Namibian police has with immediate effect suspended the use of breathalysers at roadblocks due to fears of the coronavirus spreading for 30 days or until such a time the government pronounced otherwise.
Nkurenkuru- kapa wizire marunduruko gomanene kosure zaSikarosompo zakara moKavango zoutokero posiruwo oso sure kazigwene evango lyokutunga ndi lyokurara nokuterekera eli kavagwene sinkwa ntani tupu kovaSamaria wovawa ava kavatere ruhepo rovanona.
Omuthiya – Ndango zodoropa zaOmuthiya ngesi pwantani kuna kuza nye vakawapukurure evhu lyomodoropa lyakara po erf 53, evango lyenene eli vana kumona asi vahepa kulihetakanesa.
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KEETMANSHOOP - Faith-based leaders in the south say they are heeding calls made by the government to curb the further spread of coronavirus.
KEETMANSHOOP – Members from different government institutions gathered in Keetmanshoop this week to brainstorm and establish an inter-ministerial task force that can deal in a proactive manner with the current coronavirus pandemic.
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Reverend Lukas Kaluwapa Katenda, the Bishop of the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Churches of Namibia (Reach-Na), who is a registered nurse, said he is ready to offer his services as a nurse if the coronavirus pandemic worsen.
A family of eleven locked-down on Saturday over coronavirus after their 20-year- old daughter came into close contact with the Romanian couple who tested positive for coronavirus, has called for help.
WALVIS BAY – The 210 employees of the Saga and Geysir trawlers, who were retrenched earlier this month, will receive a month and a half’s salary, severance pay of 1.5 weeks as well as a bonus of N$10 000. Saga Seafood made the announcement that the retrenched employees will also be paid two days of accrued leave per month.
A search party on Tuesday morning stumbled upon the lifeless body of the British national who was reported as missing since Saturday.
Nineteen out of twenty-five people who came into contact with the Romanian couple who tested positive for coronavirus in Namibia were traced, contacted and tested for Covid-19, and the health and social services minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said no secondary transmission was observed. “Appropriate measures were taken which included isolation and monitoring,” Shangula informed a media briefing yesterday.
Firstly, as Namibia commemorates its 30 years of independence, we must pause and salute those whose blood waters our freedom. Equally, we must pay tribute to the former United Nations (UN) Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar, who died on 4 March 2020 in Lima, Peru, at the age of 100. Mr Perez de Cuellar was the face of the UN when the door for Namibia’s independence was being opened.
Uukwambi Traditional Authority spokesperson Reinhold Iita advised villagers and others to stop practices that could contribute to the spread of coronavirus.
President Hage Geingob said he inherited a government that had “zero” in its coffers five years ago. Geingob made these remarks when he responded to a question by Nampa on Monday.
OMUTHIYA – Hardware retailer Build It Omuthiya has signalled its firm commitment in assisting the education sector in Oshikoto region, said business owner Herman Nekomba in remarks delivered on his behalf by store manager Lebeus Petrus during the handover of building material to the Omuthiyagwiipundi Secondary School.
OMUTHIYA - Police divers from Oshana region yesterday recovered the body of a grade 11 learner at Uukule Secondary School who drowned in the Oshigambo River.
ǂOago wekheb Wunstaxtsēs ais ge 38 kurixa khoesa ǁîs di tsâb tsî tsûb ǀgôa-e hōǁoas diba tsûsase gere ǁgae. Nē khoes ge mîs geresa !oa ǀgamǀkhās khao!gâ ǀgôan xa ǁgôa!nāhe tsî nēsi haka kuriga !gameb âs !nâ ǀgôa-e noxopa hō tama hâ. Linda Haiduwas, ǂurusib mâxōǀkhā-ao sîsenaos, Odibos hîa Ohangwena ǀkharib
Direkteri, Namibiab ǁKhāǁkhāsen!khaib !Augaba xu hâ ǁkhāǁkhāsendi dib (Namcol) Harold Murangib ge ge mî, 2019ǁî kurib di ǀuni !nurigu ra ǁgausa, D simbolsa xu ǀgapise hâ simboldi ge 5.5 persentgu ǀkha a khâisa, ǁîn ge 20,6 persentga 2017 !nâ ūhâ i tsî 25.1 persentgu kōse 2019 !nâ a sīs khao!gâ.
ǀAeǁgams !Ā!khōmais ge ǁnāti ī ǀaweǁguiba go sîsenxa kai, ǂan!gâsa tamase ǂnaumâiǁanǁguigu !nân ǁîna omari-i ǀhonkhoese hâ khoena xoakhâis ǀkha. Nē xoakhâis di !aromas ge in ǁîna ǀhonkhoesis ǂan!gâs ǂhawega !khō!oa. ǂOago kurib !nâs ge ǀAeǁgams !Ā!khōmais ǀAwemā!nansa ǀnai omkhâisens tsî !gâi!gâi!nâs
A 38-year-old school principal from Onambaladi Primary School committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope in his bedroom on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Philipus Sheehama. According to this week’s Namibian Police crime report, no suicide note was found. His next of kin were informed.
WALVIS BAY – The fishing sector and its stakeholders say recommendations made by the High-Level Panel on the Namibian Economy (HLPNE) on the fishing sector will kill the industry and enrich the already rich.
RUNDU – Urban and rural development minister Peya Mushelenga yesterday suspended the town council of Rundu as well as the municipal council of Okahandja following reports of unending infighting at the two towns.
SWAKOPMUND – Chairperson of the confederation of Namibian fishing industries Matti Amukwa, says the fishing industry is safe for now in terms of the Coronavirus, recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Employment Equity Commission (EEC) is set to review the Affirmative Action Act (Employment) of 1998 (Act 29 of 1998) for its shortcomings and flaws.
STAMPRIET – Stampriet recently attracted a lucrative private investment specialising in agriculture production and created employment for more than 80 permanent and temporary skilled and unskilled residents from the village.
LUHONONO – Bayahi basikiliti sa Zambezi babafumaneha mwalibaka zetibiswa kimezi amuunda zecwale ka Luhonono, ili yene zibahala sapili ka Schuckmannsburg, bakauhezwi kwasikiliti kaufela kamukwakwa wa Namalubi-Luhonono, bakeñisa kunanuha kwamezi mwanuka ya Lyambai.
KATIMA MULILO – Museto wa Katima Mulilo ufumani neulo yaofesi yaswalelele kuzwelela kwa kampani ya linzila ya Van Der Walt.
ONGWEDIVA – Kampani yebona zamulilo wamagesi mwamutulo wanaha (Nored), netambekile masheleñi alikana N$160 000 kwaliluko la tuto viki yefelile. Neulo kikalulo yatumelelano yatuso yamasheleñi yalilimo zetalu, yene nyatezwi mwasilimo sa 2017, hala Nored nimitayi yalituto mwalikiliti moifumaneha Nored.
A antibiotic resistance gene from a clinical environment has found its way into soil bacteria in one of the most unlikeliest places – the Namib desert in Namibia.
The local tourism industry is one of the sectors that are hard hit by the global outbreak of the coronavirus. The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) says the pandemic has resulted in major cancellations, especially business meetings and conferencing.
WALVIS BAY – As the world continues to battle the growing number of coronavirus infections, at least eight passenger liners that were expected to dock at the Port of Walvis Bay suspended all activities around the world.
Okalkpana-Ovira avi morose oruveze no maraka oku ritwa mo ruuma ro ma toororero ndoovazu mavi tjiwa kutja ova kekwa wavyo kanaa taara omatoororero mo Karukondua Komatoororero ko harive ingo.
Otjomuise- OvaÞuta ovayenda, ovahandurisiwa no vo mahi wa kangamwa vena o ma tokero wo saneno yapeke kuyo oyeni nge ve tjayera kutja ave havaza ondondo yo ma nyikorero ndji va sere okuvaza.
The Council of Traditional Leaders has condemned the despicable, abhorrent behaviour of some youth groupings for showing disrespect towards national leaders, including President Hage Geingob.
LUHONONO – Residents in the floodplains of Zambezi region such as Luhonono, formerly known as Schuckmannsburg, are cut off from the mainland via the Namalubi-Luhonono road by the swelling Zambezi River.
OMUTHIYA – A six-year-old boy from Chamu-Chamu village, Oshikoto, who suffers from a brain condition is urgently in need of leg braces and foot orthoses, as he is unable to walk.
NKURENKURU – Forking out extravagant sums of money to hire tents to host the Nkurenkuru Expo will now be a thing of the past. This is in light of the decision by the Nkurenkuru town council to construct a N$3 million hall at its expo site.
RUNDU- vaporosi ruha romakona kono zoKavango zoupumezuva kuna kupapara kambunga kovalingilingi kavakere nomauta ava kavaveke kumwe nokuroya mukungi positasi somaholi vana kutumbura asi Engen sakara mositaura sa Eugen Kakukuru, omu valingilingi ava kavaveke yimaliwa yokusika ko N$386 000 kumwe nokuduka.
Sinzi sovarongwa ava lirongere konkurusure zaNamibia Unam, kavageve mukaro gwawo omu vana kara asi awo kapi yina cahafesa omu egendeso lyosure vapire kufuta kwava avagava yirugana yointernet konkurusure.
RUNDU – The Nkurenkuru Town Council and the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) this week signed a joint venture land servicing agreement that will see 337 erven serviced at the Kavango West town.
NKURENKURU – Professor David Namwandi the founder of Namibia’s largest privately-owned institution of higher learning, the International University of Management (IUM), on Tuesday officiated at the opening of its 2020 academic year at Nkurenkuru campus in Kavango West.
ONGWEDIVA – The Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) this week at Ondangwa handed a cheque of N$160 000 to the ministry of education.
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KEETMANSHOOP – Lüderitz mayor Brigitte Fredericks said the harbour town’s annual crayfish festival is the appropriate platform to provide ample opportunities to tap into the potential of its ocean economy.
OMADHIYA –Good Samaritans have responded positively to an article carried in New Era a fortnight ago about a destitute family and whose household a 12-year-old girl was heading.
The City of Windhoek has started the process of registering heads of households residing in the informal settlements for the purpose of issuing acknowledgement of occupation notices.
OMUTHIYA – Two people died on Monday evening when the vehicles they were travelling in collided head-on between Onathinge and Onyaanya, while others are fighting for their lives at Onandjokwe state hospital where they were admitted in a critical condition.
RUNDU – Rundu magistrate Hellen Olaiya who was invited by the Rundu Town Council to swear in the mayor and management only managed to install Isak Kandingu who retained his position as mayor, but the swearing-in ceremony of the town’s management was postponed.
SWAKOPMUND – Namibians working at Dreamland Investments and its sister companies, Ewe Granite Manufacturing and Ekungungu Trading are underpaid and work under deplorable conditions, exposing them to health and safety risks.
EENHANA – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated food and other items to people living with disabilities, expectant women, schoolgoing adolescent girls and teen club members in the Ohangwena region.
The Onyuulaye circuit in Oshikoto region recently celebrated outstanding learners and teachers with an award ceremony. Omutse Combined School and Ndjukuma Primary School walked away with most individual awards, proving not only to have some of the best performing learners, but the best teachers in the circuit.
Organisers of the 30th independence anniversary concert have pledged a massive 7 000 tickets to ordinary Namibians to attend the musical event.
RUNDUS – Rundus di ǂHanub ǀAeǁgâub ge ǀaweǁguigu ǀkha a ǀhawe in nē ǁkhâb !nâ ǁnāti i sorodi hîa !kharu ge koro kurigu di ǁaeba, ǂanǂuihe hā tama i tsî ǁkhāti ǀnîna ǂanǂuihe tsî xawe hā ūǁnâhe tama ǀaokhoen xa
OMUTHIYAS – Parlements di komites hîa ǂnamipeba mûǂams !ereamsa ūhâs ge Oshikotob ǀkharisi ǀawemā!nansa koasa ge mā, mîs rase nē ǀawemā!nans ge ǀkhurub di huib !aromas ge a !khō!oa N$15.5
ǁNāti ī mâsiba ǀariǂuis, ǂhâǂhâsa !oabadi aiǁgause ǁgam-i tsî !nanǀgaiba ǂhanub skolgu !nâ ǁaras dib !aromab ge ǂnûǁkhaeba ra ministeri ǁgau!nâs dib Martin Andjababa ra mî, ǁîn ge ǀnai !kharaga !oabade ra mā
NKURENKURU – Teachers in Kavango West who excelled in their work and produced a higher pass rate in the 2019 National Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) exams were rewarded at an annual award ceremony held last week on Friday.
GOBABIS – As the governor of a region having the highest unemployment level and widespread poverty, and also one that has the largest number of marginalised communities, the Omaheke Governor Festus Ueitele has pledged to support the advancement of vocational education.
NKURENKURU – Nkurenkuru Town Council has vowed to get rid of all stray domesticated animals found in its boundaries by impounding them.
The University of Namibia (Unam) says its 23-member council is at an advanced stage to finalise the appointment of the pro-vice chancellor for research, innovation, and development.
A three-year-old baby drowned in a pond while fetching water on Saturday evening at Eembidi village in Ohangwena region. In this week’s crime report issued by Namibian police, it is alleged that the infant, Sirkka Naveuye Hamunyela, was with another child fetching water from a pond situated near their house.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has introduced an eight-month orientation programme, replacing the multiple-choice question pre-internship evaluation that it administered in the past.
RUNDU – Swapo district executives last Friday attempted to halt the swearing-in ceremony of the Rundu Town Council at the Rundu Magistrate’s Court, saying the councillors on the Swapo party ticket did not get their blessings for the council to continue with the ceremony.
TALISMANUS – The minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Alpheus !Naruseb has advised Omaheke livestock farmers to use their livestock as a means of sustaining themselves and their families.
The CEO of Outapi Town Council, Nashilongo Ananias has expressed gratitude to residents and businesses that responded positively to settle debts as this saved council from having its water suspended by NamWater.
OMUTHIYA – Residents of Katima Mulilo last week endured seven days without tap water as the town experienced an interruption at NamWater’s main supply pipeline.
In its drive to improve the livelihood of the rural communities and to contribute to food and nutrition security, the government handed over 20 does and one buck each to 20 selected beneficiaries in Daweb West of the Erongo region.
OMUNDAUNGILO – Gender equality and child welfare minister, Doreen Sioka has called on all Namibians to join hands in the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls.
KATIMA MULILO – Katima Mulilo Border Post has received a new office container from Van Der Walt Transport. The new office will go a long way to decongest clearing commercial tracks entering and leaving the country. The customised container office has a fitted air-con, computers and it is fully furnished.
Okalkpana- Kombunda yo zo mbura o 30 nÿeri ozo mbura ehi ndira kutuka nai ngunda otjiwa¿a tjina onyota ka tji yakowa.
Okalkpana-Omazemburukiro wo ngutukiro otji¿a otjina hepero mena ro kutja rutenga o ku riyaruka mo ma kuruhungi o ku tara kuwaza moru veze ro huurire ko zo ngondjero nÿu mwari nazo amu tara ko kutja twa ka kondja nai nganda atu kutura ehi nambano twa tjiti ozo mbura omirongo vitatu.
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says the lack of funds and isolation facilities as well as possible importation of coronavirus into the country are among the many reasons currently hampering the repatriation of over 500 Namibians trapped in coronavirus-hit China.
SWAKOPMUND – Hangana Seafood has ruled out any reasonable prospect to find the missing captain Carlo Gordon alive or recover his body from the wreck at sea. Gordon went missing on 18 February, a day after he led his 26 crew members to the fishing grounds on the hake-catching vessel.
ARANDIS – Arandis councillor Benitha Imbamba has admonished employers in her constituency for what she alleges is exploitative conduct toward their employees.
ONGWEDIVA – The Okalongo settlement in Omusati region is one of the flood-hit areas in northern Namibia, forcing the authorities to relocate residents to higher ground.
KEETMANSHOOP – Members of the Nossobville Housing and Multipurpose Development Club in Gobabis are legally challenging the Gobabis municipality’s intentions to remove them from a piece of land they currently occupy.
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OMUTHIYA – A former Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) member, Sibuku Malumbano, who resigned from the party mid last month, has set his mind to be a social activist.
Omuthiya – Komitiye zoparliament kazipandwire kweyi vagendesi vaOshikoto, vakansela varuganesa momuwa yimaliwa vatumbwidira korukukutu yokusika ko nomiliyuna N$15.5 melikwamo lyewa.
Onambango –Mpitisili gorudi rovaNdonga Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo kahundilire vaNamibia navenye asi vahepa kugava ruha rwawo varuganene kumwe naPresidente Geingob dogoro akamane sikando sendi sokukara asi Presidente gosirongo nomukurona gepangero.
OMUTHIYA – The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry has provided the Omuntele constituency with a portable water facility.
OMUTHIYA – Construction of a hall at Omuthiyagwiipundi Secondary School has stalled due to financial constraints. The school is now appealing to Good Samaritans to help complete the project. The school hall is being constructed with donations from the public and fundraising.
KEETMANSHOOP - Sebeteus !Guiteb, the Landless People’s Movement candidate for the upcoming by-election in Otjiwarongo, says the political party has been observing for too long how nepotism and political patronage have led to many Namibians being sidelined and excluded.
ONGWEDIVA & OMUTHIYA – Classes at over 100 schools in Oshana, Oshikoto, Omusati and Ohangwena regions have been completely or partially suspended due to flooding water streams in the regions
Due to early floods experienced in the Zambezi River basin, some schools in Kabbe South have been cut off – leaving many learners stranded.
A struggling and unemployed mother of four said she had contemplated taking her own life and that of her children in the past in order to escape poverty.
Teachers at Donkerbos Primary School in the Omaheke region have decried the water shortages being experienced at the school, saying their health and that of learners is compromised.
RUNDU – A seven-month-old baby boy died while sleeping with his mother at Sitopogo village near the Nankudu district hospital in Kavango West.
AROAB – Elsa Laubscher, the CEO of the Aroab Village Council, said there is not really a “magic recipe” that resulted in the town’s sound financial management and good administration.
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Speaker of the National Assembly Prof. Peter Katjavivi (centre, seated) poses for a group photo with parliamentary staff, KAS staff and German experts from the Bundestag at the end of a research training workshop.
OMUTHIYA – About 20 tenants of Endombo compound in Tsumeb were on Tuesday served with eviction notices under heavy police presence for failure to pay rent since 2017. Earlier reports suggested the number to be close to 300, but this figure was denied by the property owner, Christo Groenwald.
OMUTHIYA – The Internal Investigations Unit in Otjozondjupa region has launched an investigation into allegations against some officers stationed at Grootfontein police station that they are involved in bribery and have assaulted trial-awaiting inmates.
The mantra that the human spirit is one of perseverance and courage that no disability can take away is what political and student activist Brian Ngutjinazo believes in.
Namibiab Studentn Marisi Mâxōǀkhās ǂGaes (NSFAF) ge ra ǂnoabasen ǁnā mîǁguib hîas ge a ū in ǁnā studentn hîa kaiǀoa hân tsî !âidi !nâ-ū ge !kharu tsî ǂhanub xa marisise ra mâ!gâhe ǀgapi ǁkhāǁkhāsen!khaigu tawa ra ǁkhāǁkhāsenn ǀguina ra hui tsî ǁnān hîa aitsama mâbasen ǀgapi ǁkhāǁkhāsern!khaigu tawa ra ǁkhāǁkhāsena marisise hui tamas ǂnamipe.
!Auga!hūsi !gaeǁaredi Ministers Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwahs ge Namibiab goma ǂgari-aona ǁîn hoan xa !hūbaib !nâ a ǂoaǂamsase !khōǀkhā tsî gere mî, nē ǂgari-aon ǀguixasib ǀkha ǂgariba !khō tsî !gâi!gâi!nâs
Wild elephants strayed into a crop field belonging to Elago Elago at Oshilulu village in the Okahao constituency of Omusati region last week. The elephants caused damage to crops, but fortunately, no human life was lost.
OMUTHIYA – The Omuthiya Town Council has vowed to tackle the issue of uncontrolled trading within the town boundary, which has seen a mushrooming of vendors.
KAMANJAB – The China Foundation for Poverty Eradication through the local Chinese embassy donated 635 panda school bags packed with school stationery and 10 computers to the D.F Uirab Primary School in Kamanjab. The school has a population of about 640 pupils.
OMUTHIYA – Despite challenges faced by the education sector in Namibia, well determined teachers and school principals remain consistent and dedicated to their duties to ensure that learners are equipped with necessary skills.
The Omaheke Regional Council is yet to make a final resolution on how best to deal with a contractor who was reportedly paid an amount of N$4,9 million for the rehabilitation and drilling of boreholes in the region but failed to deliver.
A 60-year-old man died after he was bitten by a snake while sleeping at a cattle post on Sunday morning at Otjimanangombe village in Omusati region, stated the police crime report.
Parliament staff, who participated in the research training sponsored by the Konrad Adeneur Stiftung and facilitated by German experts from the Bundestag, have hailed the initiative and were recently awarded certificates after completing the intensive exercise that covered a myriad of lessons, including researching for parliamentary work and bill summaries.
OMUTHIYA – The Omuthiya Town Council has made a U-turn on its decision to start repossessing hundreds of undeveloped townland plots that have been lying idle for years.
WINDOKO – Likwambuyu wa Kulikanelela kwa baana ni basali, ubulela kuli lisupo zabubangoki liswanezi kutalimwa kaputako, sihulu mwamabato mokuna ni likomano.
WINDOKO - Kampani yetuna yebona zaku ambola kamihala, MTC ilela kuyaha mandu acipile, alikana 270 mwalilimo zepeli zetaha, muzamaisi walitaba zababeleki mwakampani Tim Ekandjo nabulezi.
Maili 10 – Muituti yasali mwasilimo sabune kwasikolo sesipahami sa Unam, na neuzi libuka zatuto zelikana 173, ili zeka sebeliswa kilitopa zeshelashelana, kwasikolo sa Gcagcu kwamunzi wa Maili 10, kwamukulela wamukwakwa wa Rundu-Grootfontein mwa Kavango ya Wiko.
NKURENKURU – Fish harvesting at the Mpungu fish farm on Saturday saw Nkurenkuru residents and nearby villagers flocking in numbers to buy fresh tilapia.
Transport minister John Mutorwa officially opened the new NaTIS office on Thursday in Divundu. The inauguration of this office came at a time when residents of Divundu used to travel about 200km to Rundu to access vehicle registration and learner’s licensing services.
Media personality Nora Appolus says the Pan African Women’s Organisation (PAWO) must become more aggressive in tackling the myriad challenges still facing African women if it is to remain relevant.
National Unity Democratic Organisation (Nudo) Secretary General Josef Kauandenge has hailed the country’s anti-graft agency for its “renewed aggression” after serving a summons to South African lawyer Tembeka Ngcukaitobi to explain the N$50 000 that was paid to him in October 2018 from National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor).
Otjomuise-O Ministera yOngaro Pokati Komahi nOmaunguriro Wawo Kumwe, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, matja imba mba Þunwa iyo TjiÞiro Otjindjandja va zemburukwa mo ndando yo ku rais oviperendero vyo TjiÞiro Otjinandja mbyari ama vi raisirwa ponganda yo maraisiro wavyo yehi mo Tjomuise
Otjomuise- Nandarire kutja ka ngamwa auhe upaha oku varwa poo ondangu, oma varero tji ya tanana oundu yerira omazepe.
Otjomuise-Ozo mbura ndatu kombunda yembo indi tji ra pita otjikando otjitenga me raka ro ko tjiveta rehi indi o Norway, nambano oro nai wina ra tanaurirwa mo Tjiingirisa.
AROAB – A collective governing approach involving all relevant stakeholders is of paramount importance since this is the gateway to prosperity in any given structure said Megameno Shikongo, Deputy Director for the Directorate Planning and Development Services at //Kharas Regional Council.
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ONDANGWA – COSDEC Ondangwa this week handed over 105 chairs, which they had earlier collected for repairs, to Oshitayi Primary School.
MILE 10 – The Elizabeth Nepemba Correctional Facility at Mile 10 village in Kavango West region is grappling with a serious shortage of staff.
ONGWEDIVA – The family of the late struggle veteran Jonas Nawa Shiweda are not happy with the official funeral status accorded the former Swapo chief of logistics, saying it does not befit the role he played during the struggle years.
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Tourist accommodation statistics for 2019 show a slight 1% growth in 2018, with 53.5% overall occupancy enjoyed by Namibian-registered establishments during last year.
Presidente Hage G. Geingob kakumbwilire komapuro asi sili yina kara mulyo, mokudana ezuva lye eli twamanguruka, age katente asi ezuva eli mulyo unene kapi tovhuru muntu kuligazara asi ngano oligusepo ndi opire kulidana moomu lyawapera.
ETOSHA-Nonkambadaro dokuninka asi vatungimo momukunda gwaOmuntele vahepa kugwanenamo uwa, moyikoroma novadinguli, epangero kaligeve mbudi ezi asi kuna kukaturapo evango lyauvali lyokuwekera yikorama.
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KEHEMU – Tourism ministry spokesperson Rome Muyunda has cautioned tourists against carrying large sums of money, saying this makes them an attractive target for robbers.
UTUSEB – The Topnaar people living in the Kuiseb valley, situated about 70 kilometres on the outskirts of Walvis Bay, will no longer need to travel to the harbour town to access full healthcare.
MARIENTAL – The Hardap Irrigation Farmers Union has called on the government to lift a Cabinet directive on the operational capacity of the Hardap Dam.
As part of its corporate social responsibility initiative, the owners of the Rundu Shopping Mall donated school chairs worth N$22 000 to Nakazaza Combined School located some 12 kilometres west of Rundu.
The Gibeon regional councillor, Jeremiah van Neel, recently met with members from communities in his constituency to deliberate on how his office can assist to improve service delivery in their areas.
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KING KAULUMA - Ten san learners from the King Kauluma Combined School could not hide their excitement after the special advisor to the Oshikoto regional governor, Erwin Nashikaku, handed over pairs of shoes to them.
Provision of decent housing is an inaccessible dream for many Namibians. However, a group of residents from Aranos are closer to realising their dreams of owning decent houses.
Outspoken Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) spokesperson Lineekela Dumeni has hit back at Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) youth labeling them as imperialists and opportunists who seeks for opportunities to mislead the masses.
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Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) acting managing director Matthias Ngwangwama is set to be unveiled as the substantive head after line minister Pohamba Shifeta gave his blessings for his appointment.
MARIENTAL - The level of the Hardap Dam has dramatically increased over the past week, bringing a sigh of relief to both residents, irrigation farmers and sports devotees.
Katuturas !nâ mâ skoli hîa Namibiab ǂguin ǁaegu !huis Presidenti Sam Nujomab tsî !norasasib !khamaon di ǀguib, Mburumba Kerinab hâgu khami ī khoena ge a khoe kaib, ge aiǂhomidi ǀkha a ǁaxa nē skoli di 100ǁî kurixasisa 2023ǁî kurib !nâ tsēdīsa.
Namibiab auto !nari-aon ge N$18 miljuns xa a !nāsa marisa !kharu ge koro kurigu !nâ ǀhonkhoesisa ra ǁgau auto !gôadi !aroma ge māǂui, tis ge Daogu ǂGaeǂguisa ra mî.
Namibiab ge ǁkhawa !nae!khaisa nî kuru, ǁîb nî ǂguro !hūse ība Afrikab !nâ, hîa gomaǁgan-e United Statesa !oa nî sîǂuiba. ǂGuro sîǂuis ge ǂoage wekheb Wunstaxtsēs ai Namibiaba xu nî ǂoase ge ǀaweǁguisa i.
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The two presiding officers of the Namibian parliament, speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi and chairperson of the National Council Bernard Sibalatani have praised the long-standing relations between Namibia and Russia, further adding that inter-parliamentary cooperation has the potential to improve the work of the legislature.
OPUWO – The Okapembambu Primary School will soon have proper classrooms, hostel facilities for both girls and boys and accommodation for teachers, thanks to the Pupkewitz Foundation.
RUNDU – Three Namibian men who were arrested by the Angolan authorities last year have been released from custody and are set to be deported.
AROAB – Keetmanshoop Rural constituency Councillor Elias !Kharuxab said there is a compelling call for all stakeholders to deliberately and collaboratively make a positive and sustained difference in the lives of those around them.
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KEETMANSHOOP - The Nama Cultural Festival 2020 edition should serve as a platform for the ultimate unification of people of Khoisan descent.
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RUNDU - The Roads Authority (RA) has started with services at Divundu, which has brought relief to inhabitants of the village council and surrounding areas, who, over the years, travelled more than 200km to Rundu for vehicle registration, and learner and driver’s licence testing.
ONGWEDIVA - Hydrologist from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry Leonard Hango said there is no threat of imminent flood from southern Angola as yet.
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Land reform minister Utoni Nujoma has warned employees that disciplinary action will be taken against “habitual latecomers” to office and asked officials at all levels to maintain punctuality.
A school in Oshikoto region suddenly closed its doors on Valentine’s Day due to low enrolment.
ETOSHA - In an attempt to ensure Omuntele communal area benefits from wildlife and tourism, the government has announced plans to form a second conservancy in Oshikoto region.
RUNDU – Meatco izibahalize kuli ika kwalula libulaelo la likomu la Katima Mulilo, nikulizamaisa mwalilimo liketalizoho, mwakutusa kampani ya Zamco, ili yene palezwi kukwalula libulaelo.
WINDOKO – Kasamulaho aviki yakunela kwapula, Sipokola sa Muleneñi sifile mamela kwasicaba kuambuka kusila milapo yetezi mezi. Sibuabui wa Sipokola sa Muleneñi Fabian Amukwelele, naelelize hape sicaba kuli basike batoma miyaho yesika lumelelwa, sihulu mwamilapo.
WINDOKO – Nuka ya Lyambai izwelapili kunanuha kabubebe, ili mayemo awo mubusisi wasikiliti sa Zambezi Lawrence Sampofu, naize abilaeza kwabatu babafumaneha mwalibaka zeli mwasilalanda sa Kabbe ya Mbowela, ili sesitiswa kimezi amuunda silimo ni silimo.
A few days before the Chinese Spring Festival of 2020, a sudden outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP, or COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province of China, and spread to the whole nation. Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, the Chinese government promptly established a national framework of comprehensive and inter-agency response and took the most comprehensive, stringent and thorough measures to contain the epidemic.
KING NEHALE – The much anticipated Etosha King Nehale lodge will open its doors on 28 April and promises a truly Namibian experience.
Rundu - Amid challenges of overcrowding, lack of staff and teaching material, the Ndama Combined School in Rundu has refused to allow circumstances to hold back its learners and found a way to thrive.
OMUTHIYA - The owner of Endombo compound in Tsumeb, Cristo Groenewald, says if the government is willing to offer him a good price, he can let go of the property and halt plans to execute the eviction order as granted by the court.
After allegedly strangling his wife to death on Thursday morning in Windhoek, a 37-year-old resident of Kleine Kuppe drove all the way to Omega in the Kavango East area where he committed suicide.
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Workers at the embattled National Fishing Corporation of Namibia (Fishcor) are demanding the immediate removal of the current board to allow for the appointment of persons with similar powers and functions as curators until such time that the due process of the recruitment of regular directors has been completed as required by the Public Enterprises Governance Act.
The ministry of labour will this week host a workshop aimed at sensitizing stakeholders on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work.
Okalkpana-Kavikutu vya Tjatindi na Kavihuro ombya pandjarisire otjihuze tjavyo uriri nungwari ovito peke peke motjiwana okuza korupa ro ma nyando, ombazu, oporotika nawina o ma hongero.
Otjomuise-“Omakuruhungi wo vandu vetu maye serekarerwa iyo vandu vetu oveni,” indji oo ngurameneno ndji haivaiva yo Vakwena no Vaherero otjembo ehongonekwa kohako yo mi hook aviyevari imbi mo ngondjero yavyo yo tjisuta tjombindu.
Following a week of torrential rainfall, the City Police has cautioned residents and motorists to refrain from crossing riverbeds overflowing with water.
ARANOS – Urban and rural development deputy minister Derek Klazen has commended the Standard Bank Namibia buy-a-brick initiative, describing it as a “game changer” that has already transformed the lives of poor Namibians.
Over 230 learners from Siguruguru Junior Primary School face an uncertain future after an application to establish a temporary school in Rundu’s Tumweneni informal settlement was put on hold by the directorate of education in the region.
OSHAKATI – A shortage of judicial officers at the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court is allegedly hindering the speedy finalisation of cases, creating a further backlog for the Judiciary.
ONAMBUTU - Onambutu Combined School in Ohangwena region recently received two freezers and 52 single mattresses from the Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa yesterday.
KEETMANSHOOP - Higher education has more value than money and should be used, said Unam vice chancellor Kenneth Matengu.
Namibia has opposed the international pressure against trophy hunting, arguing that such a ban will have a negative impact on the country’s conservation efforts.
Mukevereli gevango vana kutumbura asi Olof Palme zompongasano ruha rosikunino kevango lyaGoreangab, Nestor Kalola, kahundilire sitata saVenduka mokuvapa evhu lyenzi kovatungimo, nokutanta asi ngano elikwamo eli nalivatera eparu lyovantu vatunga momavango gene vatura asi gokutunga.
Mpanguro zepeguru moVenduka sivike kasitundireko kazitokwerere mugara gonomvhura 30 asi kutunda apa eparu lyendi nalinye gahepa kukara modorogo morwa kudipaga mukado gwendi ogu gatwire nonombere rorunzi moAroab momvhura 2017.
Mbunga zomahoroworo (ECN) kazitente asi tanko ngesi vanasigi nomahina dokuhorowesa yipo nye varuganese yimbapira momahoroworo gokukwateramo gana kara moOpuwo Rural ntani moOtjiwarongo.
RUNDU – University of Namibia Rundu campus SRC deputy president Dawid Johannes has implored lecturers to refrain from postponing and cancelling classes unnecessarily, saying it has a negative impact on the performance of students.
An elderly woman died from drowning in a canal at Ombathi village in Ogongo constituency of Omusati region.
OMUTHIYA – Heavy rain has caused extensive damage to the main gravel road of Onyati-Onkumbula in the Oshikoto region. The road is a vital link as it connects places in Okankolo and Onyuulaye.
RUNDU – Meatco has been roped in to operate the Katima Mulilo abattoir for the next five years on behalf of the Zambezi Meat Corporation (Zamco), which failed to get the project off the ground.
OHAIYANDA - A girl who passed grade 12 with flying colours is appealing for financial assistance from Good Samaritans to further her studies.
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The University of Namibia says it will impose serious consequences for exam cheaters. Students involved in cheating will face expulsion and be de-registered from the university, vice-chancellor Kenneth Matengu warned this week.
Three candidates contesting the Otjiwarongo by-election are promising to tackle the high unemployment rate in the constituency.
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Minister of International Relations and Corporation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah yesterday hailed the exportation of Namibian beef to the United States, describing it as a “great achievement” in the advancement of the country economic diplomacy.
Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) has appointed Jeffrey Platt as their interim chairperson deputised by Pendapala Nakathingo.
The Namibian Exile Kids Association (Neka) says the time is ripe for honest and open engagement between generations in order to help move Swapo Party forward. They are also calling on party elders to consider ideas on succession planning when it comes to its top leadership.
Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has reiterated the importance of parliamentary research, noting that it is the backbone of parliament and an important aspect for sharpening debates and the oversight function.
Being on the road often gives me time to ponder things – the past, present and future.
OSHAKATI - Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said the government has intensified its fight against HIV/Aids with the aim to reach 100% of reported and known HIV patients on anti-retroviral treatment (ART).
OMUNGWELUME - The Omungwelume settlement in Ohangwena region is currently busy with its planning process of availing 93 residential plots to the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia.
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ONGWEDIVA – Although the northern regions have received good rains recently, the governor of Oshana region Elia Irimari said drought particularly food shortage is expected to prevail until the communities get to harvest.
Namibian motorists have spent over N$18 million over the past five years on personalised number plates, according to the Roads Authority
Agriculture minister Alpheus !Naruseb has warned staff members that failure to comply with government directives, laws and procedures will result in disciplinary action.
KEETMANSHOOP - Good rains poured over dry and arid plains in some parts of the //Kharas region for the past two weeks, bringing about a bit of relief for struggling farmers.
When I initially learnt that Unam was going to open up a veterinary school I was so excited, however Namibian veterinary controlling bodies felt at some point that the country/Unam was not ready to offer a veterinary course.
KEETMANSHOOP - Deputy youth minister and one of the Swapo national leaders assigned to the //Kharas region, Agnes Tjongarero, has implored party members to exercise honesty without fear or favour.
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KEETMANSHOOP – The notion of Namibians consuming what they did not produce and producing what they do not consume must be changed, said Tjekero Tweya, Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development.
SWAKOMUND – A senior employment officer at the labour ministry says employers who do not comply with all aspects of the Employment Service Act and the Namibia Integrated Employment Information System (NIEIS) could be fined up to N$20 000 in the near future.
OMUTHIYA – The decomposed body of a 63-year-old farmer, who was allegedly shot in the chest by one of his employees, was discovered on Sunday at Owiwi village of Oshikoto region.
WINDOKO – Liluko la Mabasi, liezize lipatisiso hala manyalo angiwa kuli kiatumelelano amashumi asupile, mubakweli likwambuyu wa liluko la mabasi Maureen Hinda-Mbuende nabulezi viki yefelile. Manyalo alishano kamita kuiputezi basali ili bayahi banaha Namibia, babanyalwa kwa baana bamazwazule katumelelano yakufiwa masheleñi. Kasamulaho mazwahule bafumana mapampili akuba bayahi banaha kamanyalo atumelelano.
BEIJING – Buñata bwa baituti banaha Namibia babali mwanaha China baikutwa kuli muuso ubakungulezi kwatuko, linaha zeñwi halinze lizwisa baituti bazona mwatolopo ya Wuhan ili yetaselizwe kibutuku bwa corona.
MARIENTAL - Road safety education will soon be introduced at schools and integrated in the national school curriculum.
ONGWEDIVA - The Ongwediva Town Council on Thursday launched the Ongwediva mayoral fund to assist destitute residents within the town.
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KEETMANSHOOP – An industrial structure that had been gathering dust for quite sometime has now prospered into the establishment of a state-of-the-art garment factory at !Homs Ai centre in Keetmanshoop, answering to President Hage Geingob’s call for it to become operational said Tjekero Tweya, Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development.
OSHAKATI – The multi-million dollar police regional headquarters at Oshakati in Oshana was officially inaugurated on Friday.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said it would do away with electoral voting machines (EVMs) in favour of ballot papers for next month’s by-elections in Opuwo and Otjiwarongo.
Deputy justice minister Lidwina Shapwa says public servants cannot become attached to the political heads who lead their ministries.
RUNDU - A nine-year-old girl drowned in the Okavango River on Saturday afternoon while on a fishing expedition with her aunt.
Otjomuise- Ombara Turimuro Hoveka matja oma kamburiro wehi no ku hina o u semba mehi ra Eiseba mo Karukondua kOmatoororero ka Tjombinÿe yeri mo zondi mbari.
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KEETMANSHOOP – Deputy Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare Lucia Witbooi says decision makers should ensure there are opportunities in the curriculum of children to learn more about online safety through effective child protection strategies.
RUNDU - NamWater has successfully restored the water supply at Rundu after some residents endured three days without water.
Founder of the International University of Management (IUM) David Namwandi says the institution will continue to promote placements and work experience for students.
Ministera gweyi yomonda zosirongo Frans Kapofi kageve marondoro kovarugani vendi moministeli asi vahegeke nokutunda kurandesa sirongo kovatunda yirongo.
Opuwo - Nompitisili dopaupolitika momukunda horowere gwaKunene, rambangako nguuru Marius Sheya, ngesi kuna kara nelikwamo lyokudingura mukunda horowero gwawo omu vana kukatara esikisomo ntani ekeverero noprojeka edi dina kugenda momukunda gwawo.
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RUNDU – A local company Konigstein Capital, which has a 25-year lease agreement to operate at the Mashare irrigation scheme, has installed a smart system at the farm to control centre pivots with a computer or on an iPad without physically being in the field.
KANDUME – Grade 10 and 11 learners at Kandume Combined School are being taught under trees weeks after their makeshift tent classrooms were damaged by a windstorm.
RUNDU - The Ngandu Festival, which debuted last year, will once again return this Easter weekend. Event organiser Andreas Gustav said during the launch last week that the festival aims to create a network for exhibitors and artists.
ONYUULAE – The councillor for Okankolo constituency, Hans Nambodi, is of the view that the hardships his area faces are the reasons why young teachers are not keen on teaching in such rural areas.
Chief Justice Peter Shivute said while the Judiciary is trying its utmost best, under very trying circumstances to deliver speedy justice, factors out of its control adversely affects its ability to do so.
President Hage Geingob has encouraged local lawyers to participate in pro bono legal services in an effort to improve the accessibility of law and justice to vulnerable sections of society.
OKANKOLO – Although MTC is working tirelessly to ensure that everyone has access to communication and has built network towers to ensure connections are made easier in different parts of the country, some areas seem still to be lagging behind.
ONGWEDIVA – The police in Oshana region are investigating a case of concealment of birth after the remains of a baby boy were allegedly discovered in the suspect’s room on Tuesday at Uupindi location in Oshakati.
Vice President Nangolo Mbumba says given Namibia’s vulnerability, the country is deeply committed to action in terms of both climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Former St Therese Secondary School grade 12 learner Taimi Asino recently received a shot in the arm after Standard Bank Namibia awarded her N$50 000 towards her varsity studies.
The National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia passed the Police Act, 1990, which set up a police force known as the Namibian Police Force.
The 30th anniversary of the adoption of Namibia’s constitution was marked on the 9 February under the theme ‘The Namibian Constitution – Thirty years on: A Reflection’.
OPUWO – The political leadership of Kunene region, including governor Marius Sheya, have embarked on a familiarisation mission, which will include monitoring and evaluating some of the ongoing projects in the region.
To bridge the skills development gap in Gibeon, the village council has been hosting free training to empower and equip the youth with various skills to address the current high unemployment rate.
Cabinet has directed the ministry of education to provide feedback on the status of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the deployment of KiSwahili experts to Namibia by June this year.
Samherji, the Icelandic company at the centre of the Fishrot scandal, has threatened government with legal action after Namibian authorities seized its Heinaste vessel last Friday.
Hundreds of ratepayers in Windhoek who owe the municipality about N$235 million have been handed over to the council’s lawyers for collection.
ǂNÛǂGOAES - !Namiǂnûs di ǁanǂgāsaben ge Ågui amsa xu ra mî, ǁîn a ǂhomisasa ÅhubuÅhubusenxūn sîsenūsa ǁnā !āsa xu Åariǂuisa. Nē mâsib xa ra ǂâiǂhansen ǁanǂgāsaben, Åawa!namn tsî !kharaga !âÅhuru-aon tsîn ge Ågūǁae ge Åhao hâ i, in danade ǂnûiÅhao tsî kō mâtin oresa nē !khāǂoa ra sîsenūs ÅhubuÅhubusenxūn disa !Namiǂnûs !nâ nî !khamǂuisa.
ǂNÛǂGOAES - !Namiǂnûs di ǁanǂgāsaben ge Ågui amsa xu ra mî, ǁîn a ǂhomisasa ÅhubuÅhubusenxūn sîsenūsa ǁnā !āsa xu Åariǂuisa. Nē mâsib xa ra ǂâiǂhansen ǁanǂgāsaben, Åawa!namn tsî !kharaga !âÅhuru-aon tsîn ge Ågūǁae ge Åhao hâ i, in danade ǂnûiÅhao tsî kō mâtin oresa nē !khāǂoa ra sîsenūs
OMUTHIYA – Water utility NamWater and the Omuthiya Town Council are planning to set up an additional reservoir that will be dedicated to serving the town in order to ease the water woes that has plagued the area for many years.
RUNDU - The Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) says the prolonged power interruptions at Divundu and surrounding areas in the Mukwe constituency of Kavango East are due to heavy downpours.
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Dr Panduleni Itula, who stood as an independent presidential candidate last year, has declared, “it is not over yet” following last week’s election challenge Supreme Court judgement.
Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi has revealed plans to form a parliamentary committee intended to monitor and evaluate progress on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
OMUTHIYA - There has been a renewed call for the banning of the pit bull dogs after a 10-year-old boy was viciously attacked on Friday outside Tsumeb.
President Hage Geingob said on Sunday that the country’s constitution should be taught from school level up to university as a foundational course for it to be internalised by all.
WINDOKO – Libyana zelongwa halizwelapili kuekezeha mwamukwakwa wa Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lumbumbashi, bakwaezi balimbayambaya zelonga libyana bazwelapili kutalimana nimaswenyeho habakena kwalineku la Zambia, kakuli mukwakwa ozwa Sesheke kuya Livingstone hamoho cwalo ni Lusaka, mane kuyoli tii kwa museto wanaha DRC, usiala mwamayemo maswe.
WALVIS BAY – Babeleki bababeli nebatimezi kwamusebezi, kasamulaho akutiba mwamushini opomba mutabani mwa Walvis Bay, Labune viki yefelile. Kozi yeo nebile teñi nako yalico zamusihali.
OMUTHIYA – A young boy was hospitalised after he was brutally attacked by a pit bull last week at a private farm outside Tsumeb.
KING KAULUMA – The water scarcity that has been hindering the school progress at the King Kauluma Combined School will soon be a thing of the past.
MARIENTAL – The 18-year-old cousins from Stampriet have both registered at the University of Namibia (Unam) with support and assistance from the Hardap governor, the Mariental Rural constituency office as well as sympathetic members of the public.
KEETMANSHOOP - Following his election to represent the //Kharas region in the National Council, New Era caught up with Karasburg East constituency councillor Dennis Coetzee on how he intends to champion the cause of the electorate in the south.
MARIENTAL - Stakeholders in the Hardap region, including farmers affected by the closing of the sluices of the Hardap Dam to the irrigation schemes, recently held a meeting with the agriculture, water and forestry minister, Alpheus !Naruseb, in Mariental to discuss ways on how to mitigate the effects it will have on their crop production.
The Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP) and Swanu of Namibia are throwing their spanner into the works of trying to have the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections declared null and void in the electoral court.
OMUTHIYA – Severe storm lashed Omuthiya on Friday, causing massive damage to the regional police headquarters. The storm ripped off the roof of the N$280 million administration block, while solar panels and official vehicles also suffered damage.
Otjomuise- Ombura indji o yo horomende oku riyauka mourekoto no ku teza zondambo zayo oku tara ko kutja imbi mbi yasere oku ungura ya u ngura pupeÞapi nu wina omaunguriro kanaa yerire inga ngekarapo ohapo.
Otjomuise- Otjombongariro Tjokombanda Mbanda tjo ma yarurakisiro woviposa mo Namibia, matji tja tjari nousemba wo ku tara motjiposa o mu rikuramenenepo, Panduleni Itula, novakwao vovira ovipirure vyo porotika, mu varwe ovengi, tji va hungamisire o Minister yo Mekurisiro Wovihuro Nokozombanda, Ohahende yOhoromende nOtjirata Tjomatoororero tja Namibia.
Otjomuise-Omitanda vya Eiseba vya hindi orutuu romutjemo ko tjirata tjo mbazu tjo Uhonapare wa Tjimana mu ma vitjeme nokuti ku ma vitja kwaturwa kwa yanda.
You are extremely excited about the developing bundle of joy, you have picked out a name and are already planning your visit vacation.
Aweeh, how have you been? Since I jika-jika-ed out, so many things have happened in the Land of the Brave, but many a Namibian have a very short memory span. Do you still remember the outbreak of anthrax and Ebola, and how everyone went berserk with theories in their heads about these dreadful, dangerous diseases?
South Africa can learn a lot about remembrance and restoration from the way Germany dealt with its Nazi past, but there is a more distant chapter of history with which this former colonial power is still trying to come to terms – and it’s causing a fair amount of controversy.
President Hage Geingob has delegated Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba to represent him at the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, which starts this weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Windhoek Regional Court is set to resume the trial of two men who stand accused of killing an Acacia High School learner nearly six years ago.
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MASHARE – A local company Konigstein Capital which has a 25-year lease agreement to operate from the Mashare Irrigation Scheme in Kavango East, has set its sights on growing up to 150 hectares of blueberries for the international market.
Rundu - Vantu vatunga moKavango zoutokero nezi zoupumezuva rwaguma unene rukukutu kuna kuvahundira asi vahepa kuruganesa siruwo esi mvhura zongwa zina kuroka momukunda.
The president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Gabriela Cuevas Barron is in Namibia for a four-day visit that is meant to strengthen relations with IPU member countries and discuss initiatives the world’s parliamentary body has undertaken in the region.
KEETMANSHOOP – The residents of Lüderitz have vowed to tackle the issue of drug abuse at the coastal town.
MARIENTAL – Over 100 residents from Mariental have been flocking to the Edel dates farm every day to harvest dates since the farm’s closure and the owners abandoned the project.
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RUNDU - A five-year-old boy died in a freak accident on Monday afternoon at Ndama location in Rundu after he was hit by a concrete pillar while playing with other children.
Three conservancies in the Kunene region have received solar-powered boreholes courtesy of the Environment Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) in collaboration with the environment ministry and Green Climate Fund.
GOBABIS – Gobabis informal settlement residents will start paying the municipality a monthly occupational fee of N$50, town CEO Ignatius Thidunyane announced this week.
EHI-ROVIPUKA – The Environment Investment Fund of Namibia (EIF) in join hands with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Green Climate Fund recently visited projects that they are funding in the Kunene region.
MARIENTAL - Youth in Mariental, who received training in basic business management under the Namibia Youth Credit Scheme, are unhappy over the programme, which they claim does not live up to its mandate.
The construction of the Okakarara Vocational Training and Hospitality Centre is among the many projects earmarked for the constituency, according to outgoing councillor Vetaruhe Kandorozu.
President Hage Geingob has once again criticised society’s attitude towards black success, saying there was an element of self-hate among Namibian blacks.
ǀAEǁGAMS – !Gâi ǂhôa-i draiwen !hana-aon !aroma-i ge, mâtib go !hūbaib sâuǁkhāsiba a ǁnā, xawe i ge Namibiab di draiwe sîǂuisa 2019 !aromasa kaise go !gâi i, Ånōhe rasa !oan N$840 miljuns Ågūse hâ marisa
RUNDUS – !Kharaga skolgu Rundus !nâ mâgu ge ǁkhāǁkhā!nā-omde !nao!nās tsî soana skolgu !nâ hō tama Ågôana !ēs ǁkhāǁkhāsens disa mās !aroma, blegu Åkha aitsama ǁkhāǁkhā!nā-omde ra kuru.
ǀAEǁGAMS– Daogu ǂGaeǂguis (RA) ge ǂoago wekheb Wunstaxtsēs ai goro !gâi!gâisen, ǁîb hîa kaise a Åhawe daogu di Åguib ÅAeǁgamsa xu Kaiǁkhaes ǁga garub di ǂguro !âbas go mîǁguisa ǁaeb !nâ a sī!nâs khao!gâ
SORRI-SORRIS - Solar installation at Sorri-Sorris relieved the community from the cost of buying diesel and air pollution emitted from the diesel.
ONDEROMBAPA – What was supposed to be a great beginning to an academic year at Dr Fischer Primary School turned out sad after the school’s classroom block was destroyed by fire last week Thursday.
The University of Namibia (Unam) will require about N$1.6 billion in government subsidy to ensure its sustainability in terms of successfully running its operations for this next financial year.
Air Namibia, as a responsible organisation caring for its employees and clients, continues to monitor the developments regarding the coronavirus, working hand in glove with the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MHSS).
WINDOKO – Liluko la likampani zasicaba, likupile likampani kubona kuli taba kufa misebezi kwabayahi banaha pili isi kafiwa kwamazwahule ingiwa kuba yabutokwa.
Windoko – Basali bababeli, hamoho cwalo nimushemi wamusali, baba nyazwa kakubulaya nikuyo yumba situpu sa mwanana wamusizana walilimo zelobañwi, neba bonahalile lwapili mwakhuta yamuatuli yomunyini mwa Windoko, fapila muatuli yomunyinyani Ndepewa Amadhila.
WINDOKO – Lingambolo linze liezahala mwahala naha Namibia ni Botswana, kukutisa yanali muetapili yatumile hahulu wabane babalehezi kwa Dukwi, Felix Kakula, nibabañwi babane kuli bato ikalabela hala papali yene babapalile, mwakubata kukeyula Mutayi wa Caprivi kwanaha Namibia kasilimo sa 1999.
WINDHOEK – Windhoek residents owe the City of Windhoek N$935 million in municipal bills as at 31 December 2019. A total of N$663 million is owed to municipality over 30 days before December, said Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu during the first monthly council meeting last week.
WINDHOEK - The African Editors Forum has condemned in the strongest term the prison terms imposed on Burundian journalists tried and convicted simply for doing their work.
WALVIS BAY – A Namibian woman who returned last week from Australia via Doha is currently being quarantine as a precautionary measure due to the Coronavirus after she visited the Swakopmund state hospital with flu.
WALVIS BAY – The Samherji vessel captain Angrimur Brynjolfsson (67), pleaded guilty on three charges related to illegal fishing in Namibian waters.
Otjomuise- Mo South Africa muna ohendi mo ma ha¿uninino wehi ndji parura ovatongame poo ovanina ka mu seka poo mbehupa nawa.
KEETMANSHOOP – Workers from the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) held a peaceful demonstration earlier this week at Naute dam outside Keetmanshoop.
KEETMANSHOOP – Despite the //Kharas region having a wealth of minerals and marine resources its residents are living under the poorest of circumstances, said Keetmanshoop mayor Gaudentia Kröhne.
WALVIS BAY - National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) vice president Phillip Munenguni has lashed out at labour ministry officials, accusing them of being mere “salary collectors” while turning a blind eye to the suffering of workers employed in the fishing and mining industries.
Elim – Konyima tupu zokukuna nombuto momukunda gwaOmusati, vanandima ngesi vana kara vapimbirwa morwa kuna kuyimona asi namuvho kuvhura hena vakare nouli wonombuto.
Opuwo – Mbunga politika zaSWAPO kazihorowere Estein Katupa asi akazikarerepo moOpuwo zoponze zodoropa momahoroworo gokukwateramo aga vanakundindira gakakareko mokwedi kwaNsinano mvhura zeezi.
Ongwediva – Kansela gomukunda gwaRuacana Andreas Shintama, sinkwa ntani kavamuhorowere akare munasipundi kupinganena mevango lya Modestus Amutse akare asi munasipundi gokansela zaOmusati pandango zamukunda.
WINDHOEK – The German embassy yesterday stated it will outsource the application process for Schengen visas in Namibia to a service provider (TLS Group S.A.) with a Visa Application Centre (VAC) based in Windhoek, starting from 2 March 2020.
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WINDHOEK – Meet nine-year-old Peter Nsamba who writes with his mouth. Nsamba has a disability and is unable to use his hands or walk. He relies on his parents to feed and assist him in other ways as well.
ONGWEDIVA – The police in Oshana region are investigating two cases of attempted murder following gruesome attacks on Tuesday. In one incident, two security guards aged 42 and 44 were arrested after attacking a taxi driver at Gwashamba Mall in Ondangwa.
OMUTHIYA – Officials from the environment ministry are on guard in the areas of Oshivelo and Casablanca where lions have been escaping from the Etosha National Park.
WINDHOEK – Three candidates have been confirmed for the 9 March Otjiwarongo constituency by-election.
WINDHOEK – Talks are underway between Namibia and Botswana to extradite ex-Dukwi refugee prominent leader, Felix Kakula, and four others to answer questions on their involvement in the secessionist attempt to secede the former Caprivi Strip from Namibia in 1999.
WINDHOEK – About 500 women across Windhoek who two weeks ago submitted their CVs to Monica Gender-Based Violence Solution Centre have shown interest to obtain driving licences to enable them to start driving taxis in order to uplift their lives.
OMUTHIYA - Strong wind and heavy rain left several people injured after a severe storm battered Tsumeb on Monday.
ELIM - After ravaging crop fields in Omusati region, farmers worry the after effect of the worms may again cripple their harvest this year.
RUNDU - Kwatoko Joinery owner Kandjimi Ndumba is not resting on his laurels, despite the grim economic situation across the country.
WINDHOEK – The National Unity Democratic Organisation’s (Nudo) top leadership last weekend opted to shelve plans to suspend its long-serving Okakarara constituency councillor Vetaruhe Kandorozu and former secretary general Meundju Jahanika from the party.
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WINDHOEK - The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has attributed the recent by-elections poor turnout on multiple factors, including the timing of the elections, which coincided with the opening of the new academic year.
ONGWEDIVA – Following a cloudy weekend as well as a broken borehole generator, the Hainyeko Combined School in the Ohangwena region is left with limited water, as both boreholes in the vicinity ran dry.
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