KEETMANSHOOP – Outgoing Oranjemund mayor Henry Coetzee said the council has emerged from the year filled with many challenges, of which they managed to overcome together as a community.
OMUTHIYA – There was high drama at the Omuthiya Town Council yesterday as newly elected Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) councillors staged a walkout midway during the swearing-in ceremony of the new council.
ONGWEDIVA – The Independent Patriots for Change, which managed to obtain a number of seats in local authorities in northern Namibia, says its elected councillors are ready to serve the masses.
KEETMANSHOOP – Funding to an amount of N$1.1 million from the European Union has led to the recent inauguration of an early childhood development (ECD) centre at Tses in the //Kharas region.
The Namibian police this week bade farewell to principal staff officer in the Office of the Inspector General, Commissioner Hophni Hamufungu, who is retiring from the force.
OMUTHIYA - The Epathomar Trading Enterprise donated 150 chairs and 150 desks to Kandume Combined School in Omuthiya constituency last week valued at over N$100 000.
The chairperson of the Namibian Federation for the Visually Impaired, Moses Nghipandulwa, yesterday lauded the electoral body for availing them braille ballot papers during the just ended regional council and local authority elections.
Hoa !Hūbaisi !Narisarimas ǂNûiǂgās (UNWTO) di sekretates xenerali, Zurab Pololikashvilib ge ra mî, ǁîb khoexa!nâsib
ǀNî kairan tsî ǂhanuba xu ǁkhâkorobe mâxōǀkhās marisa ra !khō!oa khoen Tsintsabis hîa Oshikoto ǀkharib !nâ ǁgoes din ge, mûmûsa ǀgâb !nâ hâ, ǂharugu-aon ǁîna marina ra ǀkhuwi tsî !khō!oan ra tsēdi ai ǁîna xu surudehen hâ marisa ū tsî ǁkhawa ǁîna ǀasa surudeb !nâ ra ǂgāse.
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OMUTHIYA – Oshikoto region last week bade farewell to its seven outgoing councillors during a ceremony at Omuthiya.
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ONGWEDIVA - In the last five years, the Helao Nafidi Town Council prioritised land delivery for its residents’ affordable housing, particularly the low-income group.
SWAKOPMUND - Change has come in a big way for the residents of Swakopmund who for the first time in decades will not be served by a Swapo mayor at least for the next 12 months.
RUNDU – Likwambuyu wa Makete Dr Kalumbi Shangula, ubulela kuli mupato wabaana oezwa kwasipatela kusina kapelezo (VMMC), kikalulo yabutokwa mwanaha Namibia mwa twaniso ya kakokwani ka HIV, mi ususuelize baana kuya kwamupato, kuli bafukuze kukona kufumana kakokwani ka HIV.
WINDOKO – Sebeliso maswe ya bucwala ni lino zekola, seli pilaelo ya sicaba hala makete mwanaha Namibia, mi tutengo totu beleka hamoho tubata kuli milao itahiswe yelwanisa kozi yetiswa ki bucwala ni lino zekola.
WINDOKO – Kakubata kubukeleza pisinisi yabona, muuna ni musala’ hae ili baba pila mwakomponi ya Havana, mbowela wa tolopo ya Windoko, bakalile kubuluka likuhu zabona zelikana 248 mwandandulumu busihu kusabisa masholi.
WINDOKO – Swapo neluzize hahulu mwalilalanda zabutokwa mwaliketisa za Labulalu za likiliti mi litolopo.
Eight ambassadors and heads of missions accredited to Namibia presented their credentials to President Hage Geingob at State House on Friday as per the country’s constitution.
OTAVI – The envisaged N$2.6 billion steel factory is expected to create job opportunities for the destitute young people at the town of Otavi in the Otjozondjupa region.
ONGWEDIVA – In its quest to improve road infrastructure, the Ongwediva town council has embarked on a project to upgrade the church street from gravel to bitumen standard.
OMUTHIYA – The former councilor of Tsumeb constituency, Lebbius Tobias, has broken the silence over his eleventh-hour withdrawal as a candidate, saying he will consider teaching when the right time comes.
RUNDU – A seven-year-old minor was allegedly killed by a crocodile at Bagani village in Mukwe constituency in the Kavango East region, where many still depend on the river as a water source due to lack of clean piped water.
RUNDU – The newly elected councillor for Rundu Rural constituency in Kavango east, Paulus Mbangu said he has plans to change the affairs of the under-developed constituency.
Otjomuise- Kwazire embo okuza ko mu kesare Augustinus kutja ouye auhe nga u keritjangise kona ku wa ziriire.
Otjomuise- Orutu Rwehi Rotjizeero ma rut ja omunane wo tjira ihi Independent Patriots for Change, ousupi o IPC, notjira ihi va ruruma omikoka mo ku humba, oku hemba no ku nyekerera mo tji porotika epu rEhi Rotjizeero no ngamburiro no mbazu yo vati no vakuru.
Otjomuise- Ndinondi Omberoo yo Ngooneya ya Tjozondjupa no Mberoo yo Tjiuru Tjehi otji ma zetoora otukosi morukondwa oku katara otuveze two vi rumatwa vyo tjiwana peke peke morukondwa indwi.
Otjomuise- Ovivavero ngunda mbi hari avihiya zeuparisiwa kotjiveta erero oma hatenya tjandje mbi ma vi tjiukwa mavitja Israel Hukura, ngu kara orata yOkarukondua ko Matoororero ka Matako mOrukondua Romatoororero rwa Tjozondjupa, songu ma honaparero po no ma raka o 909.
Hardap regional governor Salomon April (SA) is no new kid on the block when it comes to regional governance.
Some pensioners in the areas of Tsintsabis in Oshikoto region are wallowing in poverty due to excessive debts advanced by business people at monthly grant pay points.
Newly elected Walvis Bay Urban councillor Deriou Benson has promised local residents a better life after snatching the bitterly contested constituency from Knowledge Ipinge who served for a mere 11 months as councillor following a by-election victory in January this year.
OMUTHIYA - The ruling party Swapo has once again proved that Oshikoto is one of its strongholds, despite political rivals working tirelessly to topple the former liberation movement.
As the country grapples with rising sexual gender-based violence, a group of men have taken a stand to demand an end to the scourge.
Some voters at Mix settlement in the Khomas region found themselves in a predicament yesterday after they could not vote in the regional council election, despite casting their ballot for the local authority poll.
ONGWEDIVA – The Ohangwena region experienced a low voter turnout at many of its polling stations, Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) regional coordinator Hiskia Mukete said yesterday.
Although the voting process went relatively smooth yesterday, Electoral Commission of Namibia officials had to battle with verification devices, which were failing to detect voters’ cards, leading to delays and inconveniences to both voters and polling officers.
WALVIS BAY - A consortium of fishing companies has heeded to government’s call to address the housing challenges faced by employees in the local sector.
While it’s a natural occurrence, some still claim their muscle mass is due to steroid injections due to the large muscle development.
Agriculture is concerned with rearing animals and the cultivation of crops whilst an ecosystem simply refers to a community of living organisms such as plants and animals together with the non-living components such as the air and soils, interacting with each other in their environment.
It’s important to have a plan in place ahead of severe weather to protect your animals and livestock.
It is often said dynamite comes in small packages, or that the ant has been known for killing an elephant.
RUNDU – A 70-year-old pensioner committed suicide by hanging herself with a wire at Satotwa on the western outskirts of Rundu.
KEETMANSHOOP – //Kharas governor Aletha Frederick says port health services play an important role in the prevention and control of the international spread of diseases and create a safe environment at ports of entry.
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Members of parliament on the Standing Committee on Democratisation, Governance and Human Rights of the SADC Parliamentary Forum are boosting their understanding of corruption as they seek to eradicate the scourge.
RUNDU – Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula says voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is an integral part of Namibia’s HIV prevention strategy and has thus called upon men to get a “smart cut” in order to reduce the risk of contracting HIV.
AROAB – Vice President Nangolo Mbumba said Namibia can only be governed by leaders who work in solidarity like those of the Swapo party.
TSINTSABIS – Christmas came early for over 200 residents of Tsintsabis who were surprised with a food hamper donation by the Cornerstone Tabernacle Ministries last week valued at N$100 000.
WALVIS BAY – Road safety and emergency response at the coast reached yet another milestone last week after the construction of the first phase of the long overdue Arandis Emergency Response and Traffic Management Centre kicked off on Friday.
ONGWEDIVA – The officer in charge of the Oluno Correctional Facility, Assistant Commissioner Veikko Armas, has hailed the late chaplain Hulda Shau as highly disciplined and extremely motivated.
OTAVI - The Otavi Town Council has decided to write off N$3.12 million it is owed by elderly residents.
WINDOKO – Kasamulaho alikakalezo kuzwelela kwasisole sa naha Botswana, kuli mandui babane bane ba bulailwe kwamukulela wanuka ya Chobe nebana ni litobolo, mapokola banaha Namibia viki yefelile nebalumezi batuleli ba mwamezi, kuyotusa mwakubata litobolo zebulelwa.
OMUTHIYA – Sicaba sa Matotela si fumba ku keuha kwa Kamaiso ya Sizo ya Mafwe, kamanzwi akuli bakungulezwi kwatuko kanako yetelele.
KATIMA MULILO – Mubusisi wa sikiliti sa Zambezi Lawrence Sampofu ukupile kozo ni kuombalala mwahala sicaba, nikuli basike kuikungela mulao mwamazoho abona, misunga hainze ipahama hala kubulaiwa kwa mandui kimasole banaha Botswana.
WINDOKO – Muopeli wa mwasikiliti Zee (Zuluboy) utisize hamoho baopeli sina yena, Guru, J Thugg, Mello, Prince T ni Kid M mwasikiliti sa Zambezi, kuhatisa pina ya kupuzo ya kezahalo ya cwale ya kukunupiwa ni kubulaiwa kwabayahi babalalu banaha Namibia, ni muhabo ili muyahi wanaha Zambia, ki masole banaha Botswana (BDF).
NKURENKURU – The Kavango West region now has a dedicated facility to manage Covid-19 cases within the region after a 12-bed prefabricated isolation facility at Nkurenkuru Public Health Centre was officially inaugurated by the health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula last week.
An eminent judge has enjoined SADC members of parliament to help create an environment for the appointment of judicial officers including judges on merit rather than political expedience if the fight against corruption is to be won.
OPUWO – Learners of Okondaune Primary School in Opuwo Urban constituency will no longer be taught in tents, thanks to the generosity of MTC who funded the construction of new classrooms.
HENTIES BAY – Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has urged local authorities and the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) to continue strengthening housing programmes to expand and reach more beneficiaries, especially low-income earners.
Nearly 90 bags of maize meal have been left to rot at an Omusati school after parents refused to volunteer as cooks as part of the school-feeding programme.
The Namibia Media Professionals Union (Nampu), a new union of local journalists and media practitioners, was launched in Windhoek on Friday.
OTJIWARONGO - Despite promises by politicians during election campaigns to improve service delivery, residents of the New Ombili informal settlement on the outskirts of Otjiwarongo said they are tired of empty promises.
WITVLEI - Members of the Voice of the Voiceless marched to the Witvlei Village Council to protest against poor service delivery.
The leader of the opposition Popular Democratic Movement, McHenry Venaani, has promised to assist domestic workers with N$3 each on their water and electricity bills once elected to power.
Urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni said although the informal settlement upgrading project was progressing well, there were some challenges affecting the successful implementation.
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The Windhoek High Court yesterday dismissed a defamatory suit against Erongo governor Neville Andre in which he was being sued for alleged racist remarks made in July last year.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has called on registered voters to throng to polling stations next week Wednesday as the nation votes in the regional council and local authority elections.
ONGWEDIVA – Police in Omusati and Ohangwena said they are ready to ensure that safety protocols are adhered to during the upcoming regional and local authority elections slated for next week Wednesday.
The Opuwo Town Council has availed land to construct over 208 houses as part of a public-private partnership with local company Octagon Construction.
ONGWEDIVA - Street vendors selling vegetables and fruits in Ongwediva have appealed for more trading spaces around residential areas in order to advance their businesses.
Independent candidate for the Samora Machel constituency Henry Ngenomesho has promised to advance the cause of street vendors and hawkers to allow them to get into the mainstream of the economy.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) yesterday maintained the recruitment process of a new prosecutor general was not tainted as alleged.
In the quest to formalise and decongest the informal settlements, government through the flexible land tenure system handed over 117 land hold titles to residents of Onawa at Oshakati recently
Landless People’s Movement leader Bernadus Swartbooi says the time has come for the movement to rebuild the nation and unite Namibians so that no one needs to fear the evil of ethnicity again.
The Matotela people have threatened to break away from the Mafwe Traditional Authority, saying they have been overlooked for too long.
A student leader and youth activist, who is standing as an independent candidate, says he has amassed a wealth of experience and has crafted a workable plan for the Oniipa constituency.
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Police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga has called on citizens to engage in peaceful demonstrations that are within the confines of the law.
The burial of three fishermen who were fatally shot by members of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) more than a week ago, and that of their mother, will take place tomorrow at Impalila Island, the family confirmed yesterday.
Two of the Brave Warriors’ lead actors Petrus Shitembi and Deon Hotto yesterday admitted that chopping off the wings of the Eagles of Mali will not be an easy assignment, but assured that they are ready to execute the daunting task at hand.
Otjinene- Ozombara hamboumwe zOvaherero nOvambanderu za zikamisa okomiti yo nongo oku tjangurura orutuu ro zo ndando zo ma unguriro kumwe mo ngondjero yo ma zemburukiro wo TjiÞiro Otjindjandja no tjisuta.
Omaturihungirire- Otjohorongo iimwe yo zo serevate ozo nguru nguru posia oyo nai mo me kurisiro nambano ndja sewa kongotwe.
Otjomuise- Omukururume wo zo mbura o 73 wa Tjomejamomutumba oo mundu omuseinina okuÞa iyo mutjise mbwa tjama ko Covid-19.
Otjomuise- Nandarire kutja mo Namibia muno’ veta ngunda penovandu mbe vanga kutja ovina vinanwe otja kombazu yawo oveni poo otja kombazu yomerinaneno wsOuherero.
Walvis Bay Urban constituency councillor Knowledge Ipinge has become a household name in Namibian politics since winning the by-election at the harbour town earlier this year.
ETOSHA – The environment ministry has appointed contractors to regravel the road network in the Etosha National Park, which has been posing a perennial headache to tourists and other park users.
It is the end of an era in Okakarara as one of the country’s longest-serving councillors, Vetaruhe Kandorozu, is leaving office after a 15-year tenure.
OMUTHIYA – The helicopter reportedly seen flying low along the Namibian border with Botswana over the past days is that of the ministry of environment and not the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) as claimed on social media.
Swanu candidate for the unpredictable Otjombinde constituency Ngajoo Mbuende is oozing with confidence ahead of the regional council and local authority elections.
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KATWITWI - Eleven grade 1 learners dropped out of the Tuguva Combined School in the Kavango West region, since last week Monday when the school ran out of meals through the school-feeding programme.
OMUTHIYA - The incumbent councillor for Kabbe South, John Likando, says he will halt his campaign for the time being out of respect for the grieving Nchindo family.
The director general of the National Planning Commission, Obeth Kandjoze, has expressed satisfaction with the progress made at some of the government projects undertaken at schools in the Erongo region.
KEETMANSHOOP – Industrialisation deputy minister Verna Sinimbo has advised management at the Naute irrigation project to place their main focus on the marketing of produce harvested at the agricultural project.
KEETMANSHOOP – Twelve community-based natural resource management entities received grants to an amount of N$22 million from the Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia last Friday at Keetmanshoop.
KHORIXAS - ǂNamipeb ǁGuiridi ǂGaes hîa The Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) ti ǀgui ǂansas ge ǂoa ge wekheb
!GOMENǁGAMS - ǁAupexa di ge 500 omde !Garo!ās 37 di !â-i ai, Namibiab ǁKhaubas Sîsenaon (NDF) hîa !Gomenǁgams !nâ ra sîsenn !aroma nî omhe, tib ge kai!ā tsî !garo!ā omkhâisens ministeri, Erastus Uutoniba ǂoa ge wekheb Donertaxs ai ge ǂanǂan.
Nē kurib di ǂguro !âkha 2020/21 marikurib dib !nân ge ǁaupexa 8 881 sîsenaona 607 ǂharuguga xu ge !haehe.
Jamnapari (or Jamunapari) is a breed of goat originating from the Indian subcontinent.
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Agribank inaugurated its newly relocated regional office in Katima Mulilo on Friday to improve its client experience and ensure a conducive working environment for staff when servicing farmers and potential farmers in the Zambezi region.
Three years ago, Geoffrey Beau Kauta decided to test the waters -or more specifically, the pond as he attempted duck farming.
WALVIS BAY – The QKR Navachab mine has opted to sell over 200 houses it owns at Karibib to its employees as a way to ensure the town does not become a ghost town once the mine reaches its lifespan.
The African migratory red locust outbreak in the Zambezi region has been brought under control after a team of experts fought the plague for several weeks.
NDIYONA – Police said the body, which was found in the Okavango River on Friday, belongs to a 63-year-old pensioner who went missing last week Wednesday.
WINDOKO – Babusisi balikiliti baitamile kuli baka susueza sicaba ku ambuka kusaituta hala toloko ya mulao kuli mwanana kimañi, kaku bulela kuli litaba zeo litisa butata hala silelezo ni litukelo za banana.
WINDOKO – Likiliti zeñwi nelisika fumana kwa neulo yakulwanisa linanga yene neuzwi kinaha South Africa mwasilimo sa 2014.
WINDOKO – Basupile babasa siezi, babanyaziwa kabukwenuheli mwa muzeko omutelele mwanaha Namibia haisamba, base bakupa khuta kuli iba liulule kwa likakalezo kaufela.
WINDOKO – Patisiso ikalile kasamulaho asabo ya kuli mandui babalalu ni muyahi wa naha Zambia, neba bihilwe kuli neba kunupilwe kilimembala za sisole sa naha Botswana Labune, kwa mukulela wanuka ya Chobe.
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KEETMANSHOOP – The Electoral Commission of Namibia in the //Kharas region said voter education officers are continuously educating eligible voters on how to cast their votes on ballot papers ahead of the regional council and local authority elections this month.
Joy filled the air as over 300 residents from Mariental’s informal settlements were recently awarded certificates of occupancy, but some of the residents are questioning the gesture from the local authority.
President Hage Geingob has joined the chorus of world leaders in congratulating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris after the Democratic Party emerged victorious in the United States (US) elections.
Retired former chief of the Namibian Defence Force, Martin Shalli has been widely condemned by political parties over remarks attributed to him at a mini Swapo rally at the weekend.
President Hage Geingob says that it is wrong to claim that nothing has been done in terms of development and the provision of housing in the country after independence by government.
The Independent Candidate for Otavi constituency, Johannes John, has said he will advocate for the establishment of open markets in town to provide the community with a shelter where they can trade and generate an income.
“We should capacitate local producers to realise the vision of an industrialised Namibia by 2030,
The scheme is aimed at providing quality core breeding flock of suitable goats to selected vulnerable households for economic
Swapo candidate for the Windhoek West constituency Emma Muteka wants to bring in a rent-to-own scheme that will allow tenants renting
Former National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary general Meundju Jahanika announced yesterday he has joined the
the party will be stopped at nothing to recall non-performing councillors.
President Hage Geingob has called on Namibians to pursue values that unite them, adding fostering patriotism will lead to higher heights of success and shared prosperity.
Namibia’s local pizzeria Eagles Pizza has donated N$9 000 to
Residents of Eiseb have been fighting over the years to detach Eiseb Block from the Otjombinde constituency, citing that
“Throughout the country, we have also identified the youth to take up the positions as local authority and regional councillors, and also considered gender representation;
ǁAupexas ge N$4.4 milnu marisa ǀhûhâsi !aub!ûi!gâs !nandi tsî ǂgari-aon ǀhûhâsigu dina 2019ǁî kurib !nâ ge mātarehe.
ǂNŪǂGOAES – Ministeris Kai!ā tsî !Garo!āǀkharigu Omkhâisens dis ge ǂhanub di ǂGui ǀNōb !nâ hâ Omna mās Proxrammi !nâ-ū, ǂoa ge wekheb Wunstaxs ai, 89 omde ǁnā !gâi!gâ khoen Kronlein ǁanǁguib ǂNūǂgoaes dib !nâ ǁgoeb dina ge ǁkhaeǁnâ.
!Hanaǂûn tsî haiǂûna !hanas ge ǀnî khoen !aroma kaise kai sîsenni ase ī, xawe ǁnâusen-i ras xa a supu. Nēs ge ǁkhāti ǂâibasen tama hâ !hanaǂās ǀkhats ga tsoatsoa, ots sa kai!ā ûiǀgauba nî xūmâi !khaisa.
The latest UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s annual Africa Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition Report highlighted drought as one of the key factors contributing to the continuing rise in the number of hungry people in sub-Saharan Africa. And in South Africa, the Government’s Crop Estimates Committee announced that the country would harvest 20% less maize in 2019 because of drought conditions.
It is found in Punjab and Haryana state but it is mostly found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Ferozpur districts of Punjab.
Turkey farming is the process of raising turkeys for the purpose of producing meat or eggs for food or money.
Agribank’s Emerging Farmers Retail Financing (ERFP) loan beneficially Elifas Nuujoma said his life was changed to good after he started farming along Etaka canal, between Epalela and Onesi in Omusati region.
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The Bedouin tribes of the desert, believing the horse to be a gift from God, told many romantic tales of the Arabian’s beginnings.
Have you ever wanted to spend more time in the great outdoors?
The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco) recently hosted a Stakeholder Engagement Meeting mainly with weekend farmers, and members from the Namibia Emerging Commercial Farmers Union (NECFU).
The recent drought that spanned over two years has had dire consequences on the local livestock sector, with the number of small stock marketed in the country taking a dip.
The Institute of Public Administration and Management of Namibia (Nipam) last month hosted a mental health seminar in order to raise awareness on the issue and its effects amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Oshakati Premier Electric (OPE) on Friday electrified Oshandumbala settlement in the Oshana region.
Regional governors have pledged to mobilise citizens on the ground to minimise the lack of knowledge of the legal definition of a child, saying it has potential implications on children’s rights and protection.
GOBABIS – The Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) last week opened its N$7.3 million centre at Gobabis in the Omaheke region.
AROAB – Land reform minister Calle Schlettwein has reiterated agriculture holds the best potential to induce economic growth in the country’s ailing economy.
OKAOKO-OTAVI – The Okaoko-Otavi Combined School has been without running water since May despite government allocating money towards the construction and renovation of ablution facilities to intensify the fight against Covid-19.
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) candidate for Omuthiya constituency David Uusiku says once elected into office, he will work hard in ensuring food security and water provision for the local people.
The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) has become the first political party to set up a political office at Eiseb block 10, a remote settlement close to the Namibia-Botswana border in the Otjombinde constituency of the Omaheke region.
WALVIS BAY - The young woman Shannon Ndatega Wasserfall, whose remains were found in a shallow grave more than five months after she went missing at Walvis Bay, will be laid to rest on 14 November at the harbour town.
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani yesterday threatened to withdraw the candidature of its John Pandeni constituency candidate following alleged racist remarks made on a Facebook post.
WINDOKO – Mapokola bafelize lipatisiso mwataba ya muuna ya ipiza mukutazi wa linzwi la Mulimu Jackson Babi, ili ya nyazwa kamulatu wakubata kubusha mapokola likweli zetalu zefelile.
WINDOKO – Likwambuyu wa Kulikanelela kwa baana ni basali Doreen Sioka ubulela kuli palo yamanyalo abanana inze iekezeha, mi naekelize kuli bubotana ni sizo kizeñwi zetisa cwalo.
WINDOKO – Baba beli baba bona zakutatuba mayemo amunahano, bane batatubile muuna yanyazwa kubulaya folomani wahae, ni kuholofaza yana beleka niyena kwaliofesi za musebezi, nebafile piho yakuli hanahani hande, kacwalo haku konahali kumuzekisa. Mutatubi wakwa mukunda Renhardt Sieberhagen ni mutatubi wamuuso Lahija Hamunyela, kaufela nebaize Simataa Merlvin Simasiku walilimo ze 34, hakwanisi kuamuhela mafosisa ahae hane akunupile ni kubulaya Sarah Lungowe Mwilima, nikuholofaza Ester Ndahekelelwa Nepolo, mwakweli ya Sope 2019.
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SINZOGORO – Mobile telecommunications giant MTC has come to the rescue of Sinzogoro Combined School in Kavango West by funding the construction of four classrooms and two storerooms at a cost of N$1.6 million.
ETOSHA – Deputy Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Hilma Nicanor has called on veterans of the liberation struggle to write their history, adding this will help in documenting the story of the past.
Grünau - Water minister Calle Schlettwein says not many citizens are aware of the efforts, skills and resources needed to bring the precious resource to them.
Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani has slammed the ruling party ‘We Have Heard You’ slogan, claiming the motto was for Swapo leaders, not for common people.
Swapo district coordinator for Windhoek West constituency Vaino Shivute has urged the party faithful to fight like defending champions ahead of this month’s regional council and local authority elections.
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RUNDU – The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has set measures in place to ensure the ongoing pre-enumeration census mapping in preparation of the 2021 census is not derailed by the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.
Three people died in two separate road accidents over the weekend in Oshikoto region.
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GOBABIS – The Omaheke education directorate has assured the public that the situation at the Epako High School where a number of learners tested positive for Covid-19 is under control.
Community members of Amilema in Oshikoto region have vowed to block the construction of an MTC network tower at Onakasino village.
A total of 685 cadet constables have completed their 12 months police basic training (PBT).
Otjomuise-Otuhindo two zo nongo peke peke twa Namibia nEhi rOvandoijtji ma tu hakayenene muno okuza kundinondi oku tara mo “tjisuta” tjo TjiÞiro Otjindjandja poo tjo ndjesirasaneno yo ma kuruhungi wo ru kapita veze ro huurire.
Ongwediva- Oka¿epo oka kuru ko Swapo ya Namibia, Hadino Hishongwa hapo oku ma rire Omuhaamise OmuÞize wOvihavero vyOtjirata Tjombazu tjOvakwanyama ?
Otjomuise-Ovavere vo Covid-19 ma ve yenda yenda ama vehonapara mo tuveze two porise two ma Þiziro wo va kamburwa nawina po tu veze two ma hongero.
Otjomuise- Otjihuro tja Tjomuise katjitjiri tjo rukwao kombunda yo ma toororero wotjihuro ngeri mu Tjikukutu tjiyeri 25 otjimbumba tjo Affirmative Repositioning (AR) tji tja kambura ounane wotji huro ihi.
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The outgoing United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) country representative Dennia Gayle (DG) bade farewell to Namibia after five years of commitment to serving the country and her people.
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The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) secretary for Outapi constituency, Saara Peelenga, says the Omusati region was no longer a no-go area for opposition political parties.
The ministry of international relations and the Finland embassy in Namibia has signed an agreement of gainful occupation of dependents and employees on diplomatic missions.
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An application to wind up Air Namibia brought by Sisa Namandje on behalf of the defunct Belgian aviation firm Challenge Air will be heard on 1 December for the merits after lawyers agreed the matter is urgent.
Some opposition parliamentarians are not impressed by the mid-year budget review for the 2020/21 financial year, which was tabled last week by finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi.
Vakurona kapi navavasininika asi vatume vana vawo kosure vakavaronge mononkondwa rongero, Presidente Hage G. Geingob yimo ngoso katente mbudi nkera.
Namibia is in the process of ratifying the SACU-Mozambique-United Kingdom (UK) economic partnership agreement (EPA) aimed to provide continuity and certainty in trade amongst the parties, when the UK is no longer a member of the European Union.
The Zanu PF local branch called for the immediate lifting of economic sanctions on Zimbabwe imposed by the European Union and the United States.
Electoral Commission of Namibia chief electoral officer Theo Mujoro has said the commission is currently processing applications of diplomats who have applied to observe the regional council and local authority elections set for next month.
The police in the Omusati region have arrested two men for allegedly illegally hunting protected game.
As an election promise, Swanu has undertaken to reduce restrictions on land use with the ultimate goal of integrating the city’s income workforce into the urban fabric.
KEETMANSHOOP - The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, through government’s Mass Housing Development Programme, yesterday handed over 89 houses to beneficiaries in the Krönlein suburb of Keetmanshoop.
Although various government offices, ministries and agencies seem to employ persons with disabilities, most of them are employed in low and middle-level positions such as clerks or labourers.
Almost two weeks after his controversial remarks in parliament about women being too dependent on men, Swanu parliamentarian Tangeni Iijambo yesterday claimed his statements were taken out of context.
WALVIS BAY - The Walvis Bay Urban constituency office along sponsors Shoprite and Lil-Lets on Monday launched the ‘Keep a Girl in School’ campaign aimed at providing sanitary pads for needy girls in various schools.
TSOAXUBAMS - !Amku ǁan!khaisa ūhâs di ǁhawos ge 31 ǁanin Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibias (SDFN)din Tsoaxubams ai ǁan hâna go ama kaibahe.
ǂUrusib ministeri Dr Kalumbi Shangulab ge ǂoa ge wekheb Wunstaxs ai ge ǂanǂan, Namibiab ra ǀaweǀawe !hūǀgorade ǀhui-amsa, o i a ǂhâbasa !khaisa hāǀaro ra ǂurusib sîsenaon !hūǀgoradi ǁga nî sîǂuihesa.
The third-most recorded breed of swine in the United States, Berkshires are known for fast and efficient growth, reproductive efficiency, cleanness and meat flavour and value.
Growing fruits and vegetables seems overwhelming to most people, but it’s actually much simpler than it sounds.
Cleophas Katuuo, a renowned livestock farmer in the Omaheke region has defied traditional norms and societal stereotypes by successfully venturing in horticulture.
RUNDU - A swarm of African migratory red locusts has last week Thursday invaded the Kavango East region, sparking fear among the residents and farmers.
The deputy minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, has called on business people and other stakeholders to provide financial assistance to multipurpose youth centres across the country.
With the local authority and regional council election campaigns in full swing countrywide, the Namibia Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) has strongly cautioned against the use of political flags or party colours by public transport operators.
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RUNDU – The Rundu Urban Community Association (Ruca) has registered its preferred candidate Marcelius Mukuve to run for Rundu Urban constituency office as an independent candidate as the law only allows political parties to run for regional office but not associations.
WALVIS BAY – The finance ministry will conduct a two-day workshop here on Wednesday and Thursday on the implementation of the unique consignment reference (UCR) usage within the customs clearance operations for both import and export in the ASYCUDA World System.
WINDOKO – Hala kulwanisa bubangoki bwa kubulaya basali mwanaha Namibia, katengo ka makwambuyu kwamukopano wakona bu 16 wakueza milao, nekanyatezi kuli muuso unga bubangoki kuba sila sa buntu.
WINDOKO – Kampani yapili mwanaha Namibia mwalitaba zakuambola kamafoni, yezibahala ka MTC, ingile ketelelo mwalitaba zakuisa mulilo wamagesi mwalibaka zamatakanyani.
WINDOKO – Muñoli wa katengo ka makwambuyu George Simataa, viki yefelile nalemusize keto ya Audrin Mathe kuba muzamaisi yomunca wa Liluko la Lipapali, Babanca ni Lisebelezo za Naha, mi Gladice Pickering kuba muzamaisi yomunca wa Liluko la Mulao. Mathe ni Pickering nebaketilwe kanako ya lilimo liketalizoho.
WINDOKO – Muzamaisi Yomuhulu wa Liluko la Njimo Percy Misika, ubulela kuli kukala kwa tekiso ya likomu zebulawa kwa libulaelo la Katima Mulilo, kuka konisa balimi balikomu kulekisa likomu zabona kwa libulaelo.
MALTAHÖHE – The hydroponic fodder system in Hardap region is slowly gaining momentum with many farmers so far having created greenhouses to grow crops such as barley and lucerne to feed their livestock.
WALVIS BAY – Some employees of the marble factory, BC Stone Products Namibia at Walvis Bay, said their job security is threatened by legal officer Chris Theron, whom they accuse of intimidation and racial discrimination.
KEETMANSHOOP - Joseph Isaacks, the Landless People’s Movement (LPM) candidate for Keetmanshoop Urban constituency said if voted into power his priority will be to engage regional stakeholders including investors to work towards uplifting socio-economic circumstances of the less privileged in the constituency.
Independent candidate Rehabeam Tulonga Nghinyengwile, who is contesting for the regional council office of Ohangwena constituency, has promised change.
The ministry of environment says although the fire that started burning east of the Etosha National Park was extinguished without any major wildlife losses, damages to equipment or park infrastructure, it, however, destroyed some power line poles.
WALVIS BAY – The United Democratic Front (UDF) party say they are more than ready to take over Arandis, Daures and Karibib constituencies in the upcoming regional and local authority elections.
The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has called on the Judicial Service Commission to follow due process and not be intimidated by populist political movements when recruiting the new prosecutor general.
OMARURU - The ministry of youth in its effort to empower young Namibian youth, launched a self-employment horticulture project in Omaruru on Friday.
Otjomuise- Otjiwa¿a tja Namibia mumuna ovira vyo porotika ovitumbure vyo tjira otjinane nohoromende yatjo, vya zirire kotjimariva otjitiewa tjoviungura vyo horomende nai mu mwa tarururirwe otja tjarira ombazu mokati ke kweze rondiero yotjimariva ombura aihe.
Otjomuise- Avihe oviroranganga uriri. Indi eeziriro romuture omukuru wOkarukondua Komatoororero ka Pukiro, Uapingena Tjeja, no mu na mbango moomekurisiro wOkarukondua.
Otjomuise- Nambano po ma woronganeno wo mo rupanda ma pe yenene oku kara otjimbumba tjovandu mbeheri kombanda yo 200.
On Thursday, 22 October 2020, I attended the official launch of the book titled “Journey into the Unknown” authored by Namibia’s current Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Kalumbi Shangula.
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TSUMKWE – Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Anna Shiweda has called on institutions to donate to the different needs of the government as part of their corporate social responsibility.
Veteran public service administrator Andrew Ndishishi is the new chairperson of the third Employment Services Board that resorts under the Ministery of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation.
The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement leader, Job Amupanda, has called on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to hold public interviews for candidates shortlisted for the position of prosecutor general.
President Hage Geingob said Namibia stands ready to support better coordination and strengthening of mechanisms to accelerate the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4 in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.
Our Star of the Week is MTC for having invested over N$85 million in rural electrification during the last two years and expressing their intention to invest another N$11 million to build power lines to various isolated areas across the country.
The Namibian Bus and Taxi Association (Nabta) has welcomed the relaxation of Covid-19 measures by the government, including the removal of restrictions on passenger numbers in public transport, private vehicles and group tour operators.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has accused the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) of allegedly copying the official opposition party’s colours in its campaign flyers.
WALVISBAY - Mukurona pamberewa zodoropa zaWalvisbay Muronga Haingura katente asi vatungimo ava vana kusikisamo yihepwa tavakarundurura morwa evango eli vana kara kuna kara asi lina zura unene omu nye vana kara nelikwamo lyokukavarundiurura owo vana kusikisamo yihepwa vakaze kevango eli navakatumbura asi lyawo narunye nanarunye, lina kara kofarama 37.
NKURENKURU - Murwi gwanare gombunga zaSWAPO ngavatumbura asi PLAN Elia Lemmy Muremi kavamuhorekere pomukunda ogu vamauretera, poRupara, mokukwama tupu apa kadogorokere mo 4 October 2020 konyima tupu apa gavera.
Mukurona govaporosi Sebastian Ndeitunga kageve marondoro konombunga politioka asi vahalihamesera komukaro gomudona komeho omu vana kukakondjera mavango momahoroworo gana kuwiza age tuna kumona asi mahoroworo gomadigu unene govakansela wonomukunda ntani wokugendesa nodoropa.
SADC countries have individually decided not to get involved in the non-commercial international trade in rhino horn.
Secretary to the Cabinet George Simataa yesterday announced the appointment of Audrin Mathe as new executive director for the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Services and Gladice Pickering as the new executive director at the Ministry of Justice.
National Youth Service (NYS) Commissioner Felix Musukubili has said given the unemployment rate in the country, particularly among the youth, not all NYS former trainees have secured employment or can create self-employment.
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RUNDU – The All Peoples Party (APP) has set itself a target of securing at least 15 local authority seats and five constituencies ahead of next month’s vote.
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RUNDU – Out of 26 candidates from different political parties who were duly nominated as candidates in Kavango East region for the upcoming regional council elections in November, there is only one female candidate.
OMUTHIYA – The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has reached out to the San community in Omuthiya by donating beds and mattresses.
KEETMANSHOOP – Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has raised concern that the Act making provision for the establishment of a sex offender register was not yet implemented amidst the current escalation of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the country.
Otjozondjupa governor James Uerikua has condemned the practice of child marriages, citing that it is one of the root causes of gender-based violence (GBV).
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SHINYUNGWE - The Linus Shashipapo Youth Centre in Ndiyona constituency of the Kavango East is still without water.
A record number of 93 independent candidates will participate in the upcoming regional council elections, a significant jump from five who contested the 2015 vote.
The ruling party Swapo has dismissed criticism by the opposition leaders against its president Hage Geingob over racial slur against white people last weekend.
The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) national coordinator, Kalimbo Iipumbu, is optimistic his party is going to perform well in the upcoming regional council and local authority elections, scheduled for next month.
Ministeris ǂNamipeb tsî !narisarimas dis ge ǁawosasiba ge mā, ai!â ge ǂoa wekheb ai ge hâ i ǀaeǂhuwib, Etosha !Hū!nāsi ǀGuru!hanab !khawagas ǀkhāb aib, mûsen-i gere khami îbe ǀgaisa ǂkhôaba ūhâ tama ge hâ isa.
ǂKHOANDAWES - ǂAnǂandi ministeri, Peya Mushelengab ge ǀgûǁae khoexa!nâ sarisa Omaheke ǀkhariba !oa ge ūhâ i, aitsamab sîsenǀgaugu tsî xūn mâti ǁnā ǀkharib !nâ garusa nî ǂanga.
ONGWEDIVAS – Ai!â gere ǂoa wekheb di Fraitaxs ain ge Oshana ǀkharib ǀawa!namna, 32 xawadi !khauǁnuiba ge ǀhana, ǂgomhe rasa !oa Angolaba xu ra ǂgâxa-ūhese.
The Najdi sheep is a breed of domestic sheep from Saudi Arabia. It is native to the Najd region of the Arabian Peninsula, from where it probably got its name.
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Despite considerable research, nothing definite is known as to the actual origin of the cattle first brought to Jersey Island.
A lamb that is born normally and suckled by its mother automatically receives protective antibodies at the start of its life.
Calf pneumonia is a major problem in dairy and beef herds.
The Meat Board of Namibia has opened up applications for the production and export of the lucrative Norwegian beef quota.
Various players in the agriculture sector will today convene in Windhoek for a large-scale agriculture conference aimed at creating a platform for the exchange of ideas on how to maximize the potential of the agricultural sector.
Namibia’s sheep export market appears to be struggling, as the total export to South Africa – the country’s largest sheep export market – decreases significantly.
The export of weaners to South Africa has decreased significantly, despite the country being Namibia’s main export markets for livestock.
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Ministry of agriculture Executive Director Percy Misika says the commercial commencement of slaughtering of livestock at the Katima Mulilo abattoir will enable cattle farmers to sell their cattle to the abattoir.
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Oshana governor Elia Irimari says although youth unemployment is a national problem, the regional council on its part continues to implement rural development programmes to help create employment opportunities for young people.
OMUTHIYA – Community members of Oshigambo in the Oshikoto region have reiterated calls to have a permanent police station within the surrounding to curb crime.
OMUTHIYA – Oshikoto education director Aletta Eises says the authorities have taken into consideration the safety of learners and teachers at King Kauluma Combined School, which will see police officers embarking on a de-mining operation of the entire school premises.
More than 500 learners at Omundudu Combined School, who were withdrawn by their unhappy parents pending investigations and a hearing into the alleged misconduct involving two senior staff, have since returned to school.
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WALVIS BAY – The Popular Democratic Movement at the weekend announced it will throw its weight behind incumbent Walvis Bay Urban constituency councillor Knowledge Ipinge for the regional council vote.
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Affirmative Repositioning (AR) activist-in-chief Job Amupanda has promised to initiate a housing programme for police officers if elected as councillor and subsequently as Windhoek mayor in next month’s local authority elections.
WINDOKO – Fulai ya Sisole sanaha (NDF) yene isizwe kwasikiliti sa Zambezi, ikalile kufaela kokuna ni linziye viki yefelile.
WINDOKO – Mabulatwi mwalitaba zasiano kiakuli, Beatrice Masilingi hana feela kuba inge Frank Fredricks, kono ubalwa kuba yomuñwi wabamati sakata mwanaha.
WINDOKO – Bayahi banaha Namibia bababeli ni alimuñwi wanaha Zambia, nebatamilwe viki yefelile kasamulaho akuuzwa likomu zemashumi amane kazelobañwi,kwa Mutwalwizi mwasikiliti sa Zambezi.
WINDOKO – Likwambuyu wa njimo Calle Schlettwein, viki yefelile naize uka amuhela kamazoho amabeli, maikuto amuuso wanaha Zambia, kutusa naha Namibia mwakulwanisa linziye mwasikiliti sa Zambezi.
If you want to be the number one enemy for African rural communities, tell them to stop using their land for cattle production.
WALVIS BAY – Walvis Bay municipal CEO Muronga Haingura says local residents who qualify to move in terms of the decongestion process will be moved permanently, including at Farm 37.
NKURENKURU – Former People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan) fighter Eliah Lemmy Muremi has been laid to rest at his home village, Rupara, following his death on 4 October after an illness.
WALVIS BAY – Founding President Sam Nujoma says the Atlantic Ocean is Namibia’s gateway to accelerate food security and become a major player in green technological advancement, simultaneously addressing the country’s water shortages.
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The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has implored SADC members of parliament to unite and build resilient health systems, saying they are “the best defence against any health emergency”.
The initiative by the United Nations Population Fund to distribute dignity kits to vulnerable girls and women has reached the Omaheke region, 1 000 kits were distributed to various schools and communities in different constituencies.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) yesterday threatened to report President Hage Geingob to the Ombudsman for remarks uttered by the head of state at the weekend.
WALVIS BAY – The Affirmative Repositioning movement yesterday unveiled its candidates for the Walvis Bay local authority ahead of next month’s vote. AR, which has registered as an association with the Electoral Commission of Namibia, has fielded five female and male candidates for the ten-member municipal council.
KEETMANSHOOP - “It is very painful, difficult and sad for me to make peace with the death of my little angel,” said an emotional Anna Marie Dausab.
Namibian passengers travelling to Germany will no longer require to be quarantined as well as present a negative coronavirus test result.
Otumborombonga- Mena ro ku hina oku rirongera no ku ritjiukisa nawa mena ro ma patero wo ma nyinganyinga nyingiro kehi yo Covid-19, o Swanu ya Namibia yatie okuhina okurarara omatoororero woutukondwa, otjiuru tjorupa romatoororero, Emmy Kazapua matja.
Otumborombonga- Omuyaruke Joseph Seadog Kaseehunde Kuhanga wari epanga na kangamwa.
Ozoumbouvapa- Ovatuta mbenwisa mondama mave ningirirwa oku kengeze nambano nai ondama tji ya pwirire.
Youth leader Bertha Tobias (BT) is one of the many young women who took part in the #ShutItAllDown protest to rally against sexual and gender-based violence in society.
OMUTHIYA – Oshikoto Swapo coordinator Armas Amukwiyu says the nullified elections for Olukonda district and Oniipa local authority remain in limbo.
RUNDU – Former People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan) fighter Elia Muremi has been accorded an official funeral following his death last Sunday at the age of 65. Muremi died in a Rundu hospital after an illness.
The Namibia Farmworkers Union (Nafwu) general secretary Rocco Nguvauva has issued a stern warning to farm owners subsequent to reports that some employers have been refusing to sign the generational farmworkers evaluation form.
OMUTHIYA – A father of a grade 4 learner in Oshikoto was denied bail on Wednesday in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court after he appeared on rape charges for having allegedly defiled his biological daughter.
ONAYENA – The minister of education, Anna Nghipondoka, says delays in reopening of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic could have resulted in massive dropouts countrywide.
WALVISBAY- Mukurona govaporosi momukunda gwaErongo Andreas Nelumbu nkera katente asi awo kuna kuza komeho nomu vana kuyimona asi ekonakono eli lyomudipagi Shannon Wasserfall mbunga zpomakona kono mokugwana mbatero mepiyagano momugazarerwa gonomvhura 22 ogu kagendere nanakufa.
Nkurenkuru-vatungimo momukunda gwaTondoro gwakara moKavango zoutokero sivike kasipwire kavagwene uhwi nomulihu dokusika ko 40 kaditundire ko Tulikwateseni community Trust, edi vana kukatura nye digave mema gomawa kovatungimo.
OMUTHIYA – Grootfontein municipality finance executive Ileni Hainghumbi says his exit from the local authority was planned the moment he joined 12 years ago.
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NKURENKURU – A number of unemployed teachers in the two Kavango regions have expressed dissatisfaction with the selection process for teaching positions.
As part of the effort to expand HIV services in Namibia, the United States embassy has donated two Toyota Hilux and two Toyota Land Cruisers to non-governmental organisation (NGO) partner Development Aid from People to People (DAPP Namibia).
RUNDU – The Rundu Urban Community Association (Ruca), which was formed in March this year, is gearing up to contest the upcoming elections next month, with an aim to bring about change at the northern town.
Minister in the Presidency Christine //Hoebes says the fight against corruption in the country will demand from the institutions that intervene in the process greater unity and cohesion, in order to achieve the desired results.
The environment ministry has recorded a total of 42 veld fires between 23-30 September this year alone countrywide.
Ovaherero Paramount Chief Vekuii Rukoro has called on his subjects and sympathisers to come forward and donate whatever they can towards the renovation of the official residence of the Ovaherero paramount chief.
RUNDU – Former Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) leader in Kavango East Paulus Mbangu has resigned from the party in order to contest next month’s regional council elections as an independent candidate.
Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba has said that the ongoing Covid-19 is “a wake-up call” and the SADC region’s members of parliament must adapt to the new norm.
Windhoek High Court acting Judge Kobus Miller on Monday warned lawyer Hipura Ujaha that he must be ready to commence with the trial of 43-year-old estate administrator Mervin Kozonguizi if he is declared fit to stand trial on 16 November this year.
MARIENTAL – The cascading effect of the Covid-19 pandemic has hit the tourism market in the Hardap region in a big way, with many facilities located in close proximity to the Namib Desert finding it hard to open for business as most of them rely mainly on international tourists to make ends meet.
KING KAULUMA – The police explosive unit destroyed old ammunition at King Kauluma village in the Oshikoto region yesterday where the directorate of education intends to construct a school hostel
More than 500 learners at Omundudu Combined School were withdrawn by their parents pending investigations and a hearing into the alleged misconduct involving two senior staff accused of contravening the Public Service Act of 1995.
NKURENKURUS - ǁÎs di !ereamxasib ǀhûhâsib ais ūhâsa dīǂuis ases ge Caltop ǁGuiris, Namibiaǁîn xa a ǀhonkhoe-aihe
Lewcor !Nans, ǀaokhoen xa a ǀhonkhoe-aihes tsî a Kaiǁkhaes dis, ge nēsi ǂhanusise a ǀasa ǀhonkhoe.
TSINTSABIS - ǀHûhâsib Tsintsabis dib ge ra ǂâiǂhansen, nē !âb hîan ǁîn di ǁgâuse go ǂan ib ra omkhâisensa ǁanǂgāsabena hā-ūbas !aroma ǂan!gâsa !ās ase hō, os nēsa ǀnîsi a īǁkhāsa ǁîn !hūo tsî omose si nî ǀamǂoasa.
We are in the midst of a health and economic crisis which has drastically changed the way we do things.
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If your goat is losing hair, parasite infestation or disease are likely culprits.
Ticks are blood-sucking arachnids that survive by feeding off both human and animal hosts.
Over the years, Namibia continues to receive less rainfall, forcing farmers to go down to the wire in a bid to save their ailing livestock and brittle crops.
Are you a patient person? Would you invest in a product and wait five years for it to bear fruit, literally?
NYAE NYAE - With the support of the ministry of environment, the Nyae Nyae conservancy undertook its annual game count in September.
Namibia’s response to the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has drawn praise and admiration, with a top delegate during the 47th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), saying it “offers priceless lessons to be shared”
Deputy information minister Emma Theofelus this week completed her familiarisation tour of the Erongo region and the ministry’s facilities within the region.
GOBABIS – Information minister Peya Mushelenga recently paid a courtesy visit to the Omaheke region to acquaint himself with the operations and services on the ground.
KHORIXAS – Kunene governor Marius Sheya on Friday handed over a cultural heritage centre worth N$ 6.1 million to the Khorixas Town Council.
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ONGWEDIVA – Swapo’s Omusati candidates for the upcoming regional council and local authority elections say they will prioritise water provision, rural electrification and eradicating unemployment amongst the youth and women in their respective constituencies.
RUNDU – The Kavango West region finally has its own Covid-19 isolation facility after months of referring cases to Rundu hospital for treatment.
A Namibian Defence Force (NDF) aircraft that was deployed to the Zambezi region started the aerial spraying of locusts on Sunday in an effort to combat the outbreak that has destroyed large acres of grazing land.
The environment ministry has assured the public that the fire that broke out last week south of the Etosha National Park is not as bad as it seemed and is in fact regarded as a management tool for vegetation.
RUNDU – Muzamaisi Marius Katamila uketilwe kuba yomuhulu wa sipokola yomunca mwasikiliti sa Zambezi, kulatelela kupumula famusebezi kwa Muzamaisi Karel Theron.
WINDOKO – Piho ya mayemo amunahano ya yana beleka kwa kampani ya Global Fund, ili yanyaziwa kamulatu wa kubulaya yanali folomani wa hae, ni kuholofaza yana beleka ni yena, kanako yakukunupa mwasilimo sa 2019 ilukile kuli itiswe mwa khuta
WINDOKO – Buñata bwa bayemeli batolopo ya Katima Mulilo babayemela kopano ya Swapo, neba teuzwi mwaliketisa zakopano zakuketa baipapati baliketisa zetaha.
WINDOKO – Sisole sa naha Namibia (NDF) silumezi fulai kwa sikiliti sa Zambezi, kuyo tiiseza twaniso ya linziye zefubelu za Afilika zetuta, ili zetaselize sikiliti kaufela nikusinya lihekele zemyanda iketalizoho zamafulelo.
NKURENKURU – Villages in the Kavango West’s Tondoro constituency last week received a donation of 40 bundles of water pipes from the Tulikwateseni Community Trust, which will be installed to supply them with potable water.
The transformation of the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) into SADC Regional Parliament is now a question of when and not if it happens, as calls for the realisation of the long-cherished dream are becoming more strident.
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) pledged on Saturday to prioritise urban housing that would see up to 300 000 new homes countrywide through the party’s ‘One Namibia, One Plot’ Policy.
Besides the discrimination and stigmatisation visually impaired people often face in society, many also experience abuse of their monthly social grants at the hands of their families.
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ONGWEDIVA – An investigation has been ordered in the electrocution of an electrician employed by the Northern Regions Electricity Distribution Company (Nored) during a planned shutdown at Ondangwa on 4 October this year.
Otjomuise-Abdal Ramana Mutjavikua nambano koruseinina onguri omuvarekwa vos ko tjiveta wo National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) kOmatoororero wo Karukondua ka Kakarara.
Otjomuise-Umwe wo zo mbaimbairi, ohongora no muka ndjira mo ku kuna momahi wa kangamwa maningire ovatuta okuuta oku rongerisa omahi wovikunino vyawo tjinga otja kovauke wo mwinyo weyuru ommbura aiheri kokure.
Otjomuise- Hapo imba mbekara movihavero vyo virata kutja ovyou tukondwa two ma toororero po ovyo zo ngomainde nu nai mbaisamewa poo mbu ma veisamewa omena rokutja kanaa vaungura otja kondero no ru tjato ro vira vya poo omena ro kutja kave ya urisa otuyano twao kovature voutukondwa itwi no zo ngomainde?
Meatco CEO Mwilima Mushokabanji (MM) has hit the ground running since his appointment in February this year. New Era engaged him on some of the challenges, opportunities and immediate plans at the corporation.
KEETMANSHOOP – Life is really tough for 32-year-old Elvis Plaatjie who is one of many less fortunate Keetmanshoop residents who live or survive in a rubbish dump.
Cooperation… Namibia-India relations were further cemented recently when New Era Publication Corporation and Asian News International, South Asia’s leading multimedia news agency based in India, agreed to collaborate on cost-free content exchange.
The majority of local authority councillors serving on the Swapo ticket at Katima Mulilo were eliminated during an intra-party contest to elect candidates for the upcoming election.
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has diverted N$225 000 that was meant to commemorate World Habitat Day in the country to be utilised towards the construction of six housing units.
The orientation programme, which is designed to accommodate foreign-trained Namibian graduates and allow them to enter internships, is expected to commence in January next year until August.
OMUTHIYA - About 20 tenants of Endombo compound in Tsumeb suffered another blow after a failed attempt to have the High Court declare an order of eviction instituted by the landlord null and void.
TSINTSABIS – The community of Tsintsabis fear the proclamation of the area as a settlement will push them to the periphery of landlessness and homelessness as the majority will not be able to afford the living standards.
RUNDU - The Rundu Intermediate Hospital yesterday received medical equipment worth over N$850 000 from Recon Africa, an oil exploration firm that will soon start with exploration activities at Kawe village in the Kavango East region.
Our Star of the Week is Namibia’s sprinting sensation Beatrice Masilingi
KEETMANSHOOP - Youth unemployment and underemployment constitute central challenges to Namibia’s development, said youth minister Agnes Tjongarero.
GOBABIS - Silyo sombunga zovakurupe wombunga zaSWAPO ogu gakara asi mugavi nombudi mombunga ozo momukunda gwaOmaheke Elvis Kauesa kuna kara asi takarumbasana momahoroworo gokukwateramo gana kuwiza kwedi oko moGobabis asi mukandindate gopaumwene.
The SADC Parliamentary Forum will hold its 47th Plenary Assembly Session virtually from between 9-11 October under the theme: ‘The Role of Parliaments in Strengthening Accountability during a pandemic: The Case of Covid-19.’
Speaker of the National Assembly Peter Katjavivi on Tuesday joined the chorus of political leaders in mourning the passing of Kaptein John McNab.
Education minister Anna Nghipondoka has expressed her disappointment over the amounts of money charged by privately owned companies on government projects.
RUNDU - The recently concluded Swapo primaries in Kavango East saw three seating councillors, Petrus Kavhura for Ndonga-Linena constituency, Ndiyona’s Eugene Likuwa and John Thighuru for Mukwe losing out on the opportunity to stand as candidates of the ruling party for next month’s regional council elections.
ONGWEDIVA - More Swapo serving councillors in Ohangwena region did not garner enough votes to re-contest the upcoming regional council elections.
President Hage Geingob this week cancelled a meeting, which was scheduled yesterday, with local journalists who had petitioned the Presidency to air grievances against presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari.
RUNDU – The authorities have called on all affected communities and farmers to adhere to safety protocols as a measure to curb the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which has been confirmed in Ndiyona constituency of Kavango East.
ONGWEDIVA - Some members of the Independent Patriots for Change in Ohangwena region have threatened to resign ahead of the upcoming elections if the party does not address ongoing concerns.
Namibia Farm Workers Union (Nafwu) secretary general Rocco Nguvauva has been nominated as Swapo candidate for the Okorukambe constituency.
Windhoek mayor Fransina Kahungu says the relocation site - where communities affected by the Goreangab and Monte Christo road development will be moved - has been identified and surveyed in Havana extension 9.
The health ministry insists Covid-19 gathering limits of a maximum 50 people were still in place despite the lifting of the state of emergency and a drop in new infections.
WALVIS BAY – At least five women will contest as regional councillors in the Erongo region under the banner of Swapo following last weekend’s ruling party primaries.
Infectious Coryza is a bacterial disease that affects upper respiratory tract of chicken and manifest itself with closed eyes, discharges from nostrils and death.
A few editions ago, we publish a short story of a sheep that shattered records and sold higher than any other in recent times.
Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein has said the implementation of the Flexible Land Tenure Act is on schedule.
Overgrazing represents an environmental hazard whereby wildlife or livestock excessively feed on pasture.
The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of N$40 million from the European Union (EU), which will help WFP deliver critical food assistance to 30 000 vulnerable people in Namibia affected by Covid-19 and drought.
Residents of Kangweru in Ndonga-Linena constituency of Kavango East were relieved following an intervention by the region’s social mobilisation committee, who recently held an information-sharing meeting at the village to provide clarity regarding a particular guest house in that village that is currently being used as a quarantine facility.
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in Namibia recently funded a three-day leadership training to the members of the //Hudup cooperative, a recently formed poultry project based in Uibes in the Daweb constituency as well as the Maltahöhe Action for Youth Development in the Hardap region.
EENHANA - Certainly when they say disability is not inability, 29-year-old Tuyimo David whose legs were amputated many years ago, is a perfect example as she strives to change her life for the better through upholstery.
RUNDU – Commissioner Marius Katamila has been appointed as the new Zambezi police commander following the retirement of Commissioner Karl Theron.
KEETMANSHOOP - Various key role players from the education fraternity in the //Kharas region convened yesterday to be part of the launching of the Regional Governor’s Educational Roadshow aimed at assisting grade 11 and 12 learners in their preparedness for upcoming examinations.
Higher education minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi says it is a serious disservice for any Namibian child to be at university level without a laptop or even connectivity gadgets.
A 28-year-old man from Okuryangava in Windhoek died instantly after he was allegedly stabbed with a knife by his girlfriend on Saturday afternoon.
WINDOKO – Likwambuyu yabona za kuyaha mandu, Erastus UUtoni, ulatuzi mihupulo yakuli muuso usebelisa mulelo wakuyaha mandu acipile mwalibaka zanaikahela, kuba mulelo wakubotelwa sina liketisa za milonganyana ni likiliti hali atumezi mwakweli ya Njimwana.
WINDOKO – Balekisi ba mwamakululu nebacauzi mwatolopo ya Katima Mulilo viki yefelile, balaela kuli balumelelwe kulekisa libyana zabona mwamakululu.
KATIMA MULILO – Sikolo sa zabupangapanga mwasikiliti sa Zambezi, ili sezibahala ka ZVTC, nesikwaluzi hotela ili yekasebeliswa kufa lituto mwasikiliti sa Zambezi.
WINDOKO – Katengo ka masheleñi amulelo waputako mwakulwanisa butuku bwa Aids (Pepfar), kakasula masheleñi alikana lulelule ni licika (N$1.5 billion), kutusa naha Namibia mwamilelo ya HIV/Aids mwasilimo sa 2021.
Justice and equity fell into sharp focus on 1 October when the AIDS & Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) launched a campaign to call for the realisation of the rights to bodily autonomy and integrity in Southern and East Africa.
NKURENKURU - As part of its corporate responsibility, Caltop Investment, a Namibian owned fishing company has donated ICT and administrative equipment to the Sinzogoro Combined School in the Kapako constituency in Kavango West region.
The trial of a woman who is accused of killing her 70-year-old boyfriend when she stabbed him multiple times in 2018 faces further hurdle.
OMUTHIYA - Weatherly Mining Namibia has promised to fast track the process of transferring a portion of land measuring more than 250 hectares to the Tsumeb municipality to help address the challenge of land at the town.
Mayor of Gobabis Liberius Kalili has refuted explosive claims made by the town’s CEO Ignatius Thudinyane, who last week detailed a number of governance issues in a letter addressed to, among others, the urban and rural development minister Erastus Uutoni.
The health ministry says it was concerned about the high number of positive cases being recorded at the Hardap correctional facility.
ONGWEDIVA – Retired Bishop Kleopas Dumeni celebrated nine decades of his life when he turned 90 on Saturday.
Crime has surged in recent weeks across the country, with cases such as rape, murder and housebreaking hogging the headlines.
New Era understands the regional council had requested for 108 Boer goats but instead the bidder supplied the council with a mixture
Julia Muetudhana, who resides in Eros, has offered shelter to the minor girl who was allegedly raped in the presence of her mother and younger sibling in Havana recently.
It is alleged Rauha Nahole was alone at her homestead when the 41-year-old suspect pounced on her.
“Be objective, you see when you are a news reporter you are like a magistrate, he or she may have his or her own views on issues but there are legal principles
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A number of informal traders staged a demonstration at Katima Mulilo this week and demanded that they be allowed to sell their products on the streets again.
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) spokesperson Josefina Nghituwamata said the investigator working on the case was busy reviewing and verifying all charges as they are too many.
A team from the education directorate accompanied by representatives from various ministries such as the ministry of information visited the three educational circuits to host information sharing sessions.
Tsumeb is landlocked with no means of expansion as it is surrounded by farms and land belonging to local mines.
The mayor of Ongwediva Angelina Angula as well as a member of the management committee Maria Kavalela will not be contesting for this year’s local authority elections
In November, Namibians are heading to the polls to elect new regional council and local authority leaders despite fears of the global coronavirus
One of the longest serving Swapo regional councillors has failed to make the cut following a highly contested ruling party primary election in the //Kharas region last weekend.
The hotel was constructed with contributions from the Namibia Training Authority of N$2 million as a capacity-building gran
In terms of gender, 74% of the graduating students are females and 26% are male. IUM founder David Namwandi said that five new qualifications will be awarded by the university for the first time this year.
Otjomuise- OvaÞuta ma ve rakiziwa oku kengeze ko ma tambukiro womiriro.
Otjomuise- Epukiro rawirirwe iyo tjikamba otjizoozu tjo zo ndiro zovature varo novandu mbaungurira otjiwana tja Pukiro mo zo ndondo novito peke peke owo avehe mbu ma vesivisiwa mOkarukondwa kOmatoorore inga omayuva wo ma suviro inga.
Otjomuise- Otjimbumba tjo zo hiva tjo porise ya Namibia no tjo mbongo indji o St. John yo muhonge Petrus Tjijombo, o kowa indji o Soli Deo Gloria yombongo yo ruhindo amai hongorerwe po iyo omutone wayo wongoma Kujai Muundjua, vya yandjere otjivara tjapeke ko tjiungura tjouyapuke tjo ma yandjero wondjosikiro oseinina komukurundu oserekaze omuyaruke Erika Kaurapua Katjivirue no mu zandona we omwene, Eslon Ndandona Kavari Oritjatatu mOtjomuise.
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The basic income grant (BIG) initiative, which was first piloted at the village of Otjivero, Omitara, in Omaheke region in 2008, where each inhabitant received a monthly cash grant of N$100, is back in the spotlight with a N$500 proposed this time around
Health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula this week re-introduced a motion seeking the establishment of an African Medicine Agency (AMA), which will serve as the continental regulatory body of medicines and medical products.
KEETMANSHOOP – Keetmanshoop Rural constituency councillor Elias Kharugab says poor road conditions are part of the contributing factors leading to fatal accidents in the //Kharas region.
The environment ministry is in the process of reviewing the Environmental Management Act of 2007 to provide reinforcement and punitive measures for non-adherence by issuing admission of guilt fines.
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The governor of the Khomas region, Laura McLeod-Katjirua, has strongly condemned the high rate of violence in the country against women and children.
Nguuru gomukunda Zambezi Lawrence Sampofu katente asi vanafarama womoMusele Island vahakambadara asi kusinga nongombe dawo ditunde mevango lina asi dize nako peke, dogoro mukisi ogu gokana nokakombo guna haga.
Three drug law enforcement officers were arrested last week for allegedly taking bribes from a suspected drug dealer.
Relatives of the late Amalia /Hones, who died in 1963 and buried at farm 508, part of the Havana informal settlement, have requested the City of Windhoek to put the relocation process on hold while they investigate the burial site.
OMUTHIYA - The environment ministry has launched an investigation to determine if a police case can be opened after farmers recently undertook to hunt a lioness that was reportedly killing goats north of Etosha National Park.
KEETMANSHOOP – Keetmanshoop mayor Gaudentia Kröhne said it is worrisome that some of today’s children fail to speak their mother tongues.
NKURENKURU – Marginalised communities, particularly the residents of Nkurenkuru Extension 5, Siurungu and Mayara villages, received 33 housing units last Friday.
OMUTHIYA - The Oshikoto Regional Council has undertaken an initiative in which it seeks to procure mahangu from local farmers, with a view to assist some residents who lost their produce in fire incidents.
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KEETMANSHOOP - Pre-primary and grade 1-3 learners in the //Kharas region were excited after resuming face-to-face learning this week following a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
ONGWEDIVA – The police holding cells at Eenhana have been placed under quarantine after 19 inmates tested positive for the coronavirus, the regional commander, Commissioner Elizabeth Sibolile said yesterday.
OMUTHIYA - An unidentified half-naked man jaywalking on the road was on Monday evening run over by a vehicle in the Oshikoto region and died on the scene.
KEETMANSHOOP – The //Kharas region’s political leadership has intervened in a labour standoff at the Naute Dam, which is run by the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (Nida), following allegations that people from the south were being overlooked in the hiring of seasonal workers.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yesterday endorsed deputy information minister Emma Theofelus, who will be joining other A-list celebrities for the MTC Knockout Project in aid of efforts to address homelessness in the country.
OMUTHIYA – The Grootfontein municipality has vowed to continue with the recruitment of about 32 workers despite a request by the local Swapo leadership to halt the process due to cost implications.
ǂGuro Ministers Beros ge ai!â gere ǂoa wekheb !nâ ge ǂanǂan hâ i, ǁîs ge N$50.3 miljun marisa ǀkhaeb ase !khō!oasa Covid-19 ǁōsa !hūb !nâ ǁkhaes ase.
ǂNŪǂGOAES- ǁÎs di !uru ǁgūbas ǀhûhâsib !nân ǁîna hoan xa a ǂkhawusa khoena huis dis ases ge ǂNūǂgoaes di !Ā!khōmai-ao-i ǂGaesa ǀgūǁae sao ra xūna
Bush encroachment can simply be defined as the dominant increase in density of woody plants species on a land area.
Parasites like ticks and worms can develop resistance against drugs when dosed incorrectly.
Love it or hate it, agribusiness is the main player in the realm of food and fibre production.
Conservation agriculture, which is world-renowned for enhancing production while protecting and conserving the natural environment, has been struggling to gain steam in Namibia, a newly released report has found.
KEETMANSHOOP – The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service, through its subsidiaries, the National Youth Service (NYS) and National Youth Council (NYC), availed N$1 million to set up greenhouses for horticultural production in all 14 regions.
In 2017, young farmer Vezemba Katuuo (30) drove one of his best cows to a cattle auction.
OMUTHIYA – A 16-month-old toddler burned to death at the weekend after a pot of scalding water fell on him.
AUS - !Nami#Nus constituency councillor Jan Scholtz said feedback and review is a critical component of every organisation with a joint vision.
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