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The Rundu Town Council has apportioned blame for the town’s disastrous roads on the community of Kaisosi, saying contractors appointed by the local authority have been denied access by locals to a borrow pit where they source gravel.

Cabinet is expected to consider a public-private partnership proposal towards the development of a 5 000-hectare irrigation scheme outside the overflowing Neckartal Dam, agriculture and water minister Calle Schlettwein said yesterday. 

Barely three weeks after being repatriated to Angola by bus, destitute and homeless Angolan migrants – who camped at Etunda for almost a year – have walked back to Namibia to look for food.

Omukulunhu wehangano lokulwifa omahepeko opaukashike kookanhu loMonica Gender Equality, Human Rights and Social Justice Shaanika Nashilongo okwa ti ovanhu vahapu ova ninga oihakanwa yokukanifa omaliko avo eshi hava kala tava kengelelwa keendudu.

Nonando aakalimo yomomukunda Onghalulu moshikandjohogololo Okongo moHangwena ya kala yataalela uupyakandhi woku enda oondjila oonde okukamona uuhaku, uupyakandhi mboka owa mono ehululilo.

Omupopiliko koshikondo shomavyulonghalo Commissioner Sam Shaalulange okwa ti ovanadolongo vahapu ve li komavyulonghalo moWindhoek ohava kwatwa ve na eengodi dopeka eshi hava kala tava longifa eengodi.

Nonando Aangola yali shunwa koshilongo shawo petameko lyomwendhi nguka, oyendji oya tameka nale oku waya mooha dhoondamba taya galukile ishewe moNamibia.

In terms of benefits, how does public governance on the continent affect people, villages and informal settlements – be it in South Africa, Kenya, Central African Republic, Nigeria, Senegal or Rwanda? 

Foreign direct investment brings new industries and creates jobs but would FDIs come if we cannot guarantee long-term protection? Foreign investors do not want to invest money into an economy where their investment could be redistributed – do you blame them? 

Residents of the southern village of Vaalgras in the //Kharas region are split on the question of whether a possible oil discovery in the area would benefit the community.