OMUTHIYA -The water crisis in Oshikoto Region has reached alarming levels that require urgent interventions and if not timely addressed this will lead to loss of human lives, says the head of Rural Water Supply Stevenson Tuukondjele.
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Hippos destroy villager’s crops
NKURENKURU - Whilst some residents of Kavango West Region have endured sleepless nights by the elephant raids, for 64-year-old resident of Marema village in Tondoro Constituency, nocturnal crop invasion on his field by hippos has become a handsome.
Communal farmers cautioned against rabies
ONGWEDIVA – The chief veterinarian in Omusati Region Dr Josephat Peter has advised the public to report strange behaviour in pets and livestock in order to curtail the spread of diseases to other animals and humans.
Defiant Sinimbo content being ordinary councillor
RUNDU - Former Rundu mayor Verna Sinimbo says she has not defied the Swapo Party constitution or the Local Authorities Act by not availing herself to serve on the management committee as she is at liberty to serve the town as an ordinary councillor.
Governor Ipinge launches Tsumkwe Annual Trade Expo
OTJIWARONGO - Otjozondjupa Governor Otto Ipinge during the launch of the annual Tsumkwe Trade Expo 2019 said the event will be a golden opportunity for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the region to expand their horizons to new openings and in the process securing new ventures by tapping into new markets and promoting sustainable development.
The Kitchen fails to pay workers on time
WINDHOEK – Employees at a local restaurant and bar, The Kitchen (located at Freedom Plaza in Windhoek), are allegedly struggling to make ends meet because of non-payment of wages.
Swakopmund, Karibib identified for food bank
SWAKOPMUND - Karibib and Swakopmund have been identified as the two towns for the establishment of the food bank for Erongo Region.
Mayuni learners sent home over school fees
KATIMA MULILO - Community members of Choi in the Sibbinda Circuit in Zambezi Region have accused the principal of Mayuni Senior Secondary School of sending their children home, after they failed to pay school funds.
Ondonga to resume with community court
ONGWEDIVA – The Ministry of Justice has directed the suspended faction of the Ondonga Traditional Authority councilors gazetted as justices and assessors to resume the community court proceedings which have been on hold following squabbles at the tribal authority.
1 764 drought-hit families assisted in Erongo
SWAKOPMUND - The Erongo Regional Council distributed 12 936 bags of maize meal from November 2018 until the end of March 2019 to farmers and households in Karibib and Daures constituencies.