2020-11-27Nuusita Ashipala Despite diminishing support in other parts of the country, the ruling Swapo party has maintained a stranglehold in the Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and the two Kavango regions. View more
2020-11-27Nuusita Ashipala ONGWEDIVA – Two murder cases were recorded in Ohangwena region on Monday following two stabbing incidents in Ongenga and Ondobe constituencies. View more
2020-11-30Nuusita Ashipala 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. View more
2020-12-01Nuusita Ashipala The Helao Nafidi Town Council has in the last five years capacitated about 48 young unemployed graduates, of which 16 are currently employed at various local authorities and government offices. View more
2020-12-01Nuusita Ashipala ONGWEDIVA - In the last five years, the Helao Nafidi Town Council prioritised land delivery for its residents’ affordable housing, particularly the low-income group. View more
2020-12-02Nuusita Ashipala ONGWEDIVA – One of the newly elected Ongwediva local authority councillors, Taara Shalefyu, has vowed to play his part in accelerating service delivery at the town. View more
2020-12-02Nuusita Ashipala 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. View more
2020-12-03Nuusita Ashipala ONGWEDIVA – As widely expected, the ruling Swapo scooped all mayoral and strategic office bearer positions in local authorities of Oshana and Ohangwena yesterday. View more
2020-12-03Nuusita Ashipala Subsistence farmers in some parts of the country can already start tilling their fields as more rains are predicted to fall within the coming weeks. View more
2020-12-04Nuusita Ashipala Four women were this week nominated to lead as councillors at Okahao, Oshikuku and Tsandi local authorities in Omusati region. View more
2020-12-07Nuusita Ashipala Ohangwena’s Erickson Ndawanifa and Andreas Shintama from Omusati were last week retained as chairpersons of their respective regional councils. View more
2020-12-08Nuusita Ashipala Ogongo constituency councillor Daniel Iilende has kicked off his new role with a donation of 30 bags of maize meal for the elderly and vulnerable community of Okathitu kaNangombe village. View more
2020-12-09Nuusita Ashipala OMAALALA – Gender and social welfare minister Doreen Sioka has urged contractors benefiting from government and private sector tenders to ensure they build quality infrastructure. View more
2020-12-09Nuusita Ashipala OMAALALA – The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare constructed, renovated and upgraded eight Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres to the tune of N$6.1 million in Oshana region. View more
2020-12-09Nuusita Ashipala ONGWEDIVA – The police in Omusati region are investigating two cases of rape after two minor girls, aged eight and 13, were reportedly raped earlier this month. View more
2020-12-11Nuusita Ashipala Namibians were grappling yesterday with fears of a second Covid-19 wave similar to the one experienced in neighbouring South Africa after 301 new infections were recorded. View more
2020-12-11Nuusita Ashipala AKUNIIHOLE – Namibia has witnessed an increase in rape with records indicating that 2 818 cases of rape were registered between January 2018 and September this year. Gender minister Doreen Sioka further indicated that of the rape cases registered about 2 357 were perpetrated against women and children. View more
2021-01-05Nuusita Ashipala The acting health director for Oshana, Asser Shipanga, has expressed concern about a huge backlog in the processing of tests for Covid-19 in the region. View more
2021-01-05Nuusita Ashipala ONGWEDIVA – The Oshana region has seen a reduction in criminal activity since the introduction of the curfew in December last year, regional commander Commissioner Rauha Amwele has said. View more
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