By:Annakleta Haikera Rundu Rural constituency councillor has resolved to seek intervention from the ministry of labour, industrial relations and employment creation on the dispute involving the Rani Group of Companies and its employees Councillor Paulus Mbangu yesterday called on the ministry to intervene in the poor working conditions and low wages of workers employed by […]
By: Annakleta Haikera The ministry of urban and rural development Erastus Uutoni on Monday officially inaugurated a water project at the Thikanduko village in the Kavango East region. Uutoni said the development came as a result of many human-wildlife conflicts, particularly encounters with crocodiles that have led to the loss of human life in the […]
By: Annakleta Haikera Inspector general of the Namibian police Joseph Shikongo on Saturday handed over a Legend 45 D4D 3litre pickup bakkie to the police in the Mukwe constituency following a visit to the region. The Mukwe police station got the new vehicle after working for three years without one. The vehicle was received by […]
By: Annakleta Haikera The Japanese government on last week Thursday has handed over agro-input and gardening tools worth about N$3,9 million (US$226,000) to the Diworoka community garden at Marema village in the Kavango West. Speaking on behalf of the Japanese ambassador to Namibia Hisao Nishimaki , the Assistant Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) representative Ferdinard […]
By: Annakleta Haikera Debmarine Namibia yesterday donated gardening equipment valued at N$60 000 to the Mbambi Senior Primary School situated in the Sinyugwe circuit of the Kavango East region. Mbambi is a far-flung village in the Mukwe constituency some 60 kilometres from Rundu. The donation consists of gardening equipment such as shovels, rakes, clippers, watering cans […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Human Rights Day was commemorated in Rundu in the Kavango East region last Saturday, which coincided with the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. In Namibia, Namibian Women’s Day was enacted by parliament with the same celebration day as the International Human Rights Day with the efforts to raise […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Respected Rundu-based businessman Daniel Augusto De Jesus has died aged 73. De Jesus is the owner of Rundu OK Foods supermarket and hardware retailer Rundu Build It. He also owned the Grootfontein OK Foods and Nkurenkuru Market and employed more than 380 people. The entrepreneur died on 5 December at Grootfontein after a […]
By:Annakleta Haikera A local close corporation Omnicon Investments, jointly with the regional councils of the Kavango East and West regions, have kicked off activities around the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence(GBV), World Aids Day, and Health & Wellness Expo which will run until 10 December 2022, Human Rights Day. The main event, […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Desks and chairs are essential items in every school to ensure a conducive learning environment for learners. In its latest effort to assist the needy, the Namibia Ports Authority (Namport), through the Namport Social Investment Fund (NSIF), was quick to respond to a call by schools in the Kavango East region to help […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Mundiro, an NGO established in October 2014, has launched a mobile clinic with a 4×4 vehicle in the Mukwe constituency of Kavango East region to provide residents with adequate healthcare services. Mundiro means “Fire” in Thimbukushu. It symbolizes Mudiro’s commitment to the people of Namibia, says the founder, Barbara Müller. The Kavango East […]