By:Annakleta Haikera Mashare Constituency Councillor Phillip Mavara says the police are failing with investigations into stolen water pumps in the area. This failure, he said, causes the theft of water pumps to continue unabated. The two Kavango regions have witnessed the highest rates of stolen water pumps in the country, with around 43 stolen. Seven […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Kavango West region villagers have once again been left frustrated and thirsty after another water pump was stolen last week. Meanwhile, those with small irrigation schemes have been left without water for their crops. Kavango West Nampol’s Regional Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Abner Agas told The Villager that numerous cases have been […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Rundu-based lawyer Benhard Tjatjara has welcomed a move by the Office of the Judiciary to have High Court sittings from 1 to 31 August 2023 in the Kavango East and Zambezi regions. The move was annunced by the Deputy Director of Public Relations in the Office of the Judiciary, Vikitoria Hango, in a […]
By: Annakleta Haikera Three voluntary teachers who helped start a school in Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West region are crying foul after none of them were employed when the school was formalised. Thomas Simbundu, who doubled a security guard and a volunteer teacher at the Karanawa Primary School, is unhappy about the results of interviews […]
By: Annakleta Haikera Former President Hifikepunye Pohamba said the Nkurenkuru Expo 2023 provides an opportunity to unlock investment opportunities in the town which is the administrative capital of the Kavango West region. He said this in a speech delivered on his behalf by his Special Assistant Frans !Gaoseb at the launch of the fourth edition of the […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Unregistered and undocumented people of the two Kavango regions have demanded that government speed up the process of registering them after accusing the Rundu office of dragging its feet on the matter. The two Kavango regions have the highest number of stateless and undocumented persons in the country, with Kavango East having 32,720 […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Mukwe Constituency Councillor Damian Maghambayi says40 crocodiles offered by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism on Wednesday for public sale as part of its human-wildlife conflict management are not enough. Environment Minister Pohamba Shifeta said on Thursday it would auction off dozens of crocodiles and deliver more permits to hunt the big reptiles, […]
By: Annakleta Haikera Kavango West region governor Sirkka Ausiku says the region has managed to bring services closer to the people over the past 10 years, as more public institutions opened offices and help stimulate the economy. Ausiku said this on Friday during her State of Region Address (SORA). She however added that there are […]
By: Annakleta Haikera Rundu Rural Constituency Councillor Paulus Mbangu says it is a shame for government to only avail N$10,000 to the bereaved Shishugo family for food. The family lost 16 members tragically due to suspected food poisoning in the Kavango East region two weeks ago. According to Mbangu, government does not care about […]
Annakleta Haikera The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources met with members of the public in Rundu on Wednesday, regarding parliamentarian Inna Hengari's motion on youth unemployment. During the proceedings, Eliud Mwaamenange from National African Student Association (NASA) said the country relies heavily on imports for basic products and goods. Mwaamenange suggested to the lawmakers […]