Annakleta Haikera Thirteen people have died from suspected food poisoning after eating dinner at a homestead at Kayova village, Ndiyona Constituency, in the Kavango East region. The food was consumed on Saturday and the first two deaths were recorded in the early hours of Sunday. Ndiyona Constituency Councillor Laurentius Mukoya said drought and hunger has […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Youths in the two Kavango regions say the Ministry of Sports, Youth and National Services are not doing enough to empower them but are merely on the microphones to make promises that are never fulfilled. This comes after the deputy Minister Emma Kantema-Gaomas called on the youth in the two regions to explore […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Ndiyona Constituency Councilor Laurentius Mukoya has called on the establishment of more conservancies in the two Kavango regions, saying before independence people were permitted to kill crocodiles and hippos. This follows after the police in Ndiyona responded to an incident in which a 26-year-old man, who was working as a security guard at […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Twenty-two years old Eberhard Kakoro employs 20 people and has a vision to change the trajectory of his region, the Kavango East. Amidst high unemployment rate, Kakoro began his security services business with a N$3,000 seed capital injection. He started the business when he was only 18 after falling short of obtaining 40 […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Fifty women entrepreneurs from all 14 regions in Namibia were trained on business skills ans knowledge this week through the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA). The initiative, according to BIPA Chief Executive Officer Vivienne Katjiuongua, is to give women skills and knowledge and technical know- how they need to utilise intellectual property […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Government plans to install 43 boreholes at villages which have been prone to crocodile attacks in the Kavango East and West regions. This was revealed by deputy Executive Director for Water Affairs in the Ministry of Agriculture Elijah Ngurare following numerous reports of crocodile attacks in these two regions. Most of the deaths […]
By:Annakleta Haikera The Kavango East and West farmers unions are happy with the prospects of livestock marketing following the opening of the Rundu Abattoir. The farmers expressed their excitement during a consultative meeting held on Wednesday with the Meat Cooperation of Namibia (Meatco). Meatco’s bid to manage the government abattoir was successful, and it is […]
By: Annakleta Haikera The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has cautioned communities living along the rivers in the north and northeastern regions, and the general public, not to take risks against their lives. The caution comes amidst a recent number of human-wildlife conflicts where residents from the communities, particularly from the Kavango East and […]
By:Annakleta Haikera MTC Chief Human Capital Tim Ekandjo says there is a need to facilitate the provision of decent housing in the country, emphasising that corporate smart partnership should strive to aid the government’s effort in curbing the housing shortage in the country. He made these remarks on Monday during the official handover of two […]
By:Annakleta Haikera 60-year old pensioner Dumingos Kativa, living at Kaisosi 1 settlenent in the town of Rundu, Kavango East region, on Tuesday was filled with dismay after officials of the Town Council allegedly demolished his garden from which he earns a living to pay for his children and grandchildren’s school fees. Kativa’s garden crop, which […]