By:Annakleta Haikera A revamped bridge at Ngwangwa in the Kapako Constituency of Kavango West was officially inaugurated on Friday by Swapo Party Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa. The pedestrian bridge was constructed by NorthSouth West Fishing Companyat the cost of N$361,000. The donation comes after the media in December 2021 reported how over 2,000 Ngwangwa residents […]
By: Annakleta Haikera Micke Du Preez, the owner of the Rundu Filling Station in the Kavango East, has placed himself and all the employees that allegedly took part in a flogging “game” on a 14-day suspension, pending an investigation. In a letter seen by The Villager to Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Following a meeting over the alleged abuse of Rundu Service Station employees by their boss, a decision was taken by the Kavango East regional leadership to temporarily shut down the station, pending an investigation. The meeting was held on Monday at the Rundu Regional Council to resolve matters on the whipping of workers […]
Annakleta Haikera Mukwe constituency councillor and chairperson of the Kavango East Regional Council, Damian Maghambayi has questioned whether the leaders in his region are aware that people survive by scavenging for eating expired food. The development comes as Cash and Carry supermarket in Rundu in the Kavango East was on Wednesday shut down by the […]
By:Annakleta Haikera The soon to be constructed N$1 million maternity ward at the Rupara Health Centre has been welcomed by women in the Kavango West region, saying it will rescue mothers from being transported to nearby hospitals and from losing newborn babies. The Development Bank of Namibia on Friday announced the sponsorship. Martha Muronga, a […]
By:Annakleta Haikera The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has offered loans valued at N$3.1 million to youth in the two Kavango regions over five years. This was said by Agribank Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Raphael Karuaihe on Wednesday during the inauguration of the revamped AgriBank branch office in Rundu, Kavango East. The office in the […]
By:Annakleta Haikera The rapid increase of urban migration has led to a population explosion in Rundu in the Kavango East over the years, the governor Bonifatius Wakudumo said last week. The town’s population has reached a total of 105785, which means over 64% of all residents of the Kavango East region reside in Rundu. The […]
By: Annakleta Haikera The awaited project school at Rundu in the Kavango East region started on Monday morning, with stranded 730 learners who have been housed in 20 tents as classrooms. The project school learners from grade 8 to 10who could not be placed at local schools. The tents were donated by the office of […]
By:Annakleta Haikera 17-year-old Selma Makoke, the recipient of a bursary to study nursing that OK Foods in Rundu awarded on Saturday, encouraged all parents not to give up on their children because of their poor backgrounds, but to show them love and encourage them. The event attracted many residents in the Rundu area who came […]
By:Annakleta Haikera Musese constituency councillor Kosmos Katura says villagers in the Kavango West region are struggling to pay fees for their children to return to school. Katutura called on community members, school boards and teachers to allow such learners in school because their parents are unable to contribute such funds. The councillor said this during […]