Author: Annakleta Haikera
Various Kavango West Health Facilities Receive Sanitation Upgrade
By: Annakleta Haikera Namibia Water Sector Support Programme (NWSSP) has delivered newly constructed sanitation facilities to four clinics and one health centre in the Kavango West Region. The facilities are Mupini Health Centre, Kapako Clinic, Mburu-uru Clinic, Nzinze Clinic…
Businesses and Investors Asked to Expand to Rural Areas
By: Annakleta Haikera Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has urged Namibian businesses and investors to invest beyond urban settings and into rural communities to improve livelihoods. A large percentage of commercial entities in Namibia are established in or within the…
Kavango West Malaria Cases Surge by 2,360
By: Annakleta Haikera Kavango West has recorded a rise in malaria cases, with 24,360 cases reported from January to September this year, compared with 22,000 cases during the same period in 2025, an increase of 2,360 cases. The figures…
‘Give Sunday Back to God’: Bishop Aims Sunday Trading
By: Annakleta Haikera Bishop Magret Darocha has called for a review of Sunday trading practices in Namibia, arguing that the growing number of businesses operating on Sundays is eroding the day’s traditional religious, cultural and family significance. Speaking on…
Angolan Vendors Turn to Rundu for Survival, Call for Designated Market
By: Annakleta Haikera Rundu’s busy streets are increasingly becoming a trading hub for vendors from Angola, with some saying the town has become their main source of income and calling on the Rundu Town Council to provide a…
Rundu Launches Council Owned Commercial Subsidiary
By: Annakleta Haikera The Rundu Town Council has launched its wholly council-owned commercial subsidiary, Rundu Town Council Commercial Services (RTCCS), as the town grapples with rapid population growth, rising demand for basic services and limited municipal revenue in the…
Experimental Teen Offered TVET Training and Scholarship
By: Annakleta Haikera For four years, Visentius Kapumburu experimented with discarded materials, driven by a curiosity that few around him fully understood in Gcwagi Village, Kavango West Region. With little formal education and coming from a family…
Lawyer Turns N$200,000 Youth Fund Support Into Law Firm
By: Annakleta Haikera At 27, Naboth De Celestino is challenging the conventional path into Namibia’s legal profession by choosing entrepreneurship over waiting years to establish himself under an existing law firm. With financial assistance of N$200 000 from the…
Governor Promotes Food Security Through ‘Governor’s Garden’
By: Annakleta Haikera What was once an unused piece of land at the Kavango East Governor’s Office has been transformed into a vegetable garden. The garden is now providing employment opportunities to six young people, who are gaining…
Borrowing to Survive: The Case of Many in the Mashare Constituency
By: Annakleta Haikera Mashare Constituency Councillor, Peter Kashumali has warned that the growing debt burden is trapping households in a cycle of borrowing, refinancing and taking new loans to settle existing debts. “You go to location A, you take….