Author: Annakleta Haikera
Equipment Shortages Hit Shadikongoro Green Scheme
By: Annakleta Haikera The manager of the Shadikongoro Green Scheme irrigation project, Mutero Joseph, has raised concerns over a persistent lack of essential agricultural tools and equipment. Saying the shortage is significantly hindering production at the scheme which is located…
We Are Not Against Development: We Just Want Fair Compensation – Divundu Residents
By: Annakleta Haikera Residents of Divundu have raised concerns over ongoing development projects in the area, saying they are not against progress, they just demand fair and adequate compensation for the land and resources in their region. The community held…
Church Donates N$1.7 Million to Farmers in Four Regions
By: Annakleta Haikera The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), through its Department of Missions Diakonia has donated N$1.7 million to assist farmers in the Kavango East, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, and Oshana regions, who have been severely impacted by…
Rundu Town Council Proposes N$284 Million Budget for 2025/2026
By: Annakleta Haikera The Rundu Town Council has proposed a capital project budget of N$284,1 million for the 2025/26 financial year, marking a 15% increase from the previous year’s budget of N$245,995,825. This was announced during a…
Ballotti Calls on School Principals to Avail School Halls for Indoor Sports
By: Annakleta Haikera The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation and Youth, Sports and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has urged school principals across the country to make school halls available for indoor sports, particularly in the Kavango East Region. He made this…
N$700,000 Worth of Cattle Stolen from Namibia to Angola
By: Annakleta Haikera Cattle valued at approximately N$783,000 were stolen from Shayiwe village in Namibia’s Kavango East Region, Mukwe constituency, and driven across the border into Angola on 10 May 2025. Deputy Commissioner Bonifatius Kanyetu confirmed the…
Five Schools in Rundu Plant 175 Seedlings in Remembrance of Nujoma
By: Annakleta Haikera On Monday, five schools in Rundu planted a total of 175 trees to honor the birthday of the late Founding President Sam Nujoma. The event, led by Kavango East Governor Julius Hamunyera Hambyuka, celebrated…
Wildfires Destroy 100,000 Hectares in Kavango East Yearly
By: Annakleta Haikera Each year, more than 100,000 hectares of land are lost to wildfires across the Kavango East region, this is according to preliminary estimates by the Muduva Nyangana Conservancy and Community Forest through the Food and Agriculture…
Nkurenkuru Expo Gala Dinner Raises Over N$500 000, Doubling 2024 Figures
By: Annakleta Haikera The 6th annual gala dinner in support of the upcoming Nkurenkuru Expo, held last weekend in Kavango West, raised over N$524,450.00, more than double the amount raised during last year’s fundraiser. The Nkurenkuru Town Council…
Tuhingireni Residents Demand Basic Services
By: Annakleta Haikera Residents of the Tuhingireni informal settlement say they continue to live in dire conditions without access to clean water, electricity, and proper roads, a situation they describe as worse than in some villages and remote areas….