Author: Annakleta Haikera
Fuel Hikes To Heighten Inflationary Pressure
By: Annakleta Haikera At midnight 5 March 2025, fuel prices are set to rise for a consecutive month. The Mines and Energy Ministry attributed the domestic need behind the hike to two factors. One was the annual N$0.50 per litre…
Illegal Fencing Shrinks Grazing Land in Kavango West
By: Annakleta Haikera Farmers and residents of Kavango West are urging the communal land board to take swift action against the rising trend of illegal fencing on communal land, which is severely limiting livestock grazing areas. This growing…
Rundu Says Goodbye to Nujoma
By: Annakleta Haikera Residents from the two Kavango regions paid their final respects to Founding President Sam Nujoma on Saturday during the fourth national memorial service held in his honour in Rundu. Mourners, including delegates from Angola, braved…
Nujoma Loved Traditional Authorities – Chiefs
By: Annakleta Haikera Mbunza Traditional Authority Hompa Alfons Kaundu has described the late Dr. Sam Nujoma as an extraordinary leader who cherished and preserved traditional authority in Namibia. Kaundu praised the Founding President for his unwavering support of traditional…
Boy Who Travelled 200 km to Attend Nujoma’s Memorial Receives N$31,500
By: Annakleta Haikera Thirteen-year-old orphan John Kakuwa, who travelled 200 km from Divundu to Rundu to attend the memorial service of Founding President Dr. Sam Nujoma, will return to school for the first time in over two years…
Kavango Regions Farmers Spared from Armyworm Devastation
By: Annakleta Haikera Farmers in the two Kavango regions have expressed relief after being spared from the recent armyworm outbreak that has ravaged fields in parts of northern Namibia. Speaking to The Villager, the farmers shared their optimism,…
Farmers Lose 443 Cattle to Lumpy Skin Disease … 1,564 clinical cases reported as the disease spread to eight regions
By: Annakleta Haikera and Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Namibian Farmers have lost 443 cattle due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) to date, the Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) has revealed. The disease, which was first reported in Otjozondjupa in June last…
Ndonga Linena Residents Praise Nujoma for Green Scheme Initiatives
By: Annakleta Haikera Residents and leaders in the Kavango East region have commended former President Sam Nujoma for his role in initiating the Ndonga Linena Green Scheme in 2003. Nujoma, often praised as a visionary in agricultural development,…
Kavango West in Need of Aquaculture Infrastructure
By: Annakleta Haikera The Kavango West region remains in dire need of aquaculture infrastructure to mitigate human-wildlife conflict. Despite the donation of five boreholes by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and land Reform, and a local company, last…
Community Projects Needed to Eliminate Unemployment in Kavango West
By: Annakleta Haikera The owner of KEME Agricultural Vocational Training Institute in Kavango West, Lucas Mandema, has urged regional leaders to tackle unemployment by actively supporting community projects. The recently released Labour Force Survey presents a concerning picture…