Author: Annakleta Haikera
Water Director Apologises for Inoperable Boreholes … Urges Community Involvement
By: Annakleta Haikera The director of rural Water Supply and Sanitation Coordination in the Kavango West region, Ricardo Sikongo, has expressed his regrets for the hardship faced by residents due to the non-functional boreholes in the area. In response…
Zambezi and Kavango Farmers Advocate for Sugarcane Farming
By: Annakleta Haikera The Mukwe Constituency Councillor, Damian Maghambayi, believes that a proposed sugarcane farming project in the Kavango East region will significantly boost employment opportunities in the region and benefit Namibia as a whole. This call comes from…
Auditor General Raises Concerns OverKavango East Regional Council’s Finances
By: AnnakletaHaikera The Auditor General, Junias Kandjeke, has identified several concerns related to the financial records of the Kavango East Regional Council for the fiscal year ending in March 2019. In granting the regional council an adverse audit opinion, Kandjeke…
12 Kavango East Schools Receive Hygiene Packages for Boys
By: AnnakletaHaikera THE Children’s Movement Organisation and the Katutura Youth Enterprise Centre, sponsored by Recon Namibia, distributed 70 hygiene packages to boys from 12 different schools in Rundu, Kavango East on Saturday. The value of the items provided amounted to…
Workers Urge Government To Manage Ranch With Over 12 000 Cattle
By: Annakleta Haikera WORKERS at the state-owned Kavango Cattle Ranch at Mangetti in the Kavango West region have called on the government to take charge of managing the farm claiming it could collapses under the current management. The farm in…
Recon Namibia Delivers 10 Boreholes to the Kavango Regions
By: Annakleta Haikera RECON Namibia on Saturday handed over ten community boreholes to the Kavango East and West regions. Five boreholes were allocated to villages in Kavango West: Sondorokeni, Runone, Mankete, Kapembe, and Kapenene. The remaining five boreholes went to…
653 Schools Country-wide have Have No Electricity
By: Annakleta Haikera There are 653 schools in the country lacking electricity, 167 of these are in the Kavango East region. The Mines and Energy Minister, Tom Alweendo, made the revelation during the official handover of the Shamundambo electrification project…
Rundu Artists Call for Increased Budget at Trade Fair
By:Annakleta Haikera RUNDU-based artists are advocating for fair compensation from the organizers of the upcoming Rundu Trade Fair, citing persistent financial challenges. The sixth edition of the trade fair, themed “Innovation and Investment – Paving the way for Rundu’s revived…
Governor Calls For Tourist Center In Nkurenkuru
By: AnnakletaHaikera Kavango East Governor, Sirrka Ausiku, has appealed to the government to establish a tourist center in Nkurenkuru, citing the lack of active tourist activities in the region’s largest town. Ausiku also encouraged the Nkurenkuru town council to engage…
Rural Areas Critical To Shaping Food Systems – Uutoni
By: Annakleta Haikera Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni said rural areas will remain critical in shaping the food system resilience in the country and providing basic raw materials for secondary industry. Uutoni said revitalising rural areas in Namibia…