Author: Annakleta Haikera
NorthSouth West Fishing Company Builds Ngwangwa Pedestrian Bridge
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….
Flogged Employees, Boss On 14-Day Suspension
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…
Kavango East Leadership Says Whips For Loans Evokes Labour System Of Olden Days
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…
Cash & Carry Rundu Shuts Down, Residents Scavenge Around For Expired Food
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…
N$1 Million Maternity Ward Will Rescue Mothers, Babies
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…
Loans Worth ThreeMillion Advanced To Youth In Kavango Regions
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…
Governor Links Rundu Urbanisation To School Infrastructure Shortage
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…
Rundu Learners Start New School In 20 Tents
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…
Ok Foods Awards Bursary To Best Learner In KavangoEast
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…
Kavango West Commemorates Education Day Amidst Struggles
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…