Author: Annakleta Haikera
Japan’s N$2 Million To Benefit Kavango West Farmers
By:AnnakletaHaikera A Japan-funded joint monitoring mission has set asideN$2 million to aid agricultural organisations in the Kavango West regionto benefit all local farmers. This follows a visit to four projects by the Japanese Embassy this week. The main reason for…
Missionary Schools Hailed For Contributing To Development
By:Annakleta Haikera Missionary schools have contributed to the development of Namibians. This was expressed by the Deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Faustina Caley during the commemoration of the Andara Combined School’s 100 years anniversary in Mukwe constituency, Kavango…
Councillor Promises Farmers Relief With Upgraded Road
By: Annakleta Haikera Mankumpi Constituency Councillor Lukas Muha says that within a period of six months the Charlie Cutline will be looked at as a very strategic road that will bring relief to farmers. The district road 3446 in the Kavango…
Government Has Dependency Syndrome – Kavango East/West Farmers
By:Annakleta Haikera Kavango East and West farmers say the Namibian government has a dependency syndrome while they have all the agri-products within the country. They were speaking on Thursday when the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Carl Schlettwein…
New N$600 Million DBN Loan To Focus On Large-Scale ‘Green’ Projects
By: Annakleta Haikera The Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) has taken up another concessional loan from the German Development Bank, the Kreditanstallt fuer Wierderafbau (KfW) of about N$600 million ( about €30 million) for the funding of climate-mitigation infrastructure. The…
Kavango West Receives 4000 Bags Of Maize Meal ForDrought-Stricken Households
By:Annakleta Haikera The Kavango West Regional Council on Monday received a donation of 4,000 bags of maize meals from renowned businessman Winnie Merzerger, of Metzger Drilling, at Musese Green Scheme in the Kavango West region. The maize meal bags are…
McHenry Venaani Raises Rural SMEs Concerns
By:Annakleta Haikera Official opposition leader Mchenry Venaani has raised concerns about the lack of support and access to funding and resources for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the rural areas of the country. Venaani said SMEs play a crucial…
The Only NkurenkuruMaternity Ward On Verge of Closure
By:AnnakletaHaikera Community members and youth in Kavango West are blaming leaders in the region for what they term the deplorable state of the Nkurenkuru Intermediate Hospital. This emanates from concerns raised with the National Council Standing Committee on Health, Social…
Police Failing With Water Pump Thefts Investigation – Kavango East Councilor
By:Annakleta Haikera Mashare Constituency Councillor Phillip Mavara says the police are failing with investigations into stolen water pumps in the area. This failure, he said, causes the theft of water pumps to continue unabated. The two Kavango regions have witnessed…
Stolen Communal Water Pumps Leave Kavango West Villagers Frustrated
By:Annakleta Haikera Kavango West region villagers have once again been left frustrated and thirsty after another water pump was stolen last week. Meanwhile, those with small irrigation schemes have been left without water for their crops. Kavango West Nampol’s Regional…