Author: Uakutura Kambaekua
Otjipupa Investment Group Donates Mattresses to Okorosave and Orumana Hostels
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Otjipupa Investment Group, through the Vita Royal House and the Otjikako Traditional Authority, has donated 100 mattresses to Okorosave Primary School and Otjerunda Combined School on Wednesday. This was part of its commitment to social development in the…
Kunene Leaders Welcome NamRa’s Satellite Office At Opuwo
Uakutura Kambaekua Residents of Opuwo and its environs will no longer have to drive great distances to receive good standing certificates, register for tax, or submit their tax returns. This follows the recent opening of a satellite office in the…
Opuwo Appoints First Female CEO
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Opuwo Town Council designated Matjandjara Tjihuura Katurota as the town’s first female CEO for a five-year term. Tjihuura Katurota is the first woman to occupy the position. Tjihuura Katurota replaced Petrus Shuuya, whose contract was not renewed after…
Kaciso Accuses Kunene Regional Council Of Preferential Tender, Employment Practices
By:Uakutura Kambaekua A pressure group under the banner Kaoko Civil Society Organisation (Kaciso), established two years ago to promote the interests of indigenous communities in Kaoko [present day northern Kunene], has issued a stern warning to Kunene Regional Council over…
Opuwo’s Third Division League Yet To Pronounce Itself On Match-Fixing Allegations
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Opuwo’s third-division league has yet to issue an official statement about the match-fixing allegations and manipulation of football competition results involving two games played in the town on the weekend of June 17, 2023. The Opuwo third division,…
Tribalism Stifles Development – Kunene Governor
By:Uakutura Kambaekua’s Kunene Governor Marius Sheyahas once again emphasised the dangers of tribalism in terms of socioeconomic development, saying it poses a challenge to attaining inclusive growth and shared wealth. During his State of Regional Address (SORA), Sheya bemoaned the…
Former Kamanjab Councillor Accused OfMortgage Repayment Evasion
By:Uakutura Kambaekua’s Former Kamanjab Constituency Councillor Engenesia Tjiretje-Ensingue is one of the beneficiaries of the Kamanjab Build Together initiative and has reportedly fallen behind on their home payments for the previous nine years. The Kamanjab Council has not received a…
PM HighlightsImportance Of Local Trading At The 10th Opuwo Annual Trade Fair
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Under the theme,”Promoting Sports, Tourism, and Trade for Sustainable Development”,the 10th edition of the annual Opuwo Trade Fair is underway at the Epupa Open Market Complex. The event kicked off , at a slow pace, attracting about a…
Okakarara, Ongwediva Ink MoU To Extend Cooperation
By:Uakutura Kambaekua The towns of Okakarara and Ongwediva have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to renew the cooperation agreement as both local authorities seek to realise development goals in strategic areas of cooperation. Last week the two sister towns…
Swapo, PDM Exposes Each Other Over “Baffling” Past Land Dealings at Opuwo
By:Uakutura Kambaekua The previously dubious land dealing in the town of Opuwo are, according to Swapo’s regional leadership, due to the town’s former leadership under the stewardship of both the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) and the ruling Swapo party councilors….