Author: Uakutura Kambaekua
Church Donates Fencing Material to Opuwo Farmers
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Farmers at Okovingava village in the Opuwo Urban constituency this week received gardening fencing material worth more than N$10 000 from the Protestant Unity Church, also known as the Oruuano church. According to Bishop Wylie Vekarapo Upi, his…
Government Hands Over N$12 Million Fransfontein Project
……consists of community garden, energy efficient stoves, goats and rehabilitated boreholes By:Uakutura Kambaekua The government has handed over the N$12 million Fransfontein project to beneficiaries after it came to fruition as part of the climate change adaptation interventionsbeing implemented by…
Councillor Challenges Game Lodges to Plough Back into Communities
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Johannes Antsino, Outjo constituency councillor has challenged private game reserves and park owners to extend their social responsibility to more than just employing locals as cleaners, cooks, barmen and waiters, but also assist the regional leadership in addressing…
Racism, tribalism and bigotry are home-taught
By:Uakutura Kambaekua A racist child doesn’t become racist at school, or at the playground while playing with other kids, but in the household that practices it, similarly, tribalism is learnt from home. These were the sentiments of the deputy minister…
Rani Group Offers Hope to Disabled Namibians
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Rani Group of Companies has donated 700 wheelchairs valued at N$2.5 million to all 14 regional governors at Opuwo on Tuesday. Each region received 50 wheelchairs. The group has wholesale outlets in nine regions, and will soon add…
N$700 Million Kunene VTC Nearing Completion
By Uakutura Kambaekua The construction of a multimillion-dollar Kunene Vocational Training Centre (KVTC) at Khorixas which commenced four years ago is nearing completion. Kunene’ VTC is part of the Namibia Training Authority’s (NTA) devotion to providing vocational training centres (VTCs)…
Kunene to Prioritise Construction of Water Infrastructure and Houses
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Kunene Regional Council has pledged to mitigate the housing backlog and fast-track the water supply process, which will include a Water Treatment Plant, drilling and rehabilitation of boreholes in rural areas during the 2022/2023 financial year. The regional…
Small-Scale Miners Encouraged to Form Legal Bodies
By:Uakutura Kambaekua The mines and energy ministry has called on small-scale miners to form legal groups/bodies such as associations or co-operatives, which will act as legal entities so that any form of support from the government, non-governmental organisations, and development…
Local Business Challenged to Plough Back into The Community
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Local businesses, especially those that benefit from the Kunene Regional Council contracts and tenders have been challenged to plough back into the communities they operate from as this will in turn assist the region in attaining accelerated…
Oviritje Music Artists Awarded
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Previously known as ”Konsert”, Ovaherero people’s music genre ‘Oviritje’ artists were over the weekend rewarded for their achievements throughout the year. Six categories were up for grabs at a grand finale event that took place at Walvis…