Matthew Palata

Matthew Palata


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Family of 15 rely on N$1 000 salary

Kavango East resident Elizabeth Mayinga Vindindo (35) feels like a dark cloud is hovering over her. Vindindo just buried her daughter, Helena Maliro Muhembo (3), who died of suspected food poisoning at Modern village, also known as Bagidadi, in the…

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Youth ministry trains 30 boys on health matters

About 30 boys were trained by the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Services on health matters in the Kavango East region this week. The ministry, under a soccer-based health curriculum, trained adolescent boys and men in the Ndonga Linena…

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Pupils in Kavango West receive donations worth more than N$47 000

The Mbunza Fishing Company, led by Mbunza Traditional Authority’s Hompa Kaundu, donated school uniforms to vulnerable pupils in the Kavango West region in the jurisdiction of the Mbunza Traditional Authority on Friday. The company identified three schools, namely Ruuga Combined…

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500 benefit from free eye surgery campaign

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has been running a campaign for free eye surgery that kicked off on Saturday at Rundu Intermediate Hospital. More than 500 people have been screened so far. The campaign targets patients from three…

Matthew Palata

500 benefit from free eye surgery campaign

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is running a campaign for free eye surgeries that kicked off on Saturday at the Rundu Intermediate Hospital. More than 500 people have been screened so far. The campaign targets patients from three…

Matthew Palata

Child dies, family hospitalised over suspected food poisoning

A girl (3) died in the Kavango East region on Tuesday, while the rest of her family has been hospitalised with suspected food poisoning.Kavango East regional crime investigations coordinator deputy commissioner Bonifasius Kanyetu has confirmed the incident, saying investigations are…

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