THREE pupils at Gabriel Muhuli Combined School were admitted to Rundu Intermediate Hospital after a water tank fell on them at Mazana village in the Kavango East region on Tuesday. The regional police’s crime investigations coordinator, Bonifasius Kanyetu, confirmed the…
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Three children have been admitted to Rundu Intermediate Hospital after a water tank fell on them at a village in the Kavango East region on Tuesday. The police’s regional crime investigations coordinator in Kavango East, Bonifasius Kanyetu, confirmed the incident,…
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Poverty, unsafe food preparation to blame Suspected food poisoning has claimed 21 lives in the Kavango East region in two years. In January Ministry of Health and Social Services public relations officer Walters Kamaya told The Namibian that, between 2023…
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The 12-year-old John Kakuwa, who travelled about 200 kilometres from Divundu to Rundu on Thursday to witness the memorial service of the late founding president Sam Nujoma, received N$31 500 from sympathisers on Saturday. In an interview with EagleFM Namibia…
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Namibian writer and political analyst Joseph Diescho says the nation should not only mourn founding president Sam Nujoma, but celebrate his life. A multitude of mourners gathered to pay tribute to Nujoma and celebrate his life at Rundu Sports Stadium…
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Two NamWater employees died while fixing a water pump at the Kavango River on Thursday. Matheus Shilemba and Martin Maseke died at the scene. Kavango West regional chief inspector Raimbeth Muronga confirmed the incident, saying Shilemba and Maseke were shocked…
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A teacher from Elia Neromba Secondary School in the Kavango East region died in the bathroom of a guest house while attending a workshop on Wednesday. Maria Katega (40) died at Siruwo Guest House at Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West…
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A man was attacked by a crocodile while bathing in the OKavango River at Kafuma village in the Kavango West region last Wednesday. In an interview with The Namibian from his hospital bed, Damian Haikera (22) said he went to…
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A family of six is the latest to be hospitalised after consuming cassava at Muveve village in the Kavango West region on Monday. The family members, aged four, 10, 16, 32 and 35, as well as a pensioner, are being…
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Six minor children who were admitted last week Friday in Nyangana District Hospital for allegedly food poison were all discharged in good condition in Ndiyona Constituency in the Kavango East region. Kavango East crime Coordinator Bonifatius Kanyetu said the minors…
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Kavango East education director Christine Shilima says school boards must exercise their functions as outlined in section 50(1) of the Basic Education Act, and ensure that free education is a reality for Namibian pupils. Shilima made these remarks while addressing…
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Security guards and members of the Namibia Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Natau) working at state schools in the Rundu Urban constituency have been struggling to get back pay from the education ministry since 2020. Affected security guards work at…
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