John Muyamba

4 days ago | neweralive.na | John Muyamba

RUNDU – The Shadikongoro Irrigation Project in Kavango East’s Mukwe constituency is facing significant losses. It struggles to harvest 290 hectares of maize due to the persistent unavailability of a combine harvester. The government-owned project has, for the past few years, relied on hiring machinery from other irrigation schemes. However, such schemes are also facing similar equipment shortages now.

6 days ago | neweralive.na | John Muyamba

RUNDU – A 16-year-old boy, Markus Amutenya, was severely wounded during a vicious attack by a hippo while he was paddling a canoe along Okavango River at Kasivi village, in Kavango West region on Monday. This was confirmed by police chief inspector Raimbert Muronga who said Amutenya sustained a broken leg while his cousin, identified as Haingura Paulus (13), miraculously escaped the hippo attack unharmed.

6 days ago | neweralive.na | John Muyamba

RUNDU – Three men appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on Friday facing a charge of murder each following the murder of Veronika Mate Haingura, whose body was discovered at Sivara village in Kavango West on Tuesday morning. Mathias Siteketa Kangumu (22), Sikongo Asgar Morosi (29) and Zoka Kanisius Sikongo (30) are all Namibians, were all denied bail. Their case was postponed to 19 September 2025.

1 week ago | neweralive.na | John Muyamba

RUNDU – Residents of Divundu village staged a peaceful demonstration on Tuesday to air their grievances against CEO Athanasius Maghumbo whom they accused of lack of public consultation on the allocation of municipal land. The concerned residents said various individuals had given up their land to make way for the growth of the local authority and were relocated to unserviced land but have not been compensated to date.

2 weeks ago | neweralive.na | John Muyamba

RUNDU – The film commission under the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT), this week visited the Kavango East and West regions to scout for workable spaces to setup their regional offices. Deputy director Florence Haifene said the commission, through the ministry, is burning the midnight oil to ensure its functions are decentralised to the regions to allow talented Namibians access to studios and equipment to participate in the creative industry.