Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Saturday handed over water boreholes to the community of Ohamutwetautende and the surrounding communities in the Ohangwena Region on Saturday. The event was held during the belated celebration here of the 34th Independence anniversary. According to Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, the project was implemented as a partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture, Water...
November 10, 2024
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20 water pumps stolen in Ohangwena – National
Elijah Ngurare, the deputy executive director of agriculture, water and land reform, says about 20 water pumps were stolen in less than a month in the Ohangwena region this year. He says despite the government’s efforts to provide the rural communities with potable water, cases of theft of water infrastructure continue to increase in the...
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Ohangwena netball team ready to roll at Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup – Sport
Ohangwena region head coach Gideon Ndjukuma says his netball team is well prepared for the Nedbank Namibian Newspaper Cup slated for this weekend at Gobabis. Ndjukuma on Wednesday said his team is better prepared than last year after a week of practising. Despite wishing for more time to prepare, accommodation challenges have prevented the team...
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Droogte slaan Ohangwena hard – Kosmos 94.1
Droogte slaan Ohangwena hard Die Ohangwena streek gaan nog steeds gebuk onder droogte en daar is blykbaar 48 000 huishoudings wat voedselhulp nodig het. Die streeksgoewerneur Sebastian Ndeitunga sê voedselhulp ter waarde van 627 000 Namibiese dollar is gesteel. Daardie saak is tot 2 April uitgestel. Hy voeg by hulle werk onverpoosd om meer voorraad...
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Ohangwena farmers receive equipmentfrom agricultural organisation
More than 300 farmers from Ohangwena region have become beneficiaries of garden tools and small-scale irrigation systems valued at N$2, 2 million on Wednesday. Other regions to benefit are //Kharas, Zambezi and Kavango West each receiving N$2,2 million. The items which are funded by the government of Japan and implemented by the Food and Agriculture...
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Oshana, Ohangwena to experience power cuts over weekend
Several areas in the Oshana and Ohangwena regions are set to face scheduled power disruptions over the weekend as the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (Nored) will be conducting maintenance and repairs. Most of these outages are expected to occur between 07h00 and 19h00 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Many towns, villages and settlements in these...
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Weekend power outage looms for parts of Oshana and Ohangwena
Placido Hilukilwa THE Northern power utility, NORED, has announced a power outage scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, which will affect several villages and locations in the Oshana and Ohangwena regions. On Saturday, a power outage lasting from 08:00 to 10:00 will affect several villages and locations in the Ondangwa Rural and Uukwiyuushona constituencies. During the...
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Red locust outbreak in parts of Ohangwena
THE Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has announced the presence of African migratory red locusts in some parts of the Ohangwena region, destroying crops and grazing land. The locusts are reported to be in both hopper and flying stages. Jona Musheko, the ministry’s spokesperson, says the locusts were reported by farmers in the...
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African Migratory Red Locust reported in Zambezi and Ohangwena regions
Maria David THE presence of the African Migratory Red Locust has been detected in some parts of the Zambezi Region’s river field areas and the Ohangwena Region, respectively. This was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Executive Director Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata in a press statement issued on Monday, stating that to date,...
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Minor dies of suspected snakebite in Ohangwena Region
A three-year-old girl died from a suspected snakebite at Oyongo village in the Ohangwena Region on Wednesday. The Head of Media at the Namibian Police Force, Chief Inspector Elifas Kuwinga, said the incident occurred around midnight on Wednesday. ‘… The post Minor dies of suspected snakebite in Ohangwena Region appeared first on Namibia News Digest....