Placido Hilukilwa OGONGO constituency councilor Daniel Iilende is urging the inhabitants of his constituency and neighbouring areas to prepare for possible flooding. He said that, although the big mass of rainwater flowing downstream following heavy rains in the Namibia-Angola border area is still mostly limited to Iishana (water streams), the situation can change drastically if...
Staff Reporter THERE were ululations and shouts of joy when the government commissioned a borehole in the Epasha village in the Omundaungilo Constituency of the Ohangwena Region early this year, but for some villagers, the happiness was short-lived. A disagreement that erupted among villagers shortly after has now led to the disconnection of at least...
Resident of Ondobe village in the Ohangwena region, through their headman, Mandume Kaulinge, are demanding the restitution of two plots of land. They say the plots were allegedly illegally seized from them by the former chairman of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority, George Nelulu. The two pieces of land were allegedly handed over on 2 October...
With the impending arrival of summer, Nora Nalisa of Sibulamunda village in the Katima Mulilo Rural constituency is worrying about the snakes that will soon begin to torment her again. The area is lush and home to a variety of wildlife, including snakes. “Immediately when it gets warm around the end of August and beginning...
Residents of Maalo Village in the Zambezi Region are appealing for the construction of a borehole and latrines promised to them over two years ago. Maalo Village is located about five kilometres from Muyako. The village has about 15 households. The majority of the residents here were left behind in 1989 when others moved to...
Some villagers living in the Kongola constituency of the Zambezi region say they are forced to sell their livestock to fix government boreholes in order to consume water daily. The Kongola constituency is plagued by old borehole infrastructure, which always breaks down, leaving villagers and their livestock without water. Some villagers who spoke to The...