MUKWE RESIDENTS DEMAND ACTION ON STALLED ROAD PROJECTS

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A concerned group from Mukwe Constituency has issued an urgent petition to the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Roads Authority (RA), demanding immediate accountability over stalled and abandoned multi-million-dollar road projects in the constituency.

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT COMMISSIONED

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The Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Modestus Amutse, has officially commissioned the rural electrification project at Haimbodi-Hamukoto Growth Centre in Epanya Village, Okatana Constituency, Oshana Region.

NKURENKURU VTC INAUGURATION HALTED

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The leadership of the Kavango West Region has postponed the inauguration of the Nkurenkuru Vocational Training Centre, citing that it cannot proceed until the project is fully completed.

The decision was communicated at a leadership engagement.

ONGULA SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION REACHES 70%

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A long-awaited dream of a fully fledged secondary school in Omulonga Constituency, in the Ohangwena Region, is finally becoming a reality.

The construction of the Ongula Senior Secondary School reached 70% completion, with the first phase expected to be completed in November.

NORED RECORDS 14 CASES OF COPPER CABLE THEFT

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The Northern Electricity Distributor (NORED) has recorded 14 cases of copper cable theft in the Ohangwena Region.

The electricity distributor says the illegal activity is not only costly, but it is also depriving communities of a reliable electricity supply.

KOËS WASTEWATER SYSTEM FACES OVERFLOW RISK

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The wastewater infrastructure in Koës Village is facing severe strain, with the oxidation ponds on the brink of overflowing and contaminating underground water. 

This was revealed by the Koes Village Council Acting CEO Johannes Brand during the council's engagement with the Governor of ||Kharas Region. 

POWERCOM DONATES N$60,000 TO OMAKE CHARITY

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The construction of a soup kitchen and counselling office is set to kick-start following Powercom's donation of N$60,000 to Omake Charity Organisation.

For the past eight years, Omake Charity Organisation has been serving the community from borrowed spaces in temporary structures.

REGIONAL COUNCILS HIGHLIGHT DEVELOPMENT GAPS AND CHALLENGES

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The annual report of the Zambezi Regional Council for the 2025/2026 financial year has been adopted by the National Council.

Tabling the report, MP Raymond Sezuni highlighted the significant contribution the region has made to the development of the country.

COMMUNITIES URGED TO SUPPORT KONGOLA-MULANGU ROAD PROJECT

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The communities of Kongola and Judea Lyaboloma constituencies in the Zambezi region have been urged to work closely with consultants appointed to oversee the rehabilitation of a 22-kilometre stretch of the Kongola-Mulangu road.

UIS UPGRADED TO LOCAL AUTHORITY

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A major milestone during the reporting period of the Erongo region is the upgrading of Uis from a settlement to a local authority, making it the eighth local authority in the region.