Mathew Palata

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Two die, several injured in Nepara village accident

Two people, including a one-year-old girl, died after a pickup truck overturned near Nepara village in the Kavango West region on Monday. The crash occurred at about 18h00. According to regional police chief inspector Raimberth Muronga, the white pickup was…

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MTC opens first mobile home at Divundu

Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has expanded its service footprint with the opening of its first mobile home at Divundu in the Kavango East region. The mobile home was officially opened by information and communications technology minister Emma Theofelus on Monday.…

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Vegetables worth over N$91 000 donated to Kavango East schools

The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) has donated 8 900kg of vegetables, including beetroots, carrots, onions, and cabbages, worth about N$91 400 to seven schools at Divundu in the Kavango East region’s Mukwe circuit. The donation was received by chairperson of…

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Energy costs threaten Namibia’s green schemes, calls for solutions

The rising cost of electricity in Namibia’s green schemes has negatively impacted the programmes advancing national food security and rural economic growth, and now poses a serious sustainability threat. Policymakers, regulators, utilities, and farmers confronted the pressing reality of rising…

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Kavango West farmer celebrates first watermelon harvest

The Deutchment Horticulture Project has celebrated its first watermelon harvest, producing 91 F1 Kito and Crimson hybrid melons for the market at Rugcuva-Kakoro in the Musese constituency of the Kavango West region on Friday. Project manager Nduku Chikuvire Panganai said…

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Boy (12) hospitalised after church healing ritual in Kavango

A 12-year-old boy from Manzwa village was hospitalised after allegedly being given a traditional concoction during a healing ritual conducted by a church prophet in the Kavango West region on Saturday. According to Namibian Police regional commander commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo,…

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