Month: October 2022

Staff reporter Operating in a municipal owned community center located in Freedomland, Katutura, Kids’ Soup Kitchen (KSK) has been serving as a kitchen away from home, a kids’ play ground and an educational facility to children in the neighborhood of Freedomland since 2006. The initiative was founded 16 years ago by Shikalepo Kadhikwa, Tommy Ephraim, Samuel Kapepo and others to feed the street kids, but was later changed to accommodate kids from all backgrounds. KSK is a Wednesday and Sunday afternoons home to kids from Ombili, Hakahana, Freedomland, Okuryangava and all nearby locations.   News Wave Media recently visited the place and were greeted by overjoyed and busy kids, jumping, singing, skipping ropes and playing games, cards and football among other activities. Th...

Staff Reporter Uukwiyuushona  village in  the Oshana region commemorated the World Food Day last Friday, 14 October 2022. World food day is commemorated on the 16th of October every year with the objective to promote worldwide awareness and action for the elimination of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. Part of that day’s program included 12 food parcels handed over to vulnerable households in the constituency. Local agricultural producers were given a chance to showcase their products at the event. Some of them (farmers) also received a donation fortune of farming equipment worth one hundred thousand Namibian dollars(N$100 000). Oshana Governor, Elia Irimari handing over food parcels to one of the beneficiaries in Uukwiyuushona Constituency. In his speech read ...

Staff Reporter The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) and the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), launched the Namibia Housing Information system (HIS) last week in Windhoek. According to NSA press statement, the purpose of HIS is to centralize housing and land statistics in the country. “The objective is to ensure that all land and housing statistics are entered into a centralized database in order to have such statistics coordinated and available instantly”, reads the press statement. The system will be comprised of four modules: housing stock, land use stock, housing needs and informal settlements. These modules will enable the system to identify dwelling units that are occupied or available for occupation by households including structures shacks, flats, apartments a...

• SAMUEL DANIELNamib Desert Diamonds (PTY) LTD(NAMDIA) appointed Alisa AMUPOLO as their new Chief executive Officer for the next five years. Alisa is replaced NAMDIA founding Boss Kennedy Hamutenya whose contract expired early this year. According to the statement released by NAMDIA, Alisa holds a Master of Arts Degree in International Communication, as well as a Bachelor of Media Studies from the University of Namibia. She is currently studying toward a PHD in Business Administration with the Namibian Business School. Working experience: Alisa started her career in 2014 at Namibian Broadcasting Cooperation (NBC) in 2014. She worked there to as a Public Relations officer in the area of marketing and communication. Not only that, Amupolo also worked as a Senior Liaison Officer at the Mi...