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A swarm of locusts covers villages and towns in Oshana Region
Placido Hilukilwa
PANIC-STRICKEN subsistence farmers are battling swarms of locusts that arrived in the Okaku and Ongwediva constituencies of the Oshana Region Sunday afternoon, reaching the neighbouring constituencies of Okanana, Oshakati East and Oshakati West on Monday.
Constituency councillors, the police and ministry of agriculture officials, are all over the airwaves advising members of the public about what to do to protect their mahangu fields.
At Oshakati and Ongwediva, curious town-dwellers were seen standing in small groups looking at the insects in amusement and taking pictures, while playful children attempted to catch the insects for fun.
Depot employee arrested for theft
Maria David
A 29-YEAR-OLD female employee of the Ours Depot at Oshakati was arrested and detained after allegedly stealing a huge swath of cash from her employer.
Oshana police community affairs officer, Inspector Thomas Aiyambo, said that the suspect walked away with a total N$99 217.20 at around 13:00 on Easter Sunday.
He said that the money is yet to be recovered.
A case of theft was opened with the Oshakati police against the suspect, who is set to appear in court this week.
In another unrelated incident, unknown suspects allegedly broke into the rental room at Okaku kaNangula village and walked away with items valued at N$ 14 000.
Tunohole Mungoba – Ongwediva
Barnabas Shilongo established Shilongo Gravestones and Funeral Services in 2017, but only officially registered his business in 2019.
“Shilongo Gravestones and Funeral Services specialises in tombstones, funeral services, flower arrangements and we also have printing, piano, videography and photography services,” says Shilongo, the 28-year-old entrepreneur born at Othika village in the Omusati Region.
His company has branches in Oshakati and at Okahao and he currently employs 18 people. He is in the process of opening a third branch at Outapi.
A qualified artisan, Shilongo completed his vocational training in boiler making at the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (Nimt) in Keetmanshoop in 2015.