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Day: September 24, 2023

Community Conservation Awareness To Combat Rhino Poaching

Lewa Conservancy is banking on community awareness on conservation issues as a key strategy to curb the poaching of rhinos, which have been identified as endangered species.According to the conservancy’s head of general security, Mr. John Panieri, the…

Miraa Farmer Turns To Profitable Fish Farming

With the fluctuation of miraa prices for the last fifteen years due to a ban on international markets including the Netherlands and USA, farmers in the Igembe region, which is predominantly a miraa growing zone, have been advised to embrace aquacultur…

30 Students Secure Finlays’ Scholarship Programme

The Finlays Community Trust, an independent charity that empowers communities and nurtures sustainable growth in Kericho and Bomet counties, has awarded 30 scholarships to 30 students.Speaking during the award ceremony at a Bomet hotel, the Trust’s Ch…

Two truck drivers die in chain collision along TKC in Botswana

Two truck drivers on Saturday died in a chain collision involving five trucks, reportedly caused by poor visibility as a result of fire raging along the road at Bere on the Trans-Kalahari Corridor (TKC) in Botswana.TKC Secretariat spokesperson Ankwetse…

Community service orders launched in Omaheke

The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) on Friday officially launched the roll-out of Community Service Orders to the Gobabis, Witvlei, Otjinene, Leonardville and Talismanis courts.The new launching to the five Omaheke Region districts has brought the …

Boy shot and killed at Millennium in Rundu

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Kavango East Region are investigating a case in which an 18-year-old male learner from Rundu Secondary School was shot and killed Friday night at Rundu.He has been identified as Alpo Malaka Sipilikita.NamPol cr…

Gochas man sentenced to 15 years for raping elderly woman

The Mariental Regional Court on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man to 15 years imprisonment for the rape of an elderly woman.Johannes Kangango who is from the Gochas settlement was sentenced by Magistrate Stanley Tembwe at the end of his trial.Kangango…