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OONANI INVESTMENTS BRIGHTENS FUTURE OF NAMIBIA'S TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES

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2026-10-22
OTJIWARONGO, 20 October 2026 - The Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia, Omukwaniilwa Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo (R) announces names of the six traditional authorities who recieved the newly acquired vehicles. The six vehicles were handed over to them at the 27th annual meeting of Council of Traditional Leaders on Tuesday afternoon at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA OTJIWARONGO, 20 October 2026 - The Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia, Omukwaniilwa Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo (R) announces names of the six traditional authorities who recieved the newly acquired vehicles. The six vehicles were handed over to them at the 27th annual meeting of Council of Traditional Leaders on Tuesday afternoon at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
By Mulisa Simiyasa
OTJIWARONGO, 22 OCT (NAMPA) – The future of Namibia’s 54 recognised traditional authorities and their rural communities is looking brighter following the introduction of funding through the Namibia Traditional Authorities Trust.
The trust’s business arm, Oonani Investment Group, generates revenue from the government’s fishing quotas, which allocates it 6 000 metric tonnes of horse mackerel annually.
Revenue generated from the f...
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OTJIWARONGO, 19 October 2026 - A section of members of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at a meeting in Otjiwarongo on Monday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA OTJIWARONGO, 19 October 2026 - A section of members of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at a meeting in Otjiwarongo on Monday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 20 October 2026 - The six newly acquired vehicles for the traditional leaders which were handed over to them at the 27th annual meeting of Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia on Tuesday afternoon at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA OTJIWARONGO, 20 October 2026 - The six newly acquired vehicles for the traditional leaders which were handed over to them at the 27th annual meeting of Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia on Tuesday afternoon at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 20 October 2026 - Uukwambi traditional leader, Mumwandjai Herman Ndilimani Iipumbu, pictured at the 27th annual meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at Otjiwarongo on Wednesday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA OTJIWARONGO, 20 October 2026 - Uukwambi traditional leader, Mumwandjai Herman Ndilimani Iipumbu, pictured at the 27th annual meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at Otjiwarongo on Wednesday. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA
OTJIWARONGO, 20 October 2026 - Chairperson of the Namibia Traditional Authorities Trust, Omukwaniilwa Fillemon Shuumbwa at the 27th annual meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at Otjiwarongo on Wednesday morning. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA OTJIWARONGO, 20 October 2026 - Chairperson of the Namibia Traditional Authorities Trust, Omukwaniilwa Fillemon Shuumbwa at the 27th annual meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders in Namibia at Otjiwarongo on Wednesday morning. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

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