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Xinfeng apologises over destruction of ancestral graves Uis

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Community members at Uis are dismayed about the alleged destruction of ancestral graves by Xinfeng Investments' mining activities.

The mine operates a few kilometres outside Uis, under the Daure Daman Traditional Authority in the Erongo Region.

Uis community accuses Xinfeng Investments of illegal mining

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Community and conservancy members at Uis in the Erongo Region are accusing Xinfeng Investments of illegal mining.

This follows an order from mining commissioner Isabella Chirchir for the Chinese company to cease operations on 16 November.

4-year-old boy dies from cobra bite

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A four-year-old boy, Joseph Ndumetu, died after a Cape cobra bit him on his left ear while sleeping at his parents' house at Otumwe, in the Uis area, yesterday.
 

MURD Minister inaugurates settlement office at Uis

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The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, says the newly inaugurated Uis Settlement Office is a clear testament to bringing services close to the people.

The office was constructed at a cost of N$11 million.

Uis needs N$1.5 million to address water problem

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Uis in the Daures constituency of Erongo Region needs about N$1.5 million to overcome the water problem at the settlement.

Erongo Chief Regional Officer Mupenzeni Ntelamo says the old asbestos pipe that takes water from the Namwater reservoir to Uis is clogged with limescale.