It remains a challenge for the San community in Tsumkwe Constituency's ||Nhoma settlement to put bread and other basic necessities on the table.

Residents of Tsumkwe say alcohol abuse, particularly among the youth, is increasing in the constituency. 

Community members say the absence of sports activities and youth-focused projects contributes to learners and out-of-school youth spending time at drinking places.

The Tsumkwe settlement is home to about 600 households with more than 2,000 residents. However, only 95 residents hold land lease agreements with the council. 

A local businesswoman told NBC News that she has been denied access to a portion of land she previously occupied.

Allegations of political campaigning with drought relief food as a promise were raised at Ben-Se Kamp, some 53 kilometres east of Tsumkwe, close to the Botswana border.

The NBC News team visited the secluded settlement.  

The Tsumkwe constituency office, through the Otjozondjupa Regional Council, has stepped in to strengthen the education sector.

The office donated a photocopy machine and other school essentials to Makata Primary School.

While unemployment remains one of the biggest challenges facing young people across the country, two local youths in the remote settlement of Tsumkwe are proving that innovation can grow even in the most difficult conditions. 

Grasshoek, a remote village nearly 160 km outside of Tsumkwe and home to about 300 households, boasts a community full of determination but also with many challenges.

Community members who spoke to NBC News bemoaned the high unemployment rate and lack of infrastructure.

The Ju|'Hoansi Living Museum at Grasshoek, a settlement in the Tsumkwe Constituency, is still not recognised by the traditional leadership, despite having been in existence for 20 years.

The living museum is one of just two institutions of its kind.

Nǂama Village School, one of the six community-based village schools in the Nyae Nyae Conservancy in Tsumkwe, was handed over.

Cwi |Aice, the school board chairperson, expressed his satisfaction with the opening of the school. 

Residents of Tsumkwe in the Otjozondjupa Region say poor road infrastructure, an unstable electricity supply and weak network coverage continue to hinder development in the area.

They spoke to NBC News about their daily struggles and hopes for improvement.