Celebrated in October, White Cane Awareness Day is meant to raise awareness on the importance of the 'white cane' as a symbol of independence and mobility for those who are visually impaired.

Police in the Kavango East and West Regions are urging local communities to assist in tackling a range of crimes, particularly stock theft, which has become a major concern.

The Chief Medical Officer at Intermediate Hospital Rundu, Dr. Medson Chibwe, revealed that around 600 people were admitted for mental health issues at the hospital between January and September this year.

Dr. Chibwe shared these figures during the World Mental Health Day commemoration on Friday.

Health workers from the Rundu Intermediate Hospital, accompanied by students from the health sector, marched through Rundu's CBD in commemoration of World Mental Health Day. 

Teachers and learners are back at Ndama Junior Primary School after lessons were suspended for a week following a water crisis. 

It was business as usual at Ndama Junior Primary School when the news team paid the establishment a visit on Thursday morning. 

Senior officers of NamPol's border and infrastructure protection directorate are gathered in Rundu to, among others, look at strategies to combat cross-border crime.

Various stakeholders were summoned to appear for a meeting at the Kavango East Regional Council, following the water crisis at Ndama Junior Primary School in Rundu. 

The Director of Education in Kavango East, Christine Shilima, has suspended classes at Ndama Junior Primary School until further notice. 

This comes after nbc News yesterday reported on how learners have been relieving themselves openly in the schoolyard for the past three weeks. 

Employees of OK Foods at Rundu who went on strike in May this year are staging a demonstration after receiving dismissal letters on 25 September. 

The more than 100 workers were suspended from 25 May to 25 September with pay, only to be dismissed this week. 

The Action Democratic Movement (ADM) is adamant about securing a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly come November 27th. 

Party president Vincent Kanyetu made the remarks at a media conference at Rundu, where the party released the names of its national secretaries.