Kavango East Swapo Party Councillor Andreas Jikerwa has been sworn in as the Mayor of Rundu, deputised by Regina Nekare, also from the same party.

Governor of the Kavango East Region, Hamunyera Hambyuka, is unhappy with the material being used to construct the Ndiyona-Djaradjara road in the Ndiyona Constituency.

Phase 1 of the 35-kilometre Ndiyona-Djaradjara road started in November 2026 and was expected to be completed in 10 months.

About 50 out-of-school girls in the Kavango East Region took part in the Skills for Girls workshop. The workshop was held under the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC).

Accidents in the Kavango East Region have reduced by 41 between November 2023 and November this year.

Statistics provided during the launch of the festive season operation and road safety campaign at Masivi show accidents decreased from 415 to 374.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) launched a polio vaccination programme in the Kavango East and West regions.

This comes after detection of the virus at a sewerage pond at Rundu's Ndama location.

Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus.

Since 2022, the Road Fund Administration (RFA) has invested N$109 million in upgrading roads in Rundu.

Following the recent local authorities elections, Wensel Kana from the All People's Party (APP) was elected as the chairperson of the Divundu Local Authority, deputised by Independent Patriots for Change's (IPC) Angeline Peturi.

Kavango West Region has recorded 19 road fatalities this year.

Road crashes also increased by 115 cases, compared to last year.

In 2025, Kavango West recorded a total number of 307 crashes involving 332 vehicles.

One hundred and thirty-two people sustained serious to slight injuries.

High youth participation in voting day was observed in Kapako Constituency in the Kavango West Region, where first-time voters expressed excitement to cast their votes.

Selma Gezi is optimistic that her vote counts despite the long queues.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) office in the Kavango West Region has been preparing its teams. This week, the region held a two-day refresher course for election officials, following the main training sessions that took place from November 7 to 16.