The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism recently held consultations on the National Policy on Prospecting and Mining in protected areas of Rundu.
The engagement was spearheaded by the Deputy Director for Wildlife Research and Monitoring, Kenneth Uiseb.
Rundu-Urban Councillor Victoria Kauma has said that there has been significant development in Rundu due to its fast-growing population.
Speaking at the belated independence celebration recently at Rundu, Kauma assured the residents that electrification in all suburbs is one of her top priorities.
Rundu Mayor Gabriel Kanyanga has urged Rundu residents to cooperate during the first phase for the installation of the prepaid water system.
Kanyanga was speaking during the launch of the pprepaid watersystem at Rundu.
Rundu-rural constituency councillor in the Kavango East Region, Paulus Mbangu, says that while the country has been liberated from external control, focus must now be placed on securing economic sovereignty.
Victoria Kauma, the Constituency Councillor for Rundu Urban, expressed concern about the high crime rate, particularly in the Ndama area.
The Director of Education in the Kavango East Region, Christine Shilima, has warned teachers who are engaged in sexual relationships with learners to refrain from such conduct.
Pensioners in Okahandja are finding it hard to cope with their high municipal debts.
The arrears date back to the time before prepaid electricity and water. Now that RedForce has come into the picture, the elderly say it will be impossible to settle the debts.
The founder and interim president of the National Organisation of Parents in Education (NAOPE), Paulus Hawanga, has called on all parents to work together with educators to ensure quality education results for children in schools. Hawanga made these remarks during a media briefing held recently in Rundu.
High HIV infection and transmission in the Kavango East Region has prompted the new health director in the region to urge the community to offer love and support to the affected and infected.
Family and friends gathered at Rundu to pay their last respects to Dr. Emmanouel Ndoukve during a memorial service.
Dr. Ndoukve, who died last week while visiting his clinic at Divundu, was buried in Rundu.
