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.
Tsumkwe Constituency Councillor Johannes Hausiku has responded to growing complaints from residents who say he has neglected his duties by failing to visit communities and address their concerns.
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.
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.
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.
There was a celebration of culture, identity and unity at Tsumkwe Primary School last week, with learners and parents commemorating Namibia's Heritage Week under the theme 'Torchbearer of Our Heritage'.
The Rooidaghek Primary School in the Tsumkwe constituency has expressed gratitude to the Namibian Fish Consumption Trust (NFCT) for the recent donation of fish.
Tensions are rising in Tsumkwe, where community members have taken to the streets in protest against the recent appointment of a new police station commander.
Some Swapo Party members at Tsumkwe held a demonstration recently to air what they term long-standing grievances over political exclusion, unfulfilled promises, and further claims of exclusion of youth and elders of the area from the party's restructuring process.
