Kavango East Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka has revealed plans by the government to construct a primary school at Mushangara Village.
Currently, primary school learners must cross a river by canoe each day to attend Kake Primary School on the opposite side—a practice Hambyuka describes as dangerous.
Three hundred ninety-eight people graduated from UNAM's Rundu Campus in Kavango East.
The graduation at the Rundu Trade Fair Centre was made of eager guests, excited graduates and proud family members.
The man who climbed onto the roof of Kavango Gateway Mall in Rundu this morning eventually carried out his threat to jump from the building.
He survived the fall.
Earlier, the man had fled from Rundu Police Station after his arrest on Tuesday.
Dr. Alpo Mbamba Secondary School and Romanus Kamunoko Secondary School in Rundu, Kavango East Region, had some of their dilapidated furniture refurbished after the Directorate of Education asked businesses in the town for assistance.
165 learners at the Nconcoma Primary School community hostel in the Kavango East Region do not have enough food to eat.
This has resulted in learners only having lunch and dinner, and no breakfast.
Kavango East Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka stated that while independence has granted political freedom, the region continues to encounter various challenges.
Hambyuka was delivering the keynote address for this year's independence celebrations at the Rundu Sports Stadium.
The Kavango East Governor's office has donated a decent shelter to a destitute family in Fumbe Village in the Mashare Constituency.
The governor's office deemed it necessary to provide the family with shelter from the harsh weather conditions.
Some fish farmers in Kavango East have now resorted to letting their fish feed on the plant material found in and around the ponds for six months.
Farmers say they are unable to secure subsidised fish feed from the government due to shortages.
Over 300 learners at Mutwarantja Primary School in the Kavango East Region have missed nearly three weeks of classes due to proper toilet facilities.
