A resident of Katwitwi in the Kavango West Region, Abraham Mungowa has turned to innovation to address his community's day-to-day needs.
Using recycled materials, he designed a grain thresher machine that can thresh both mahangu and sorghum from their stalks.
The Kavango West Region has prioritised empowering communities, transforming agriculture, and creating sustainable employment, which are at the top of its list.
Governor Verna Sinimbo said this while delivering her maiden State of the Region Address on Friday.
A veteran of the liberation struggle, Rebekka Nepemba Shaningwa, was buried at Ntara village in the Kavango West Region.
Shaningwa died on the 18th of June at the age of 75.
Kavango West Region's regional leaders and the police have called for community collaboration in addressing crime and in accelerating development across the region.
Residents of Dudu village in the Kavango West Region held a demonstration, demanding strict safety measures be put in place to curb gender-based violence.
This comes after the murder of 25-year-old Veronica Mate Kudumo at Sivara village, a neighbouring village of Dudu, in May.
Security guards working at the construction site for the Nepara-Nkurenkuru road in the Kavango West Region will now be paid the minimum wage of N$13.50 per hour.
Children in the Kavango West Region gathered at Nkurenkuru to air their voices against the violation of children's rights, such as rape, murder, and other forms of abuse.
Kandjimi Natalia Nehova, a 28-year-old woman from Mukekete village in the Kavango West Region, escaped the claws of possible death on Monday, when she pried open the jaws of an attacking crocodile.
A resident and farmer from Kaakuwa Village in the Kavango West Region is encouraging local women to teach their children about the importance of growing their own food.
Christine Haironga has been growing her food for close to five years now, after being inspired by a female colleague.
Kavango West Governor, Sirkka Ausiku, has described the late Founding President Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma as a man who was passionate about education, women empowerment, and agriculture, among many other things.
