The upgrading of the N$30 million Nkurenkuru-Nepara road in the Kavango West Region has officially started.

Police in the Kavango West Region are determined to maintain peace and order in the region, despite the region recording fewer cases on a daily basis.

Kavango West Regional Commander Commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo made the comments at a regional crime prevention operation over the weekend.

Over 3,000 people in the Musese Constituency, Kavango West Region, are without national documents, and the community is pleading for help.

Lack of documentation, they say, deprives them and their children of government services.

The police in the Kavango West Region have cautioned residents and farmers to be vigilant about the rising stock theft.

The Kavango West Region faces numerous challenges, from a lack of education infrastructure to human-wildlife conflict.

In an interview with NBC, Tondoro Constituency Councillor Joseph Sikongo discussed the impact of these challenges.

The Governor of the Kavango West Region, Sirkka Ausiku, has called on the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Forestry to improve its procurement process to allow green schemes to run effectively.

Hausiku made the remarks when she visited the Sikondo Green Scheme.

The management of the Sikondo Green Scheme Project in the Kavango West Region is concerned over ongoing incidents of theft involving members of the community.

Manager Maxwell Nghidinwa says the project's mandate to produce enough to contribute to food security may not be achieved.

More than 500 young people from the Kavango West Region have been recruited as casual workers to clear a 20-hectare plot belonging to the Ministry of Sport, Youth, and National Services (MSYNS) at Nkurenkuru.

Kavango West remains the only region without proper sports facilities.

The police in the Kavango West Region say that despite a few cases of criminal activity, the region is doing well in terms of curbing crime. They say no serious crimes have been reported in the region of late.

Residents of the Kavango West Region are now satisfied with NORED's response in addressing the constant power outages in the region.

The town's residents raised concerns about continuous power cuts at a stakeholders' meeting at Nkurenkuru last week.