Some young people have heeded the call for self-employment and ensuring food security, but these efforts are either challenged by a lack of start-up capital or threatened by nature.

Residents of Tsumkwe Settlement in the Otjozondjupa Region gathered for a New Year community engagement organised by Ombaye Fishing Company. 

 The event was held at the site where the company plans to construct a community guesthouse.

Tsumkwe Constituency continues to face logistical challenges due to poor road conditions and limited transport infrastructure, affecting the economic growth and business operations in the area.

About 400 election officials from the Tsumkwe and Grootfontein clusters are receiving training.

The training coincided with the issuing of duplicate voter cards for Grootfontein and Tsumkwe constituencies.

The Deputy Minister of the Division Marginalised Communities, Royal |Ui|o|oo, says education remains number one on the advocacy agenda. 

This is because the literacy level remains below average among marginalised communities compared to other citizens.

In a community where basic necessities are in short supply or lacking, those who dare to challenge life's hardships are enjoying monopoly in business.

The profit margin may not be at its best, but a resident of Tsumkwe, Jesaja Vioto, who sells bread, brought relief to the community.

nbc !Ah Radio Senior Producer, Willie Naka, was laid to rest at Sagmeel village, 70 km from Tsumkwe.

Speaking at the funeral service, Deputy Minister of Marginalised Communities, Royal |Ui|o|o, said Naka was a producer who presented Indigenous people well on the radio.

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah advised residents of Tsumkwe to empower themselves through education and training in order for the Agriculture Hub and Integrated Food Systems Project to run efficiently.

Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the project at Tsumkwe.

A member of the OvaHerero Repatriation Day Committee, Johnathan Katjimune, says there is a need for the government to hastily inject into the development of Gam Settlement to meet the needs of the growing population.

High rates of tuberculosis infection continue to be a huge concern in Tsumkwe Constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region.