The Namibian Annual Livelihood Vulnerability Assessment identified over 87,000 people in the Kunene region as being at extreme risk of food insecurity.

The government's Mass Housing Project has delivered 24 new homes to residents in Opuwo. 

The Urban and Rural Development Minister, James Sankwasa, officiated the handover ceremony recently aimed at providing decent shelter to the local community.

Most health facilities in the Kunene Region have access to information and communication technology.

The region has three district hospitals, three health centres, 28 clinics, 222 outreach points and one health point.

The residents of Kunene came together in mourning during a mass memorial service for the 11 victims who died in an accident involving the Ministry of Health patient bus between Otjiwarongo and Okahandja on the 1st of May.

The Queen Sofia Resettlement Farm, near Outjo in the Kunene Region, continues to face challenges affecting agricultural productivity and community life despite significant government support.

Otjimuhaka Primary School, situated on the outskirts of Opuwo in the Kunene Region, has taken the initiative to conduct door-to-door campaigns to encourage parents to enrol their children for the academic year.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has warned contractors working on road infrastructure projects in the Kunene Region not to inflate tender costs after they have already been agreed upon.

Government institutions, law enforcement agencies, and civil society met at Opuwo to deliberate on key legal and governance matters at a stakeholder engagement convened by the Office of the Attorney General.

The police in the Kunene Region have successfully contained the severe wildfire that impacted the areas of Werda, Onguta, and Omuheke within the Sesfontein Constituency.

Chief Inspector Vehangaiza Hindjou, Head of Community Affairs in the Kunene Region, gave an update on the situation to NBC News.

The Namibian Police Force in the Kunene Region held a handover ceremony recently to symbolise the transition of regional command following the retirement of its long-serving regional commander, James Nderura.