Heavy rains experienced in Rundu last month have caused a gaping hole in the Tutungeni residential area.
Residents are now concerned about the safety risk posed by the hole, but also because a broken sewer pipe is now exposed, and it's now pushing sewer water into the Kavango River.
The Siya Reforestation Pilot Project is in full swing at Siya Village in Kavango West, where a 32-hectare plot is being used to combat land degradation through large-scale tree planting.
The Director of Education in the Kavango East Region, Christine Shilima, says the region's performance in the 2024 national examinations is worrisome.
Kavango East will now be revisiting strategies aimed at restoring what was once considered one of the top-performing regions in the country.
After investigating for over a year, police in the Kavango East Region seem to have moved a step further regarding the death of 18-year-old Malaka Sipilikita.
This came as 17-year-old Malakiia Simuketa appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on a summons, 15 months after Sipilikita's murder.
17 entrepreneurs from the Kavango West Region received equipment for their businesses through the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade's Equipment Aid Scheme.
Since the scheme's introduction nearly 15 years ago, 2,780 beneficiaries nationwide have received assistance.
The Executive Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says some Namibians believe that corruption is not much of a concern in the country.
Graham Hopwood is now advising locals to assist in preventing corruption from becoming worse.
A researcher at Integrity Namibia, Tileni Monghudi, says people at the grassroots level must first understand what corruption actually means before they can fight it.
Road fatalities in Kavango West have so far decreased from 14 deaths in 2023 to nine this year.
There has also been a drop in serious injuries, with 27 recorded last year to 25 during the same period.
Today is Human Rights Day, aimed at reminding the nation of the ongoing importance of equality, justice, and peace.
Dr. Naftal Ngalangi is a local expert and researcher in Rundu and talks to nbc News about human rights.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Namibia officially opened its 5th office countrywide, with the latest being the Rundu Branch in Kavango East.
The Rundu Office will cater to both the Kavango East, West, and Zambezi Regions.
