The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, has instructed employees at the Rundu government garage to get their house in order. 

Plans are underway to revive the Uvhungu-Vhungu dairy farm in the Kavango East Region.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, are in the region to prioritise food security. 

Small-scale farmers from the Kavango East Region who attended a solar water pump infrastructure training describe the experience as informative and eye-opening. 

The five-day training was offered by the Directorate of Rural Water Supply within the Ministry of Agriculture. 

Rundu residents, particularly children, are dedicated to getting their pets vaccinated against rabies.

During a visit by the NBC News team to various vaccination points around Ndama, children were seen bringing their dogs, cats, and guinea pigs for their shots.

Important decisions affecting the Mashare Agricultural Development Institute in the Kavango East Region are currently being made in Windhoek—a situation that regional leaders say must change.

Budgetary constraints and a sluggish procurement system are contributing to the collapse of the Mashare Agricultural Development Institute (MADI) in the Kavango East Region.

Unit Manager at the Rundu Dialysis Centre, Augustinus Alpo, says they have seen an increase in local patients presenting symptoms of herbal intoxication.

Rundu Dialysis Centre is the only private centre offering dialysis treatment. They have been in operation for just over a year.

Some patients receiving treatment at the Rundu Dialysis Centre in Kavango East say the centre has made a huge impact in their lives.

Before it came into existence, over a year ago, patients would often travel to Windhoek for treatment.

The local community and the regional leadership in Kavango East are looking for ways to put an end to the suspected food poisoning cases in the region.

Former Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa called for an urgent meeting at Ndiyona this weekend.

Some road construction projects in the Kavango East Region have hit delays.

Roads Authority CEO, Conrad Lutombi, said these delays are partly due to late payments to contractors.