Kavango West schools are celebrating excellence and progress following the region's annual prize-giving ceremony.
The education directorate of the Kavango West Region continues to inspire both teachers and learners through its annual prize-giving ceremony.
The Kavango West Regional Council and Rundu Vocational Training Center signed a collaboration agreement at Nkurenkuru.
The duo have previously collaborated on the completion of phase one of the Nkurenkuru Sports Complex, and the Rundu VTC has recently been awarded a sports facility contract at Ncamagoro.
Eleven youth enterprises from various regions received business materials worth N$2.5 million under the Rural Youth Constituency Enterprises program in Nkurenkuru. The enterprises were selected during the 2023/2024 financial year as part of the Harambee Prosperity Plan aimed at promoting youth entrepreneurship.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, is disappointed at the snail's pace of the construction of the Nkurenkuru Multipurpose Youth Resource Center.
He expressed this at the handover of the material to the Rural Youth Enterprises at Nkurenkuru.
A power outage struck Canchana Village in the Kavango West Region, disrupting water supply to Raina Mungungu Combined School and the entire community.
This has been ongoing since last month.
Kavango West Regional Council has stated that the construction of an office park and 12 community toilets ranks among its major achievements for the 2025/2026 financial year.
Kapako Villagers in the Kavango West Region are fed up with the worsening water shortage.
Through protests, residents say the situation has affected children's education and daily lives, calling for urgent action to address the water scarcity.
Insufficient budget allocations have delayed completion of the Kavango West Regional Council Office, forcing the council to spend N$120,000 monthly on rent since construction began in 2021.
The Kavango West Region's 2025/2026 budget falls short of addressing critical needs, according to local leaders, with allocations of N$68 million for capital projects and N$48 million for operations deemed too minimal.
The governor of the Kavango West Region, Verna Sinimbo, has questioned whether census statistics are considered when allocating the regional budget.
She made these remarks during the Regional Profile presentation at Nkurenkuru.
