Erongo Governor Neville Andre says gender-based violence continues to plague the region, leaving a devastating impact on families, communities, and the broader society.

The family members of 16 people who died from suspected food poisoning last year at Kayova Village in the Kavango East Region are still waiting for a forensic report. 

The 16 deceased family members were between the ages of two and 33, and the family is yet to find closure. 

The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP in the National Assembly, Lukas Hamata, says there is an urgent need for clean water in the Ohangwena Region, which can be addressed through the Ohangwena Aquifer 2.

Regional electricity distributor Erongo RED has joined forces with the Road Fund Administration (RFA) and the Roads Authority (RA) to install 24 streetlights along the Swakopmund River bridge.

The lights will be installed for N$4.4 million.

A book that sheds light on the decades-long struggle of the Hai||om people, who were forcibly evicted from Etosha National Park in 1954 by the South African-controlled South West African Administration, has been launched. 

The Beggars of Our Own Land is authored by Dr. Willem Odendaal.

The nbc Director General has embarked on a series of regional thank-you parties for the public broadcaster's various stations.

The parties form part of the nbc's staff engagement programme, the most recent taking place at Katima Mulilo for staff of Ñwanyi FM.

The governments of Namibia and Botswana have agreed to repatriate Batswana of Namibian descent on Friday.

These communities have decided to return to their ancestral land after their ancestors were forced to flee Namibia due to the atrocities committed by imperial Germany between 1904 and 1907.

The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) is in the Kunene Region to share statistics on the Namibian economy with the region's residents.

The water interruptions caused by frequent breakdowns and pipe bursts at Katima Mulilo will soon be something of the past.

This comes after NamWater commissioned the water pipeline replacement project on Tuesday.

Residents of Sikondo Village in Kavango West have collected about N$400,000 towards their collective goal to electrify their homes. Still, they remain a long way from reaching the required close to N$3 million to see this dream realised.