The National African Students Association wants a review of the education funding model to ensure that it responds to student's needs.
The student association held its first national congress at Rundu and elected its executive committee.
Candidates contesting three of the top positions in the Swapo Party made presentations to delegates at Rundu in the Kavango East Region.
Regional Coordinator Ottilie Shinduvi says the intra-party campaign went according to the guidelines as agreed by the Central Committee.
The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, says the government is committed to empowering rural communities and helping them diversify their agricultural activities.
Prime Minister Saara Kuugogwelwa-Amadhila has called on the private sector to support the government's endeavours to provide adequate school infrastructure.
She was speaking at the handover of school furniture to the Siguruguru and Mbora primary schools at Rundu.
The Lead Youth Commander of the Landless People's Movement's Youth Element, Duminga Ndala, has called for the active participation of young people in politics.
The LPM youth wing held its first conference at Rundu aimed at establishing youth structures in the Kavango East Region.
The Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Dr Itah Kandjii-Murangi, has called on graduates of the Rundu Vocational Training Center (RVTC) to target opportunities in the new economic sectors Namibia is developing.
Her speech was read by the Executive Director, Dr Alfred Van Kent.
The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund says it continues to seek innovative ways to impart road safety education to learners who are the future of Namibia.
The MVA-Fund sponsored a secondary school's road safety debate at Rundu.
A local shop in Rundu, Kavango East Region, donated food and merchandise to the Cocoma Primary School, located some 160 kilometres east of Rundu.
The donation follows a request by the school principal for assistance to the vulnerable children living in a deplorable hostel at the school.
The Rundu Town Council has expressed its desire to exit its partnership with the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor.
At a stakeholders' consultation meeting with the Electricity Control Board, Mayor Gabriel Kanyanga said NORED's services to the town were poor.
The Electricity Control Board (ECB) wants to activate a power outage reporting mechanism for all stakeholders at Rundu in the Kavango East Region.
The reporting mechanism will ensure that the ECB does not rely on power generators and distributors for scheduled and unplanned outages.
