The Kavango West Regional Council has concluded assessments of the first phase of the VAT-funded and capital projects.
The projects were funded during the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 financial years.
Omatjete and the surrounding areas in the Erongo Region now have access to water, following the commissioning of a 31-kilometre water pipeline from Ozondati.
Since 2019, residents at Omatjete and surrounding areas in the Erongo Region have endured a water shortage that turned into a crisis.
The Nkurenkuru Border Post, which borders Namibia and Angola, has not yet met the national border post standards.
This was shared during the visit of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Security, Constitutional and Legal Affairs to the Kavango West Region.
Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has appointed a Board of Directors to serve at the Roads Authority for the next six months.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has said poor infrastructure and complex travel logistics remain key barriers to intra-African trade.
Witbooi addressed a session titled 'Discover Namibia' at the Intra-Africa Trade Fair underway in Algiers City, Algeria.
The spokesperson of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Committee, Jacob Tjinae, bemoans the slow progress of the upgrading of the Kanaan C settlement in Gobabis.
Tjinae said the project started off well last year with the demarcation and pegging of 400 plots in the Kanaan Upper area.
The leadership of the Otjozondjupa Region has requested that the government prioritise upgrading the Grootfontein-Tsumkwe road to bitumen standards.
The call was made during an engagement with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Housing at Otjiwarongo.
The Eneas Peter Nanyemba dual-carriage freeway is still under construction and has not been completed by the set date, due to various delays.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has inaugurated a classroom block at Musitu Primary School in the Kavango West Region.
The classroom block was constructed by Mbunza Fishing, at a cost of N$150,000.
Most rural constituents in the Omaheke Region are in need of better service provision, such as health, water, sanitation, education, road upgrades and income-generating projects to improve their livelihoods.
The communities shared this during the governor's office outreach programme.
