The Governor of Kavango East Region, Julius Hambyuka, is urging residents to be extra careful when buying or preparing food. His call follows a series of suspected food poisoning cases in the region, the most recent in Korokoko village, where two children tragically died after reportedly eating cassava roots.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services says as of January this year to 14 April , Rundu in the Kavango East Region has reported 10 deaths out of 2,092 malaria confirmed cases.
The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture is working tirelessly to ensure all learners are placed in schools.
The ministry is also addressing challenges such as water and sanitation in the Kavango East Region.
After investigating for over a year, police in the Kavango East Region seem to have moved a step further regarding the death of 18-year-old Malaka Sipilikita.
This came as 17-year-old Malakiia Simuketa appeared in the Rundu Magistrate’s Court on a summons, 15 months after Sipilikita's murder.
Subsistence farmers in the Kavango East Region are hopeful of a better harvest following consistent rainfall.
While some farmers were already planting, others were clearing their crop fields. Crops have also started to germinate for those who planted early.
As the Kavango East Region braces for the festive season, the regional leadership is calling for collaboration with law enforcement to maintain peace and safety in the region.
This was the message shared during the launch of the festive season Road Safety Operation at the Masivi roadblock.
Inhabitants of Shamunaro Village in the Kavango East Region are still finding it difficult to easily access health care services due to bad roads and the distances they have to travel to health facilities.
The Executive Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says some Namibians believe that corruption is not much of a concern in the country.
Graham Hopwood is now advising locals to assist in preventing corruption from becoming worse.
Residents of Shamaturu and nearby villages in the Kavango East Region came together on Thursday to celebrate the official opening of a much-awaited clinic, bringing vital healthcare services closer to the community.
In the Kavango East Region, Returning Officer Sonia Neumbo confirmed to nbc News that voters' education had an impact on the elections as there were no challenges faced during the special elections.
