The residents of Okakondorokua Village in the Epupa Constituency, Kunene Region, are among those who benefited from the N$34 million budget aimed at the construction of water infrastructure and now have access to clean drinking water.
The Governor of Kunene Region has implored all councils, business people, communities, and youth to participate in the opportunities and value chains being created by the new economic drivers.
Kunene Governor Marius Sheya says the region's abundant natural resources are currently underutilised.
Speaking during a high-level meeting with the German delegation and local businesspeople in Outjo, Sheya emphasised that Kunene is open to investors across various sectors.
Following weeks of 15 OvaHimba families living alongside the road on the outskirts of Kamanjab Settlement, the Kunene Regional Council has intervened to assist the group, that was evicted from a resettlement farm in the area.
The 10th annual Opuwo Trade Fair has kicked off but at a slow pace.
So far the trade fair only attracted about a hundred visitors since the gates opened on Monday.
There are 123 exhibitors participating at the trade fair, showcasing unique products made in Opuwo.
A roundtable discussion under the theme "creation of a lucrative livestock market for farmers in the communal areas" was held at Opuwo in the Kunene Region.
1647 barefooted children in the Kunene Region will each receive a brand new pair of shoes this weekend through the Project Never Walk Alone initiative.
Otjomuru Combined School has been renamed after Dr. Libertina Amathila, the former Deputy Prime Minister in her honour for the role she played in the upliftment of the Otjomuru Village in the Epupa Constituency.
33 years after independence, the Kunene Region remains one of the most underdeveloped regions in the country, and its administrative leadership says it is doing all it can with the available resources to change the dire status quo.
Some of those who fled Angola's protracted civil war and have been living in Namibia for more than twenty years still remain without national documents.
