Plans for the construction of the Nkurenkuru District Hospital are back on track after a 12-year delay.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was initially held in 2014.

Over 50% of Namibia's research infrastructure is concentrated in the |Khomas and Erongo Regions, while no research facilities exist in Hardap, Ohangwena, and Kavango West regions. 

These are part of findings contained in the just-launched Namibia's Research Infrastructure Survey Report.

The Directorate of Education in the Kavango East Region has vowed to retain its top position in Ordinary Level results while working to significantly improve Advance Subsidiary (AS) level results.
 

A once-thriving vegetable gardening project in the Kavango West Region has ground to a halt after its solar-powered water system was repeatedly stolen, transforming productive farmland into grazing land.

The Kavango West Region tops public schools in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary Level (NSSCAS) for full-time candidates.

Despite the regional rank order reflecting notable shifts in performance between 2024 and 2025, the region has maintained its position since 2024.

A resident of Katwitwi in the Kavango West Region, Abraham Mungowa has turned to innovation to address his community's day-to-day needs. 

Using recycled materials, he designed a grain thresher machine that can thresh both mahangu and sorghum from their stalks. 

The Kavango West Region has prioritised empowering communities, transforming agriculture, and creating sustainable employment, which are at the top of its list.

Governor Verna Sinimbo said this while delivering her maiden State of the Region Address on Friday.

A veteran of the liberation struggle, Rebekka Nepemba Shaningwa, was buried at Ntara village in the Kavango West Region.

Shaningwa died on the 18th of June at the age of 75.

Kavango West Region's regional leaders and the police have called for community collaboration in addressing crime and in accelerating development across the region.

Residents of Dudu village in the Kavango West Region held a demonstration, demanding strict safety measures be put in place to curb gender-based violence.

This comes after the murder of 25-year-old Veronica Mate Kudumo at Sivara village, a neighbouring village of Dudu, in May.