Kunene regional electoral officer Mike Nganjone says the region is on track to host the upcoming elections, with all sensitive and non sensitive voting materials delivered in Khorixas and other constituencies in Kunene South.
The materials arrived sealed and were escorted by the Namibian Police.
The residents of Khorixas say they are ready to cast their votes despite the challenges they face in the region.
The sensitive material arrived, and the Regional Electoral Officer for the Kunene Region, Mike Nganjone, noted that preparations are progressing smoothly ahead of both polling days.
The Kunene Region has dispatched sensitive election materials to the three constituencies of Kamanjab, Outjo, and Khorixas in Kunene South.
The packages, which include ballot papers and other essential supplies, are part of the region's preparations for the upcoming general election.
2 teams from Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) in Namibia will take part in the Africa Skills Week programme in Ethiopia next week.
The programme is aimed at boosting skills in technical and vocational fields to respond to changing needs of the labour market.
A group of 14 young people from the Sorri-Sorris Community and the surrounding area of Khorixas Constituency handed over a petition to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi has announced the upgrade of the 105 kilometers gravel to tar road between Khorixas and Kamanjab.
Nekundi made this announcement at a consultation meeting between the Ministry, Roads Authority and traditional authorities at Khorixas in the Kunene Region.
The quality of learning in the Kunene Region continues to be affected by high cases of school dropouts and teenage pregnancies.
This was stated by regional education Deputy Director Petrus Shipalanga during a briefing with EU Ambassador to Namibia Ana Beatriz Martins at Khorixas last week.
Khorixas residents have welcomed the first vocational training centre in the region, which was inaugurated by President Nangolo Mbumba last year.
Residents of Khorixas in the Kunene Region have expressed that they do not want to be remembered only when it's election time or on matters that have to do with elections.
At Khorixas, part of about 500 uniformed officers who registered as voters in the region cast their votes.
By 16:00, the Khorixas polling station had captured 93 voters.
By the afternoon, Opuwo recorded 231 voters, while Okanguati recorded 55.
