The San Cultural Festival has concluded in Tsumkwe after three days of celebrations.
The festival brought together San communities, traditional leaders, government representatives and visitors to celebrate and promote San cultural heritage, languages, indigenous knowledge systems and identity.
Parents and church leaders in Tsumkwe are concerned at the lack of discipline at the local Senior Secondary School hostel.
The community shared their growing frustrations during a targeted dialogue hosted in the area by the Forum for African Women Educationalists in Namibia (FAWENA).
A senior councillor of the Ju|hoansi Traditional Authority, Fransina Ghauz, says preparations for the festival are progressing well.
The Ju|'hoansi Traditional Authority will host the annual San Cultural Festival at Tsumkwe from September 24 to 26.
A 77-year-old Mathias Kaundinge who died on the 3rd of this month remains unburied as his children continue the search for his relatives in Eenhana.
Kaundinge was born in Eenhana but moved to Tsumkwe about 55 years ago.
A delegation from the Office of the Vice President has concluded its visit to Tsumkwe, where it engaged with the !Kung and Ju|'hoansi Traditional Authorities.
A delegation from the Office of the Vice President, led by Deputy Minister Moses ||Khumub as well as Tsumkwe Constituency Councillor Petrus Mutji, met with traditional leaders and stakeholders to engage on matters affecting the community.
The annual mass vaccination campaign for cattle and pets in Tsumkwe is nearing its end.
So far over 14,000 animals have been vaccinated by the Directorate of Veterinary Services.
Mangetti Dune Combined School and Makata Primary School girls have received hygiene dignity kit donations from FLECHAS, a non-profit organisation operating in the Tsumkwe Constituency.
The community of Mangetti Dune in the Tsumkwe Constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region has earned an income through a sewing project introduced by the UNFPA last year.
