The Sarusungu floating bridge, which connects Namibia to Angola, is finally being cleaned for the first time in 11 years.

The cleaning campaign was organised by the Office of the Governor.

The floating bridge, on the outskirts of Rundu, connects Namibia to the Angolan town of Calai.

Rundu residents have called on the government to make land available to build decent houses.

They shared this sentiment with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Land Reform.

Those who attended the engagement were very vocal about their housing needs.

The Hambukushu Traditional Authority, through its lawyers, sent a letter of demand to the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa.

The Traditional Authority snubbed a consultative meeting on the Bwabwata National Park at Rundu last week, as they wanted it to take place at Mukwe instead.

Even though it is illegal, individuals are still continuing to erect fences within the boundaries of community forests, especially in the Kavango West Regions.

The Chief Forester for Kavango East and West, Jonas Mwiikinghi, described the illegal fencing as a serious concern.

The Kapana selling business is becoming more popular in Rundu.
 
The majority of the sellers are welcoming of the competition, saying it provides local customers with a variety of options. 
 

Rundu Town Council has not been submitting its financial statements for the past seven years. 
This was revealed during a public hearing by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts at Rundu on Monday. 

Students from the Sauyemwa Centre for the visually impaired finally have an ablution facility after being without one for over a decade and a half.

The Sauyemwa Centre for the Visually Impaired in Rundu is the only center catering to visually impaired students in both Kavango East and West.

Former deputy mayor of Rundu, Toini Hausiku, was buried at the Mbunza Royal Cemetery at Kapako in the Kavango West Region over the weekend. 

Hausiku, who was also the widow of liberation struggle icon Marco Hausiku, died on the 19th of July in a Windhoek hospital from cancer. 

Family, friends, and loved ones describe the late Toini Hausiku as an inspiring and loving woman who believed in uniting everybody.

Hausiku was a former Deputy Mayor of Rundu as well as the widow of liberation struggle icon Marco Hausiku.

A 29-year-old man was denied bail in the Rundu Magistrate's Court on Monday. 

Anton Babinu Zola was arrested in connection with alleged serial rape incidents in Rundu, Kavango East Region.