About 700 people from the Zambezi and Kavango regions are undergoing cataract surgery in Rundu.
This annual surgical eye campaign is about improving eye health and empowering patients to lead fuller, more independent lives.
The Social Security Commission (SSC) is one of the few local entities offering paternity leave to employees.
On this Father's Day, our news team caught up with one of their workers who has benefited from the paternity leave policy.
Town Engineer in the Rundu Town Council, Sakaria Shopati, says the institution lost about N$3 million in the 2023–2024 financial year due to vandalism and infrastructure theft.
Shopati says despite the Town Council's attempts to upgrade service infrastructure, the local population is hindering progress.
Rundu Intermediate Hospital's Medical Superintendent, Dr. Jean Kalala Kabangu, says serious intervention is needed regarding the suspected food poisoning cases coming from the Nyangana District.
Female boarders at the Mburu-uru community hostel in Kavango West Region will finally have their own sleeping quarters.
About 13 learners have been sharing living quarters with the teaching staff, while eight others were cramped inside a small hut.
Destitute families who are unable to meet even the most basic needs are found all over Namibia.
nbc News team caught up with such a family in Rundu and compiled this report.
These are the living conditions of 53-year-old Natalia Mbako and her family of nine.
A group of Rundu residents walked for 15 kilometres to commemorate World Hypertension Day.
Commemorated on May 17 every year, the day aims to raise awareness and promote measures to detect, control, and prevent hypertension.
The Kayengona Clinic is the only health facility within the Rundu Rural Constituency, and plans are underway for it to be upgraded.
These were just some of the sentiments shared at the belated independence celebrations at Mbambi village in the Kavango East Region.
A strike by employees of a local retailer at Rundu and Nkurenkuru continues.
The employees, represented by the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAWU), are striking in support of a demand for a salary increase and better working conditions.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security says the mass registration process countrywide is making good progress.
The Deputy Executive Director, Jackson Wandjiva, told nbc News that the ministry has so far achieved 70% of the set target.
