Angolan man denied bail for marrying 14-year-old

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A 29-year-old Angolan man was denied bail in the Rundu Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after traditionally marrying a 14-year-old girl.

The minor’s mother was, however, granted bail of N$1,000.

Green schemes boost communities in Kavango West

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Green schemes like Sikondo in the Kavango West Region are proving to be vital for communities living in the surrounding area, particularly during harvesting season.

It's potato harvesting season at Sikondo, and the place is buzzing with both machines and people.

Kavango East entrepreneurs welcome long-overdue engagement with MIRT

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Local entrepreneurs who attended the Ministry of International Relations and Trade's regional engagements at Rundu described it as crucial and long overdue. 

The engagement provided a platform for the local business community to give input on how to harness the potential of the Kavango East region. 

Divundu inmates find new purpose through education programmes

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Some offenders at the Divundu Correctional Facility in the Kavango East Region say the educational programmes on offer have given them a new lease on life.

The Divundu Correction Facility is not a place where inmates allow themselves to remain idle.

Creating employment on top of Kavango West's priority list

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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.

Plans to revive Uvhungu-Vhungu dairy farm underway

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Plans are underway to revive the Uvhungu-Vhungu dairy farm in the Kavango East Region.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, are in the region to prioritise food security. 

Small-scale farmers empowered through solar water pump training

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Small-scale farmers from the Kavango East Region who attended a solar water pump infrastructure training describe the experience as informative and eye-opening. 

The five-day training was offered by the Directorate of Rural Water Supply within the Ministry of Agriculture.