Heavy rain and storms destroyed about 40 hectares of maize at the Uvhungu-vhungu Green Scheme in the Kavango East Region.
This occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The storm started at around 1:00am and is estimated to have lasted about 20 minutes.
165 learners at the Nconcoma Primary School community hostel in the Kavango East Region do not have enough food to eat.
This has resulted in learners only having lunch and dinner, and no breakfast.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah revealed that Namibia has scrapped a law requiring fathers' presence as a prerequisite for mothers to obtain birth certificates.
The president noted that this regulation had previously hindered many Namibians from acquiring essential documents.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah officially inaugurated the Kavango West Civic Affairs Regional Office at Nkurenkuru.
The centre aims to bring vital services closer to the people.
Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila applauded the positive improvements in the agricultural sector in the Kavango West region.
Dr Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said this at the 36th independence celebration at Nkurenkuru.
Gansu Construction Company Investment Holdings has donated 12 classrooms to Simanya Combined School in the Kavango West Region, following the conclusion of their contract.
Gansu Construction Company Investment Holdings was awarded a tender to construct a school hostel at Simanya Combined School.
The Kavango East Governor's office has donated a decent shelter to a destitute family in Fumbe Village in the Mashare Constituency.
The governor's office deemed it necessary to provide the family with shelter from the harsh weather conditions.
Plans for the construction of the Nkurenkuru District Hospital are back on track after a 12-year delay.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was initially held in 2014.
Kavango West is one of the least connected regions in terms of network in the country.
This was shared by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, during a stakeholder engagement at Simanya.
