The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has stepped in to help resolve the Gciriku traditional leadership succession dispute.
The Gciriku tribe has been without a chief since 2019.
The chieftainship of the tribe is inherited through the maternal line.
The residents of Thipanana Village in the Kavango East Region assert that they are not receiving any benefits from the rural electrification project.
The villagers claim that NamPower wrongly diverted the electrification project to another village.
Kavango West regional leaders welcomed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), describing it as a platform that will greatly benefit the region and its residents.
In the Kavango East Region, an amount of over N$243 million was invested in the health care programmes over the last financial year.
The funds went towards the renovation of two district hospitals, three healthcare centres, and 25 clinics and assisted in the outreach programme.
The Kavango East Region is focusing on enhancing its agriculture sector to improve the livelihood of its residents.
This was communicated during the maiden State of the Region address by Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka.
A three-day training session on human rights is taking place at Rundu to strengthen the practical implementation of legal protections and improve access to justice, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised groups.
Residents of Havo village in the Kavango East's Mukwe Constituency continue drinking water not fit for human consumption 10 months after the Rural Water Supply Division promised to drill a new borehole for them.
In October of last year, NBC News visited Havo village to cover the water crisis.
A 27-year-old Namibian man, Ambrosius Mathias Muyeu, remains behind bars following his arrest for double murder.
Ambrosius is accused of killing his grandparents at Kayeura village.
Small-scale farmers at the Ndonga Linena Green Scheme in Kavango East claim they have been excluded from wheat production for the winter season, accusing the farm manager of sidelining them and using their seeds for commercial purposes.
The Governor of Kavango East Region, Hamunyera Hambyuka, expressed concern over the state of the Shitemo Green Scheme, which has remained nearly inactive for nearly four years.
