Heavy rains in the Kavango East and West have left some residents picking up the pieces over the weekend.
Lambert Haingura, a resident of Hamweyi Village in the Kavango West Region, is one of those affected, as the weekend's rain was accompanied by lightning, which struck and killed seven of his cattle.
Kavango East Governor, Bonifatius Wakudumo says the region is ready to host its regional memorial service in honour of the late Founding President on Saturday.
When the nbc News team visited the Rundu Sports Stadium on Friday, various people were getting the venue ready for this weekend’s proceedings.
The police at Rundu are investigating a case in which a 20-year-old man died during the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) recruitment selection test.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, 05 February 2025, at about 12:00.
After six days with its doors shut, classes have resumed on Wednesday at Japhet Haiyambo Primary School and Hompa Sophia Junior Primary School at Rundu.
The two schools were both temporarily closed following a sewarage blockage, and broken ablution facilities.
Heavy rains caused extensive damage to properties in some residential areas in Rundu yesterday.
This morning people were fixing their houses and access roads to their homes.
Our nbc team visited some areas to see for themselves.
The case of the seven people at Rundu, accused of forging school results, has been postponed to 13 February.
The accused were arrested for allegedly tampering with school report cards.
The festive season mood of sharing and caring is still being felt in some parts of the country.
While others are celebrating Christmas Day with family and friends, for some street vendors at Rundu, it's business as usual.
This is because, after all the celebrations and entertainment, the struggles for a new academic year begin.
Heavy rains left some families in Rundu's Suncity area devastated, as their houses were destroyed.
The rainstorm on Tuesday evening left family members destitute, and some are still struggling to rebuild their dwellings.
The Executive Director at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says some Namibians believe that corruption is not much of a concern in the country.
Graham Hopwood is now advising locals to assist in preventing corruption from becoming worse.
