Family, friends, and loved ones describe the late Toini Hausiku as an inspiring and loving woman who believed in uniting everybody.
Hausiku was a former Deputy Mayor of Rundu as well as the widow of liberation struggle icon Marco Hausiku.
Plans are underway to clean up the area surrounding the floating bridge at the Sarusungu Border post on the outskirts of Rundu.
The area has been an eyesore for locals and travellers alike.
The floating bridge connects Kavango East to the Angolan town of Calai.
For the first time in Rundu's history, residential areas are having their gravel roads upgraded to tar.
People living in Rundu have never had the pleasure of experiencing a tarred road in their residential areas.
The Governor of Kavango East Region, Hamunyera Hambyuka, says despite the region's challenges, Kavango East is laden with hope and promises.
In his State of the Region Address at Rundu on Friday, Hambyuka identified 15 priority actions for the 2026/2027 financial year.
Businesses in Rundu reported a significant uptick in trade after thousands of visitors descended on the town for the Public Enterprises Games.
NamPower and the Roads Authority are among the public enterprises stepping up preparations for the 2026 Public Enterprise Games, using social league matches to fine-tune their readiness ahead of the competition in Rundu from 2 to 4 July.
The Namibia Volleyball Federation has concluded its Annual General Meeting in Rundu.
The Kavango East and West Health Directorates launched a "Cataract Surgical Eye Campaign" at the Intermediate Rundu Hospital.
The long-awaited campaign is themed "Restoring Hope and Freedom."
The campaign targets more than 400 patients in the two regions and has so far operated on 240 patients.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform is planning to revive a technology centre in Rundu that has been largely ineffective over the years.
The GIZ partnership in Namibia has donated a Community Information Centre in Rundu aimed at improving daily life for residents of Ndama location.
