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.
An 86-year-old woman from Popa Village in the Kavango East's Mukwe Constituency was allegedly raped by a known suspect over the weekend.
It is reported that the suspect allegedly broke into her room on Friday at around midnight.
The Public Enterprises CEOs' Forum is set to donate N$500,000 to four schools in the Kavango East Region.
The schools are Kaisosi Combined School, Livuyu Junior Primary School, Kippi George Primary School and Sarusungu Combined School.
The Kavango East Region is preparing to welcome hundreds of athletes and officials as the Public Enterprise Forum Games take place in Rundu from 2 to 4 July.
Beki-Kumata and its partner Castrobros have handed over cheques of N$500,000 to three charities and social groups.
These are Kavango East's Cocoma Primary School, Project Never Walk Alone and SOS Children's Villages Namibia.
Learners and teachers of Matumbo Angelina Ribebe Secondary School in Kavango East have exchanged responsibilities during the commemoration of the Day of the African Child.
The atmosphere at Matumbo Angelina Ribebe Secondary School in Ncaute Village took a different turn on Tuesday.
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 Kavango East Region Education Directorate has honoured the best-performing teachers and learners in the 2025 National Examination Assessment.
First Gentleman Epaphras Ndaitwah reassured young men and boys from Kavango East that they have value and that they are not forgotten.
Young men and boys turned up in numbers at the Rundu Trade Fair Centre for an engagement titled "The plight of the boy child" with Namibia's First Gentleman.
