Ancient Himba beauty traditions thrive as women preserve the cultural cosmetics trade at Opuwo.

There, culture and tradition are deeply lived and respected, where a Himba woman is keeping centuries old beauty practices alive through a small but powerful business rooted in ancestral knowledge. 

Meat traders at Opuwo are slowly rebuilding after days of losses caused by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) restrictions that disrupted informal meat sales. 

While easing of controls has brought relief, vendors say recovery remains gradual in a trade many rely on for survival.

Namibia's Heritage Week 2026 is underway at Opuwo, but beyond the celebrations, the week carries a deeper message about identity and responsibility. 

A proposed mining waste recovery project in the Okaoko area of the Kunene Region has moved a step forward. Dasanyuan Namibia, a company that proposed a waste recovery project in the area of Okaoko, held a public meeting to consult with residents on its plans to collect discarded tailings for processing at a new fact

The government's Mass Housing Project has delivered 24 new homes to residents in Opuwo. 

The Urban and Rural Development Minister, James Sankwasa, officiated the handover ceremony recently aimed at providing decent shelter to the local community.

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has inaugurated three schools in the Kunene Region.

The government spent over N$70 million on these as well as extra classrooms, ablution facilities, and other infrastructure at nine other schools in the region.

A film that explores the spiritual rupture that occurs when cultural traditions are abandoned in favour of modernity was recently launched by the Namibia Film Commission (NFC) in Opuwo, Kunene region.

Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi was in the Kunene Region, tracking the progress of major ongoing road and aviation projects. These include links like the Opuwo-Okanguati, Opuwo-Etanga, and Kaoko Otavi-Opuwo roads, alongside the Oute Road, Oute Bridge, and the Opuwo Aerodrome. 

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has expressed concern about the growing number of disputes over the recognition of traditional leaders in Namibia.

As Namibia observed the Genocide Remembrance Day through decentralised commemorations across the country, community members in Opuwo joined leaders in reflecting on the legacy of the 1904-1908 genocide against the Ovaherero and Nama people.