The headman of Mururani village in the Kavango West Region has appealed to the Ministry of Health and Social Services to construct a fully fledged clinic in the village.
Namfinda Sikongo shared this during an interview with the NBC news team.
At least 50 households from the San community at Nkurenkuru's Extension 5 have received food donations from Ruguru Investment. The donation is worth N$85,700.
Ruguru Investment is one of the companies allocated fishing rights in the Kavango West Region.
A 36-year-old woman from Gava village in the Kavango West Region is using small-scale mahangu farming to provide for her family after dropping out of school due to financial challenges.
Lydia Hamuponya dropped out of school in 2016 due to her humble background.
The Atomic Energy Board of Namibia engaged stakeholders in the Kavango West Region on the draft Nuclear Energy Bill.
The consultations seek to raise awareness, explain the Bill, and get input from the people at the grassroots level.
Overcrowding continues to be a persistent issue in the classrooms of the Kavango West Region, despite the ongoing construction projects aimed at addressing this problem.
This information was shared by the Kavango West region's acting Education Director, Esther Karondo, in an interview with NBC News.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology is expanding its reach into rural areas of Kavango West to improve digital access and bridge the connectivity gap.
The region has a satellite centre at Mpungu, which has been operating since 2018, apart from Nkurenkuru.
The Kavango West Region has introduced a number of projects to address socio-economic developments such as unemployment, poverty, food insecurity, and climate-related vulnerabilities, among others.
With observed decreased donor support for health programmes, the Kavango West Directorate of Health and Social Services is hosting a two-week workshop on male circumcision to strengthen local ownership.
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.
Residents of Kavango West fear the region could miss development if the government proceeds with the Kavango-Grootfontein water link project.
The concern was raised during a community meeting with the consultants at Mururani.
