The Kavango West football and netball teams were treated to a heroes welcome at Nkurenkuru after exploits at The Namibian Newspaper cup at Otjiwarongo. Chris Kupulo this report.
Enthusiastic Kavango West residents lineup outside Nkurenkuru early morning to receive the history makers.
The Namibian Newspaper Cup concluded on Sunday in Otjiwarongo with Khomas Region and Kavango West walking away with the championship.
The Directorate of Education Arts and Culture in the Kavango West has embarked on a strategy aimed at improving academic performance in the region.
Education Director Pontinus Musore says all stakeholders must have a role to play if a turnaround will be realized.
The manager at the Musese Green Scheme in the Kavango West, Winfried Metzger, is optimistic about a good harvest this year, despite constant power outages.
Poor rainfall during the planting forced the project to rely on machinery for watering the maize almost on a daily basis.
A family of 14 at Ccove Village in Kavango West's Ncamagoro Constituency was left destitute after their homestead was destroyed by a hailstorm.
At least four temporary structures used as sleeping quarters were destroyed.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform will not tolerate illegal fencing of communal land.
The Director for Resettlement and Program Implementation, Alfred Sikopo, says the Ministry has full support from the traditional authorities to remove fences found to be illegal.
The villages of Sharukwe and Sikali in Kavango West's Ncuncuni Constituency face a water crisis.
This comes after thieves vandalized and stole solar borehole pumps from their water points last month.
The police in Kavango West are investigating a stock theft case suspected to involve Meatco officials.
The Angolan Consulate in Rundu is issuing consulate identification cards to its nationals who have been stateless in Namibia.
Kavango West's Ncamagoro Constituency Councillor, Thomas Rengi, initiated the process after realising the number of stateless persons was overwhelming.
The Swapo Party Regional Coordinator for Kavango West, David Hamutenya, wants those vying for the top positions to engage in debates during the closed-door meetings, which are part of the intra-party campaigns.
