Road fatalities in Kavango West have so far decreased from 14 deaths in 2023 to nine this year.
There has also been a drop in serious injuries, with 27 recorded last year to 25 during the same period.
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) President McHenry Venaani said he is serious about leading the country, promising to run a clean, capable, and competent administration.
Venaani was addressing PDM supporters at a star rally in Nkurenkuru, Kavango West, over the weekend.
Students at the International University of Namibia's (IUM) satellite campus at Nkurenkuru kicked off the four-day Annual Cultural Festival under the theme "The Echoes of the Past: Embracing Our Diverse Cultures."
Governor of Kavango West Region Sirkka Ausiku has expressed her appreciation for institutions of higher learning set up in the region.
This was shared during the celebration of 2024 African Decentralisation, Local Governance, and Local Development Day at Nkurenkuru.
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah gave assurance to the residents of Nkurenkuru that plans to complete the hospital are still on.
The hospital, whose groundbreaking happened 10 years ago, remains standing still.
The Kavango West Region will soon have its own improved Civic Affairs Office.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security has plans in the pipeline to construct a regional civic affairs office at Nkurenkuru.
A strike by employees of a local retailer at Rundu and Nkurenkuru continues.
The employees, represented by the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAWU), are striking in support of a demand for a salary increase and better working conditions.
The Nkurenkuru and Ruacana Town Councils have stepped up cooperation between the two local authorities by renewing an existing memorandum of agreement.
The Nkurenkuru Town Council is faced with financial constraints that are slowing down the town's development process.
Jafet Markes Muti shared this during his acceptance address as re-elected mayor of Nkurenkuru Town Council.
The Chairperson of the Kavango West Regional Council, Joseph Sikongo, calls on the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security to increase the staff numbers at the Nkurenkuru Home Affairs office.
The office is reportedly only operating with two staff members.
