The Tjirakana Fish Farm project in Tondoro Constituency, Kavango West Region, has been handed over to the community.
The N$2 million project was funded by the Kavango West Regional Council to promote food security, create income opportunities and address rural poverty.
Wuparo Conservancy in the Zambezi Region has generated more than N$2,8 million from tourism, trophy hunting and the harvesting of natural plant products between January and October this year.
Conservancy Manager Beven Muyenga revealed this during the conservancy's Annual General Meeting.
Water drawn from natural springs has sustained families and livestock at Okorosave for generations, but contamination has often threatened this vital lifeline.
That is now changing, following the official commissioning and handover of developed and protected springs at Okorosave in the Kunene Region.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has warned NORED's leadership that the chronic governance failures and financial opacity could force local authorities to dismantle it entirely.
The Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele, has clarified that the Rehoboth Town Council is the lawful owner of the land at Lake Oanob, following the expiry of a previous lease agreement after the area was incorporated into the local authority.
For years, making a simple phone call in Ombombo village in the Kunene Region was a daily struggle, with the search for a signal or a walk to higher ground at times proving fruitless.
But that reality has now changed, following the upgrading of the network tower.
The Ozonahi Conservancy and Community Forest handover project materials to the community to strengthen grassroots conservation efforts in the area.
As part of the conservancy efforts to support sustainable rural development, 16 different projects benefited from the initiative.
Some local business owners in Aminuis Constituency, Omaheke Region, believe the private sector has an important role to play in driving development and creating employment in rural communities.
The third phase of the Future Rural Africa research programme has been launched at the University of Namibia's Katima Mulilo Campus, with stakeholders calling for research to translate into practical solutions that support sustainable development and improve livelihoods in rural communities.
Community members of Onamatanga Village in the Ruacana Constituency have launched a voluntary, self-funded campaign to clear a 42-kilometre stretch of road that has left their village largely cut off from the rest of the Omusati Region.
