The University of Namibia (UNAM) is hosting its Annual Career Fair and Employment Expo at the university’s Rundu Campus for the first time.

The fair is being attended by learners from various high schools in both Kavango East and West regions.

The career fair and employment expo provide an opportunity for UNAM to showcase their products and services to prospective students. The platform also creates an opportunity for learners to engage with future employees.

The Career Fair and Employment Expo will run from 23 until 25 July 2024.

There are still parts of Namibia without access to telecommunication networks. 

Mupini village, in the Kavango West Region, is one of the areas earmarked for the construction of a telecommunications tower. 

The Network Tower will be constructed by PowerCom, a subsidiary of Telecom Namibia, which provides ICT infrastructure and equipment. 

PowerCom Board Director Tonata Nghifitikeko says their decision to establish a tower at Mupini was driven by the region's dynamic potential.

Residents of the Kavango West Region have been coming out in numbers to receive their monthly drought relief food. 

Our news team paid a visit to Kaguni Village in the Kapako Constituency and caught up with some beneficiaries. 

The aid consists of two 12.5 kg bags of unsifted maize meal, one 1.5 kg packet of beef, and a 750 ml bottle of cooking oil.

This is the drought relief food meant to nourish one household for at least a month. 

35-year-old Victoria Tjilombo, who has a disability, is an unemployed mother of three. 

Even though Kavango West is rich in various cultures and traditions, the Heritage Council of Namibia says there are no official registered heritage sites in the region. 

The council is now calling on local residents to nominate sites of heritage significance. 

Those familiar with the Kavango West Region will tell you that there is an abundance of traditional and cultural knowledge.

These range from music, art, medicinal knowledge, and much more. 

The Governor of Kavango West, Sirkka Ausiku, says that even though the region is faced with many developmental challenges, they are not impossible to achieve. 

Ausiku emphasised that focus and persistence are all that are needed to address the region's difficulties. 

The governor made these remarks during the 10th State of the Region address at Nkurenkuru today. 

As the youngest region in the country, Kavango West still battles with poor road infrastructure, inadequate water supply, and limited rural electrification facilities. 

Swapo Secretary General, Sophia Shaningwa, is urging the community of Mashare in Kavango East to register for the November elections.

Shaningwa spoke at a mini rally in Rundjarara Village over the weekend.

"The people of Mashare, Kavango East, the people who have been loyal to Swapo Party since independence. The Kavango people. I don't need to lecture you because you know what needs to be done. You have been doing that since independence. I am not seeing many opposition parties here because you are dedicated to the Swapo Party."

Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Mupini at Kapako, Kavango West, to bury a veteran of the Liberation Struggle, Reverend Asser Kazumba Lihongo. 

Lihongo died on June 10 at the Rundu hospital at the age of 92. He was conferred an official funeral by President Nangolo Mbumba. 

Dignitaries, community members, friends, and family all gathered at the Mupini Cemetery to say their final goodbyes to a man they described as selfless. 

He also worked as a teacher and served as a parish pastor. In 1965, he was ordained as an ELOC (ELCIN) priest.

The acting CEO of Nkurenkuru Town Council has stated that limited funds are hindering the provision of affordable housing in the town. Magana Mukuve made these remarks during a consultation meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources and Community Development.

Since Nkurenkuru became a regional capital 18 years ago, the demand for serviced land has become a challenge for the local authority. Additionally, there is no money available to compensate residents who are willing to pave the way for development.

About 700 people from the Zambezi and Kavango regions are undergoing cataract surgery in Rundu.  

This annual surgical eye campaign is about improving eye health and empowering patients to lead fuller, more independent lives. 

Cataracts. a cloudy area in the lens of the eye, affects one's ability to see. 

Over 1,000 patients were screened for the surgical eye campaign in the past few months, but only 700 were booked, leaving a backlog of about 300. 

The Social Security Commission (SSC) is one of the few local entities offering paternity leave to employees. 

On this Father's Day, our news team caught up with one of their workers who has benefited from the paternity leave policy. 

This is Arcanjo Paulus. When he is not working as a registrar at the Social Security Commission in Rundu, he spends most of his time with his family.

He has been with the Social Security Commission for almost a decade and was allowed 10 days of paternity leave in 2019 when his son was born.