The Councillor of Kapako Constituency, Augustinus Kupembona, engaged the Mbunza Traditional Authority on constituency developmental plans and how to fairly implement them.

The Kavango West Region tops public schools in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary Level (NSSCAS) for full-time candidates.

Despite the regional rank order reflecting notable shifts in performance between 2024 and 2025, the region has maintained its position since 2024.

A subsistence farmer in the Kavango West Region's Kaguni village, Domingo Ndara, has been left hopeless after locusts invaded his crop field.

Ndara planted mahangu, beans, maize, and groundnuts; however, from 21 December, he began to notice locusts in the crop field.

The Director of Education in the Kavango West Region, Pontianus Musore, has said that the registration of learners for the 2026 academic year has been smooth.
 
Musore highlighted that the Ministry has also made provision to provide a conducive teaching environment.
 

Days before school reopens, the Joy Mungungu Senior Primary School at Rundu is left without functional toilets.

This comes after the donor pulled out due to a breach of the agreement.

The primary school was established by community members before government intervention. 

Consistent rainfall in Rundu has led to soil erosion in parts of the Tutungeni location.

Kavango East Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka has called for urgent solutions to prevent further damage.

Members of the Namibia Security Workers Union (NASWU) held a demonstration at Rundu, demanding national minimum wage compliance from employers.

The security guards submitted a petition to the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations' regional head, Michael Kabwata.

Kavango East Swapo Party Councillor Andreas Jikerwa has been sworn in as the Mayor of Rundu, deputised by Regina Nekare, also from the same party.

Governor of the Kavango East Region, Hamunyera Hambyuka, is unhappy with the material being used to construct the Ndiyona-Djaradjara road in the Ndiyona Constituency.

Phase 1 of the 35-kilometre Ndiyona-Djaradjara road started in November 2026 and was expected to be completed in 10 months.

About 50 out-of-school girls in the Kavango East Region took part in the Skills for Girls workshop. The workshop was held under the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC).