Naingopo Primary School in the Kavango West Region, situated over 80 km south of Rundu, is in urgent need of an infrastructural upgrade.

Community members feel that the school has been neglected for many years, with not even the bare necessities of a school.

The Rundu Town Council is finally taking action to improve the status of the Tumweneni informal settlement.

The action comes after a directive from the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, in August 2022 to formalise Tumweneni.

Two male suspects are in custody, and their truck was seized by the Namibian Police at Kongola after contraband was found in their possession during a routine search at the checkpoint.

The suspects, aged 27 and 37, respectively, are said to be employed by a local trucking company.

The offices of the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture in Kavango East Region were broken into.

The incident was discovered by staff members who reported for duty on Friday. 

Authorities say they lost valuable items and data that were on the stolen laptops.

Leaders of the Kanono Women's Organisation, a small-scale farmers association in the Zambezi Region's Sibbinda Constituency, paid a visit to the green schemes in the Kavango East Region.

Rundu Rural Constituency Councillor Paulus Mbangu believes that lack of modernisation in the agricultural sector is one of the contributing factors to food insecurity in the country.

In an interview with nbc, Paulus Mbangu stated that agriculture plays a vital role in the lives of the people.

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol), together with the Namibian Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM), is offering leadership development training at Rundu.

The program is being attended by 36 station commanders from all 14 regions. 

Social workers in the Kavango West Region are calling for the provision of a safe house for victims of gender-based violence.

This was their call to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on gender equality, social development, and family affairs, which visited the region.

Heavy storms in the Kavango West Region on Wednesday left the Tondoro Health Centre flooded.

The stormwater left the waiting, reception, pharmacy storage areas, and delivery room underwater.

The National African Students Association (NASA) has taken the initiative to assist students in applying for the Namibia Student Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF).