In the Kavango East Region, an amount of over N$243 million was invested in the health care programmes over the last financial year.

The funds went towards the renovation of two district hospitals, three healthcare centres, and 25 clinics and assisted in the outreach programme.

The Kavango East Region is focusing on enhancing its agriculture sector to improve the livelihood of its residents. 

This was communicated during the maiden State of the Region address by Governor Hamunyera Hambyuka.

A three-day training session on human rights is taking place at Rundu to strengthen the practical implementation of legal protections and improve access to justice, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised groups.

Residents of Havo village in the Kavango East's Mukwe Constituency continue drinking water not fit for human consumption 10 months after the Rural Water Supply Division promised to drill a new borehole for them.

In October of last year, NBC News visited Havo village to cover the water crisis.

A 27-year-old Namibian man, Ambrosius Mathias Muyeu, remains behind bars following his arrest for double murder.

Ambrosius is accused of killing his grandparents at Kayeura village.

Small-scale farmers at the Ndonga Linena Green Scheme in Kavango East claim they have been excluded from wheat production for the winter season, accusing the farm manager of sidelining them and using their seeds for commercial purposes.

The Governor of Kavango East Region, Hamunyera Hambyuka, expressed concern over the state of the Shitemo Green Scheme, which has remained nearly inactive for nearly four years.

A veteran of the liberation struggle, Rebekka Nepemba Shaningwa, was buried at Ntara village in the Kavango West Region.

Shaningwa died on the 18th of June at the age of 75.

Residents of Rundu have rejected NORED's tariff increase proposal of 3% for the 2025/2026 financial year.

The residents say the proposed percentages are high considering the challenges of unemployment.

The Governor of the Kavango East Region, Hamunyera Hambyuka, officially activated the #EndGBVNamibia Campaign at Rundu.

The campaign encourages people to speak out against the social ill.

Gender-based violence is a social ill that affects individuals who, many times, suffer in silence.