Tsumkwe Primary School has hosted its first prize-giving ceremony since the outbreak of COVID-19, ending a five-year period without formally celebrating and recognising learners' achievements.
The ceremony also included the graduation of pre-primary learners.
Seventy-one-year-old Olga Sauseb, a resident of Swartak in the Tsumkwe Constituency, is among the residents who have had to endure walking several kilometers to access water for daily use.
A senior councillor of the Ju|hoansi Traditional Authority, Fransina Ghauz, says preparations for the festival are progressing well.
A delegation from the Office of the Vice President, led by Deputy Minister Moses ||Khumub as well as Tsumkwe Constituency Councillor Petrus Mutji, met with traditional leaders and stakeholders to engage on matters affecting the community.
Forty-five young people from Mangetti Dune and surrounding villages have turned out in large numbers to attend a leadership, policy and governance training organised by Indigenous Communities for Self-Determination.
Indigenous Communities for Self-Determination was founded in June 2025.
Mangetti Dune Combined School and Makata Primary School girls have received hygiene dignity kit donations from FLECHAS, a non-profit organisation operating in the Tsumkwe Constituency.
The community of Mangetti Dune in the Tsumkwe Constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region has earned an income through a sewing project introduced by the UNFPA last year.
Community members turned up in large numbers to support learners from different schools during the Tsumkwe Primary and Secondary Schools Cluster Cultural Festival.
A group of four young people in Tsumkwe is proving that determination and teamwork can create opportunities.
The group is managing a community garden and poultry initiative, overcoming challenges such as water shortages and diseases affecting the chickens.
The Tsumkwe Constituency Councillor Petrus Mutji has affirmed his commitment to respond to the plight of homeless residents at the settlement.
Mutji was reacting to queries from the NBC News team on how his office intends to deal with the situation, which has been ongoing for years.
