Subsistence farmers in the Kavango East Region are worried that they might face drought this year due to a lack of rain.
It has been three weeks since there has been no rain.
The rain came on time this season, so the farmers thought, and they were hopeful of good yields this time around.
About 36 homesteads were damaged by heavy rains during this week at Shamaghongo Village in Kavango East Region. Currently some affected villagers are being accommodated in their neighbours' houses. The Councilor of Mukwe Constituency Damian Maghambayi called on good Samaritans to assist the villagers.
A search team from the Ministry of Environment, Tourism, and Forestry only managed to recover the head of a male victim , who was caught by a crocodile at Rundjara in the Kavango East Region.
It's the rainy season and the best time to fish for residents living along the Kavango River.
Sewage water is said to be flowing into the hostel kitchen of the Omega Combined School, in the Kavango East Region, whenever the septic tank is full.
Hostel Matron Eveline Masule says the situation poses a serious health hazard.
A 47-year-old pedestrian was run over by an ambulance last night in Ndiyona District, Kavango East Region.
The incident occurred about 80 kilometers east of Rundu.
The Governor of the Kavango East Region, Bonifatius Wakudumo, is of the view that infrastructure does not have an impact on teaching and learning, as those taught under temporary structures could produce great results.
Wakudumo said this when he visited the Rundu Project School.
Kitchen staff at the Divundu Combined School in the Kavango East Region are using firewood to prepare food for the learners since September last year.
Mashare Berries Farm in the Kavango East Region is expected to create more employment, following the expansion of its production with 40 more hectares.
For the past four years, the farm has been operating on 20 hectares piece of land.
More than 1,000 learners in the Rundu circuit who did not get placement still have to wait another week for tents that will serve as classrooms to arrive.
Namibian African Students Association (NASA) is assisting students in the Kavango East Region on how to apply for fellowships through the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF).
The student movement has realized the challenges some students face during the application process.
