Harvest at the Shadikongoro Green Scheme in the Kavango East Region has been delayed for a month due to a lack of equipment.

The Namibian Police are searching for seven Namibian cattle owners and two Angolan cattle herders who crossed into Angola on 11 May 2025.

Workers who are doing the debushing and clearing for the Andara-Shamaturu road in Mukwe, Kavango East, have stopped working after the subcontractor failed to pay them for the month of March. 

The Student Union of Namibia (SUN) is demanding urgent action against a school principal, who is alleged to have assaulted a learner by slapping him to the ground at the Ncumcura Combined School in the Kavango East Region. 

Newly appointed Kavango East Governor Julius Hambyuka said the region is ready to turn its obstacles into opportunities. 

Despite the many challenges still facing the region, Hambyuka is convinced that only service delivery will restore the confidence and trust of the local inhabitants. 

John Mutorwa, Minister of Works and Transport, emphasized the importance of good roads in enhancing safety, reducing fatalities and poverty, and boosting regional trade.

Heavy rains in the Kavango East and West have left some residents picking up the pieces over the weekend. 

Lambert Haingura, a resident of Hamweyi Village in the Kavango West Region, is one of those affected, as the weekend's rain was accompanied by lightning, which struck and killed seven of his cattle.

The Rundu Sports Stadium was filled to capacity on Saturday as mourners from Kavango East and West gathered to pay tribute to Namibia’s late Founding President, Dr. Sam Nujoma.

Mourners showed up in large numbers for a candlelight ceremony held in honour of late Founding President Sam Nujoma at the Kavango East Governor's Office, despite the drizzle.

In its efforts to eliminate illiteracy in the country, the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, under the adult education section, is hosting a 10-day training for literacy teachers in the Kavango East Region at the Frans Dimbare Youth Centre.