The Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, has announced phase two of the upgrade on the Charlie Cutline Road, 70 kilometres west of Rundu.
The second phase is set to run for six months, covering at least 35 kilometres at a cost of N$29.8 million.
The road connects the Kavango East, Kavango West, Oshikoto, and Ohangwena regions.
The second phase of the upgrade has already started, and it has so far covered 10 kilometres.
Health and social services for vulnerable children, adolescents, and youth in Namibia are expected to improve through the five-year Reach Namibia Programme of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
The programme will invest about N$840 million in the provision of these services.
PEPFAR focuses on expanding access to HIV prevention, treatment, and care interventions.
More young people in the Kavango West Region are taking up horticulture production to increase local production, particularly of vegetables, whether for household consumption or commercial purposes.
Following the demarcation of the then-Kavango Region in 2013, Kavango West became the youngest of Namibia's 14 regions.
The region, with its overall size of 24,591 square kilometres and about 99% predominantly rural setup, is regarded as the nation's potential food basket.
The region has agricultural potential for the cultivation of a variety of crops, making the sector in the region important given the natural resources in the form of the Kavango River, which borders the Cuando Cubango province of Angola.
The Kavango West Region is hosting an Unmatched Youth Conference aimed at educating the youth on various aspects of entrepreneurship to uncover their potential.
It is being hosted under the theme 'Awaken Your Unmatched Potential'.
Kavango West Regional Governor Sirkka Ausiku, who officially opened the conference, explained the platform will help identify aspiring entrepreneurs and unlock their potential to be able to help themselves.
The high unemployment rate, particularly in the Kavango West Region, is also of concern to the Governor.
The Directorate of Health in the Kavango East and West Regions and Angola's Cuando Cubango Province Health Directorate are holding a three-day cross border meeting at Calai.
The purpose is to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the area of disease prevention.
The Namibian and Angolan health cross-border collaboration started in 2007 and held its last meeting two years ago.
This year, the focus is on the control of communicable diseases such as Malaria. HIV/AIDS, TB, and COVID-19.
Faith Leader Advocacy for Malaria Elimination (FLAME) met in Otjiwarongo for three days to discuss ways of intensifying the fight against malaria.
Established in 2021 in Namibia, FLAME is a coalition of faith leaders driven to improve and sustain the health and well-being of those affected by malaria.
The coalitions are in areas with the highest malaria transmissions, that is, the Zambezi, Kavango East, Kavango West, Oshikoto, and Ohangwena Regions.
Kavango West Regional Governor Sirkka Ausiku is happy that several capital projects are progressing well after interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, among others.
Ausiku, however, noted that many residents still walk long distances to access basic services.
The region received a N$200 million allocation for the completion of 33 ongoing and envisaged capital projects this financial year.
Among others, the Ministry of Sport, Youth, and National Services has budgeted N$10 million for the development of sports facilities.
Cabinet has issued a directive to NamPower to put on hold the planned suspensions of power supply to defaulting local authorities.
The Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Ipumbu Shiimi, said this in a letter to the NamPower Board Chairperson, Daniel Motinga, yesterday.
Shiimi says the directive to suspend power cuts is in consideration of pending consultations between the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises, the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, and the local authorities.
Joseph Sikongo has been re-elected Chairperson of the Kavango West Regional Council Management Committee.
Sikongo described his last two and a half years as chairperson as a success.
Titus Shiudifonya and Phillipus Tenga also retained their positions as members of the Management Committee.
Sikongo enumerated several projects executed by the regional council under his leadership, including those in the education and health sectors, water and sanitation, and road construction, among others.
