The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) in the Kavango West Region has warned communities against the abusive treatment of children.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) has handed over 20 boreholes, constructed at various locations in the country's north, to the Ministry of Agriculture.

The Kavango West Regional Council is committed to supporting its community members through various initiatives.

Recently, the Council provided assistance to the Greater Hill vegetable gardening project in Namutuntu village in the Mpungu Constituency, which is managed by two young men.

Election registration is moving at a slow but progressive pace at registration points inland in the Kavango East and West regions. 

The nbc News team visited some registration points in both the Kavango East and West regions on the first day of registration on Monday.

Kavango West regional leadership has called on the Disaster Risk Management Committee to look into the drought relief programme for livestock, as it disadvantages some communal farmers.

Japan has, to date, dispatched more than 100 teachers across different schools, while the construction of additional classrooms in Namibia continues.

As Namibia celebrates 34 years of independence, the Kavango West is also celebrating 10 years since it was declared an independent region. 

Residents of Kavango West Region gathered in numbers to pay homage to the late President Hage Geingob. 

The Governor of Kavango West Region, Sirkka Ausiku, shared a message of condolence on behalf of the Kavango West Region. 

Swapo Party Kavango West Regional Coordinator David Hipulwa, in his tribute, described the late party President as a unifier.

Between January and November 2023, 183 crimes were committed against women and children in the Kavango West Region. 

The region has now joined the rest of the country in carrying out "Operation Basadi," targeting wanted persons for violence against women, children, and the elderly.