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.
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.
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.
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.
Namibia has not achieved the malaria elimination goal, and cases have more than doubled compared to the 2022 end-line target.
This is despite a marked reduction in the number of malaria cases in the country.
Malaria cases decreased by 95%, from over 66,000 in 2017 to 3,000 in 2019.
Two men, a father, and his son, appeared in the Rundu Magistrate's Court for raping their minor daughter and sister, respectively.
The duo was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping the minor at Naingopo Village in Kavango West's Ncuncuni Constituency.
A Kavango West man allegedly murdered his biological mother after he chopped her with a hoe on the head.
Anastasia Tjangano (53) died on the spot.
According to the Namibian Police public relations department, the deceased and her son had an argument that resulted in a fatal blow.
Of all the country's 14 regions, Kavango West is the only one without a fully-fledged Namibian Traffic Information System (NaTIS) office.
As a result, residents travel 130 kilometers to Rundu for services.
Two families at Kahoro Village in Kavango West are at loggerheads over the ownership of a piece of land on the banks of the Kavango River.
This happened after one family allegedly sold the 10-hectare piece of land to a couple who wanted to construct a lodge there.
The Kavango West football and netball teams were treated to a heroes welcome at Nkurenkuru after exploits at The Namibian Newspaper cup at Otjiwarongo. Chris Kupulo this report.
Enthusiastic Kavango West residents lineup outside Nkurenkuru early morning to receive the history makers.
