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.
The Namibian Newspaper Cup concluded on Sunday in Otjiwarongo with Khomas Region and Kavango West walking away with the championship.
The Directorate of Education Arts and Culture in the Kavango West has embarked on a strategy aimed at improving academic performance in the region.
Education Director Pontinus Musore says all stakeholders must have a role to play if a turnaround will be realized.
The manager at the Musese Green Scheme in the Kavango West, Winfried Metzger, is optimistic about a good harvest this year, despite constant power outages.
Poor rainfall during the planting forced the project to rely on machinery for watering the maize almost on a daily basis.
