The Kavango East and West Regions Health Directorate and Angola's Cuando Cubango Province held a three-day cross-border meeting at Rundu.
The meeting was aimed at strengthening the corporation and sharing ideas on how to prevent cross-border diseases.
The meeting takes place once a year to reflect on the challenges of cross-border diseases such as malaria and TB. The meeting also discussed HIV and AIDS.
There are still parts of Namibia without access to telecommunication networks.
Mupini village, in the Kavango West Region, is one of the areas earmarked for the construction of a telecommunications tower.
The Network Tower will be constructed by PowerCom, a subsidiary of Telecom Namibia, which provides ICT infrastructure and equipment.
PowerCom Board Director Tonata Nghifitikeko says their decision to establish a tower at Mupini was driven by the region's dynamic potential.
The Nkinka Senior Primary School in the Kavango West Region is among several schools grappling with a shortage of classrooms.
To ease their plight, African Meat Supplies has stepped in with a donation of furniture and technology devices.
Residents of the Kavango West Region have been coming out in numbers to receive their monthly drought relief food.
Our news team paid a visit to Kaguni Village in the Kapako Constituency and caught up with some beneficiaries.
The aid consists of two 12.5 kg bags of unsifted maize meal, one 1.5 kg packet of beef, and a 750 ml bottle of cooking oil.
This is the drought relief food meant to nourish one household for at least a month.
35-year-old Victoria Tjilombo, who has a disability, is an unemployed mother of three.
The Kavango West Region will soon have its own improved Civic Affairs Office.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security has plans in the pipeline to construct a regional civic affairs office at Nkurenkuru.
Since the 2013 demarcation, the Kavango West Region still depends on Kavango East for some government services.
Currently, the region has a Civic Affairs Office that does not offer all the required services.
The office is also understaffed, contributing to the high number of undocumented people in the region.
The manager of the Kavango Cattle Ranch, Gerhard Mouton, cautioned that greater consequences should be expected if the strike continues, as this will affect the cattle severely.
With the absence of the employees, there is no water available for cattle, and some wild animals, such as elephants, may cause destruction.
Female boarders at the Mburu-uru community hostel in Kavango West Region will finally have their own sleeping quarters.
About 13 learners have been sharing living quarters with the teaching staff, while eight others were cramped inside a small hut.
Before the community hostel was established by educators and parents three years ago, learners spent about 26 kilometres walking to and from school.
The long distances often left the youngsters tired, with some missing school altogether.
Namwater donates textbooks and stationery to 10 schools in the Kavango West Region.
The donation is worth over N$667,000.
The stationery supplied consists of 40 calculators, 50 flip files, 136 pencil cases, and 14 mathematical sets. 100 wood glues, 200 pencils, and accredited textbooks for various subjects offered at the selected schools.
Ten vulnerable schools were selected with the help of the Education Directorate.
The Kavango West Region has experienced a remarkable population surge of over 40.4% between 2011 and 2023.
Olavi Kapapero is the Namibian Statistics Agency's Regional Statistician for the Kavango West Region.
"In 2011, in Kavango West Region, there were 86,529 people. And then, from that number, in 2023, as we are speaking now, the preliminary report indicates that there are 123,266 people. If we subtract there, we get 36,737. The population increased by that number. And that is 42.5%."
Some Swapo Party members in Kapako in the Kavango West Region are accusing the leadership of discrimination and intimidation.
The SPYL District Secretary for Kapako says, even though Valentinus Munkara was elected as the district coordinator last year, the Secretary General's office recognises Maurus Nekaro instead. A decision that they reject.
During a media briefing at Kapako over the weekend, SPYL District Secretary of Kapako, Stefanus Kudumo, said the party leadership is undermining the democratic rights of its members.
