Seven children from Nzinze village in the Kavango West region were hospitalised after eating toxic berries on Saturday. Kavango West police regional commander commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo confirmed the incident on Monday. She said the children, aged between 3 and 10…

The Namibian National Teachers’ Union (Nantu) Kavango West leadership has commended the region’s outstanding performance in the 2025 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary level examinations. The union’s regional chairperson, Daniel Lyambezi, on Thursday, highlighted the region’s three…

The Kavango West Communal Land Board investigated 43 cases of illegal fencing last year – the majority of which stemmed from land allocations supported by traditional authorities. This is according to Justine Milinga, the deputy director of the division of…

Four serious crimes, including armed robbery and stock theft with an estimated value of over N$240 000, were reported across the Kavango West region between 1 and 3 January. This is according to the Namibian Police’s crime report issued on…

Health facilities in the Musese constituency of the Kavango West region are grappling with persistent electricity challenges that hamper service delivery, particularly at Gcaruhwa Clinic and Rupara Health Centre. At Gcaruhwa Clinic, enrolled nurse and midwife Christophin Decelestino says the…

The Rupara Health Centre at Musese in the Kavango West region has no permanent doctor, leaving the facility to rely on doctors who visit only once a week. Chrispinus Kanyengo, a registered nurse and acting nurse in charge of the…

​​The Namibian Police Force officially launched the 2025/26 festive season operation for the Kavango West region under the theme ‘Safer Namibia’ on Tuesday, with regional commander commissioner Julia Sakuwa-Neo reporting an increase in road fatalities compared to last year. Sakuwa-Neo…

Six former Swapo Party members will contest as independent candidates across four constituencies in the Kavango West region during Wednesday’s regional council and local authority elections. The independent candidates who left the party last month are spread across the Kapako,…