The Community Skills Development Foundation (COSDEF) Oyetu Project Manager has warned that a lack of funding is preventing talented artisans from turning their skills into sustainable businesses.

COSDEF, through its Oyetu Project, hosted the 2026 Annual Craft Innovation Competition in Swakopmund.

The Executive Director of Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC), John Kasaona, is satisfied with the progress made by the Kunene Elephant Walk initiative.

Twenty-seven-year-old creative director Charene Labuschagne from Windhoek has been crowned Miss Namibia 2026.

The main sponsors of the event, among others, are Debmarine Namibia and the National Housing Enterprise.

The importance of social protection, gender equality, disability inclusion and gender-responsive policies were among the issues highlighted during the just-concluded Sixth Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment expert meeting.

Representatives from Adventist World Radio (AWR) Namibia and the Namibia North Conference (NNC) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church paid courtesy visits to the Office of the Zambezi Regional Governor and the Katima Mulilo Town Council to introduce the community radio services to the Local leadership.