President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged Namibians to use cultural traditions to unite the country, rather than divide its national identity.
Dr. Nandi-Ndaitwah emphasised that preserving languages, customs, and heritage is essential for community building.
Namibia's housing backlog has surpassed 270 thousand units, while more than 200,000 households are now living in informal settlements across the country.
Residents of Otjitho Village in the Ruacana Constituency are facing a severe water shortage after their underground water supply dried up.
The situation has forced some residents to spend nights at the water point to get water when it becomes available.
Groot Aub residents will continue to benefit from free municipal services while infrastructures are being developed and upgraded to support the formal provision of basic services.
Despite several visits and promises by political party representatives over the years, residents of Baboon City on the outskirts of Windhoek say they are only pleading for one basic necessity, water.
Residents of the Paradise informal settlement in Keetmanshoop are questioning the municipality's long-standing promise to provide electricity as they continue to struggle with basic needs.
The government has allocated N$34 million to improve sanitation across the country.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare informed the National Assembly that should this amount not be sufficient, his office will engage with local authorities.
Newly elected MPs and deputy ministers used their maiden speeches in the National Council to call for industrial development to address socio-economic challenges, including unemployment, housing shortages, and limited access to healthcare and basic services.
Erongo Governor Natalia |Goagoses says every Namibian deserves to live in a decent shelter and access basic services.
Her remarks follow after a fire that swept through Extension 14 in Mondesa, Swakopmund, destroying 13 shacks.
The weekend blaze left more than 30 people homeless.
While some quarters celebrate Independence Day, more than two hundred people living on the outskirts of the Walvis Bay municipality dumpsite say they have little to celebrate as they continue to struggle for survival.
