A Grootfontein-based young entrepreneur has developed a cellphone application aimed at combating crime.

The swearing-in ceremony for the Chairperson and the nomination of a member to the National Council, scheduled for today at the Otjozondjupa Regional Council Chambers, has been canceled.

The Executive Director in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ben Nangombe, said plans are ongoing to address inequities and constraints to accessing health facilities.

Also to be reviewed is the conduct of healthcare workers and perceived shortcomings in project management.

Omburo Fishing Enterprise has come to the rescue of Coblenz Combined School in the rural constituency of Okakarara by donating building materials and paints.

The Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, has expressed satisfaction with the country’s road classifications, including tarred, paved, gravel, and hard-to-access roads. However, he emphasized that more work is needed, particularly in remote areas.  

The distribution of drought relief food in the Otjozondjupa Region has resumed after months of delay due to short supply.

Otjozondjupa Regional Council Chairperson Marlayn Mbakera has said the region faced numerous challenges in the supply of maize meal over the past four months.

Otjozondjupa Regional leaders have warned locals against consuming spoiled maize meal from bags that were recently disposed of at Otavi’s dumping site. 

These bags were discarded because they had become moldy due to rainwater leaking into the Namib Mills storage facility. 

Omaruru Mayor Vincent Kahua has said development in the town continues to take shape as the local municipality has centred its agenda to serve residents' needs.

Kahua said this when officially inaugurating the town's first traffic lights and upgraded taxi rank.

The governor of the Kunene Region, Marius Sheya, says drought relief distribution efforts to needy communities in the region are facing delays.

This, according to Sheya, is because of the continued heavy rainfall, as gravel roads are being cut off by strong flowing rivers and flash floods.

To acknowledge the contributions of women in agriculture, various women farmers from the Kavango West Region gathered in Nkurenkuru in celebration of International Women's Day.