The Swakopmund municipality's engineering department reported that the more than N$28 million invested in sewage infrastructure over the past decade has significantly reduced sewage spills in the coastal town.

This improvement comes after extensive repairs and restructuring of the sewage system.

Since 2014, the Swakopmund municipality has implemented 10 projects to improve the sewage infrastructure.

The projects include 26 pump stations, a new wastewater treatment plant, and the relocation of sewer lines.

Political party representatives at the coast have called on the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to increase the number of registration points for voters.

The ECN is getting ready to register voters between June 3 and August 1.

The commission called a stakeholders meeting at Swakopmund to highlight the teams' readiness.

The Regional Electoral Officer, Aune Ndaveka, announced that more than 200 registration points will be operated by 35 teams in all seven constituencies.

The Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Ministry will soon refer to Cabinet a proposal to construct a second desalination plant at the coast.

Agriculture Minister Carl Schlettwein says NamWater will collaborate with Swakop Uranium Mine in setting up the coastal plant.

Schlettwein revealed that the feasibility studies for the second seawater desalination plant have been completed and the proposal is in its final stages.

Chinese-owned Swakop Uranium Mine has shown interest in financing the project.

Namibia Drydock (Namdock) and Ship Repair has postponed the mass disciplinary hearings for its Walvis Bay workers, following a request from the Metal and Allied Namibian Worker's Union (MANWU).

The union, through its lawyer, Richard Metcalfe, says conducting mass disciplinary hearings of close to 500 workers in a day defies all notions of fair treatment of workers set out in the company's disciplinary code and procedure.

The employees downed tools on April 8 over alleged unfair working conditions.

The United Democratic Front Youth League (UDFYL) has elected Reinhold Goseb as its new Secretary General at the 2nd elective congress for the youth wing in 15 years.

The elective congress in Swakopmund was a crucial event for one of Namibia's oldest political parties.

Although the United Democratic Front is 35 years old, the party's youth league has been dormant since holding its first congress in 2009.

An interim committee was established in 2018, and outgoing Secretary General Michael Skini ran the youth leagues' affairs.

Former Governor of the Erongo Region, Samuel Nuuyoma, says the Swapo Party is determined and ready to improve the living conditions of Namibians because that is the reason the party fought and sacrificed to liberate the country.

Nuuyoma made the remarks at a mini rally at Swakopmund, where he handed over cards to new members.

According to him, Swapo's plan for a better Namibia is not lost because the party will use available resources to realise that dream.

Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani says Namibia's current and future oil deals need to be renegotiated for Namibians to also benefit from these resources to provide fair jobs and better working conditions for Namibians.

Venaani joined workers at Walvis Bay in a march on May Day.

The PDM leader emphasised the high unemployment rate among young Namibians and said there are not many reasons to celebrate Workers' Day.

Namibia and Belgium have made history by inaugurating the first green hydrogen fuel station and production plant near Walvis Bay.

President Nangolo Mbumba and the King of Belgium lauded the Cleanergy Solutions initiative, which has positioned Namibia as a frontrunner in the global green hydrogen economy.

Cleanergy Solutions Namibia is a joint venture between local companies Ohlthaver and List Group and Belgian CMB Tech.

Six months ago, when the late President Hage Geingob visited the site, there was slight progress.

Administrators of the Walvis Bay Municipality say negotiations with Red Force will commence following the official termination of the contract on Wednesday.

Red Force, however, says the latest development is disturbing and comical because it violates the agreement between the two parties.

Over the past four weeks, Walvis Bay residents and all local authority councillors have ganged up on Red Force, which was appointed six months ago to collect more than N$300 million owed by residents in outstanding water debts.

About 70% to 80% of ministries have decentralised their functions to the regions since the adoption of the Decentralisation Policy in 1997.

This is according to the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development officials, who have called on those lagging behind to improve.

To empower local and regional governments, the Decentralisation Policy was adopted in 1997 so that residents could make their own decisions.

By implementing the policy, communities can shape their own destiny and address challenges unique to them.