Emergency Response teams in the ||Kharas Region conducted a simulation exercise to test and enhance effective coordination in emergency readiness and response. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on regional councillors and traditional leaders to urgently register flood victims whose mahangu fields are submerged in water.

The call follows the president's visit to flood relocation centres in the Ohangwena region.

The Governor of the Oshana Region, Elia Irimari, says roads in the region have been damaged by floodwaters following heavy rains, proving a hazard to motorists. 

Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa has launched Risk Profiles of Natural Hazards and Selected Diseases in Namibia. 

To shape the future of vending activities in the Tukondjeni market, well known as Stop and Shop, the City of Windhoek engaged the vending operators in that area regarding their operations.

The city has instructed the Stop n Shop vendors to clean the marketplace by next Sunday.

The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development organised emergency simulation exercises as part of the ongoing emergency reduction strategy to test the capacity of the local authorities for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery from disasters.

Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa has warned those selling food meant for drought relief that such acts are tantamount to crime.

Namibia took a significant step forward in disaster risk management with the official launch of the National Awareness and Communication Strategy for Disaster Risk Management, which will run from 2023 to 2027.

The strategy aims to address natural disasters and mitigate their effects in a timely manner.