Grootfontein Mayor Talitha Garises bade farewell to elderly community members of the town by hosting a Christmas lunch, as she is set to retire from office this week.

Garises has been at the helm of the town municipality since 2022.

Vendors operating at the Anamulenge Open Market in Outapi, Omusati Region, have expressed their dissatisfaction regarding the site of the market, as it is far from their potential customers.

The Keetmanshoop Municipality handed over 23 Build Together houses to families in the Tseiblaagte residential area of Keetmanshoop.

The Mayor of Keetmanshoop, Annelize Knaus, stated that the programme continues to reduce the town's housing backlog each year, and she congratulated the new homeowners.

Works and Transport Minister, Veikko Nekundi, officiated the inauguration of Phase 2 of the Tsandi-Omugulugwombashe Road Project in the Omusati Region.

The Kalkrand Village Council handed over 16 houses to beneficiaries of the Build Together Programme in the village, after being dormant for 17 years. 

The village council reintroduced the programme in 2023 after it secured funding of N$1.5 million from the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development.

Residents of Rosh Pinah's Tutungeni settlement are grappling with issues such as unemployment, land shortages, and unreliable basic services.

A one-day Fraud and Cybersecurity Risk Awareness Summit is currently underway in Windhoek.

Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has rejected the Rundu Town Council’s decision to extend the CEO, Olavi Nathanael’s contract for another five years. 

The Cuvelai Special Housing Project, which was launched on Friday, will build 2,000 affordable houses in Keetmanshoop.

The project, a nationwide initiative, aims to tackle Namibia's critical housing shortage.

Amid rising unemployment and tightening police crackdowns, roadside fuel sellers in Oshikango continue to risk arrest as they hustle for survival.