To combat open defecation and raise awareness about sanitation and hygiene, the Otjozondjupa Regional Council handed over 109 pit latrine toilets in the Tsumkwe Constituency.

Namibia has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing gender equality and equity with the official induction workshop on the 3rd National Gender Equality and Equity Policy for 2025-2035.

The Erongo Regional Disaster Risk Management Committee met in Swakopmund for its second quarterly meeting, focusing on growing disaster threats such as veld fires and climate-related risks.

A resident of Muyako in the Zambezi Region, Patrick Matengu, is appealing to the government to consider some sort of compensation for cattle lost to a natural disaster.

Matengu this week woke up to five of his cattle struck by lightning in Maalo Village in the Muyako Area. 

The Dina Namubes Community Upliftment and Youth Empowerment Programme Foundation handed over two fire extinguishers to two community soup kitchens in the DRC informal settlement at Swakopmund.

Zeraeua Traditional Authority Chief Christian Manasse Zeraua has expressed hope that the legal framework training undertaken by his counsels and staff will equip them to address conflicts.

Zeraeua voiced this on the sidelines of a one-week workshop underway at Otjiwarongo.

A group of young job seekers from Otjiwarongo who applied for the ECN training have been queuing outside the centre since Friday, hoping to be called in. 

The ||Kharas Regional Resettlement Committee Chairperson, Dawid Gertze, said the Land Reform Advisory Commission's final authority on resettlement farm allocations undermines the informed decisions of regional committees. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has warned contractors working on road infrastructure projects in the Kunene Region not to inflate tender costs after they have already been agreed upon.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed her government's commitment to ensuring that every part of the Ohangwena Region has access to clean, safe, and reliable water.