The Zambezi Regional Council has suspended its Chief Regional Officer, Regina Ndopu-Lubinda, with immediate effect. She has been suspended with full pay and benefits. 

The Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) is having an exhibition stand at the Intra-African Trade Fair in Algiers to promote local products and trade and attract investment.

Long-serving diplomat Penda Naanda has been appointed as Namibia's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, effective immediately.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah appointed Naanda, who takes over from Ambassador Neville Gertze. 

The spokesperson of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Committee, Jacob Tjinae, bemoans the slow progress of the upgrading of the Kanaan C settlement in Gobabis. 

Tjinae said the project started off well last year with the demarcation and pegging of 400 plots in the Kanaan Upper area.

The leadership of the Otjozondjupa Region has requested that the government prioritise upgrading the Grootfontein-Tsumkwe road to bitumen standards.

The call was made during an engagement with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Housing at Otjiwarongo.

Stakeholders in ||Kharas Region have voiced diverse views of the draft National Upstream Petroleum Policy aimed at shaping the future of the emerging oil and gas industry. 

The Upstream Petroleum Unit under the Office of the President held the consultation in Keetmanshoop. 

Affirmative Repositioning MP Hidipo Kambala has expressed support for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare's commitment to uplifting widows and helping them reclaim their place in society, referring to this week’s Widows Summit. 

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has appointed former Member of Parliament Marina Kandumbu as administrator of the Katima Mulilo Town Council following the dissolution of the Council last month.

Given that many Namibians continue to face socio-economic challenges, the introduction of a Basic Income Grant (BIG) remains urgent.

MVA Fund's CEO Rosalia Martins-Hausiku has provided details on how the fund will assist the families of the Mariental accident victims with burial and medical care for survivors.