The Luderitz-based Marco Fishing (Pty Ltd) is continuing to lock out about 300 workers, amid a wage dispute.                                                              

The company management initiated the lock-out on 24 July.

The ||Kharas Regional leadership has welcomed the anticipated salmon farming development near Luderitz, urging for meaningful community participation and beneficiation.  
Various stakeholders met to deliberate and craft the way forward and gauge project progress.

The N$4 billion salmon project development near the southern coastal town of Luderitz, expected to produce 51 tonnes of salmon and create 5000 jobs at full production, is a step closer to reality. 

Scientists have raised questions regarding some of the environmental claims surrounding Kelp Blue's giant kelp cultivation project off Lüderitz.

They claim that the presence of marine species around the farm alone does not prove population recovery.

The construction of the N$220 million Buchter Village Mall at Lüderitz is set to begin, following the official site hand-over to the contractor Africade this week.

Chairperson of the Luderitz Waterfront Development company, Angel Tordesillas, paid a courtesy visit to the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC).

During the visit, he reflected on Luderitz's transformation over the decades and the role of the media in documenting its history.

Plans are underway to establish a Namibian broadcasting Corporation regional office in Lüderitz aimed to strengthen the public broadcaster presence in the western part of the ||Kharas region.

Over N$1 million was pledged towards the Lüderitz Mayoral Fundraising Gala dinner that was held on Saturday in Lüderitz.

The funds are earmarked for community development projects within the town.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources has carried out an oversight visit to the Hyphen Hydrogen Energy project located near Luderitz to evaluate its progress and implementation. 

Swapo Party members from the Lüderitz and Oranjemund branches in the ||Kharas Region were equipped with political education and capacity-building training needed to become better leaders.