The Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines, and Energy has praised the Otavi Town Council's Otavi Dream Initiative for its contribution to sustainable development.

Addressing the project relaunch, Gaudentia Kröhne said the gathering brought together players in the sector to nurture initiatives.

The Swapo Party has confirmed the nomination of businessman Kobus van Schalkwyk at Walvis Bay on the local authority list for the upcoming elections.

The inaugural session of the Namibia–Cuba Intergovernmental Commission on Bilateral Cooperation is underway in Havana, the capital city of Cuba.

Entrepreneurs hailed the ARAF trade fair at Usakos for providing a market for local products.

ARAF is a joint trade fair created by the Omaruru, Karibib and Usakos Town Councils to celebrate local entrepreneurship, micro- and small enterprises, corporates, agriculture and music.

Rainstorms caused extensive damage to houses in Kabbe South and North, as well as some parts of Katima Rural constituencies in the Zambezi Region, on Sunday.

The storm destroyed houses, uprooting trees and dropping water tanks from their mountings.