The Municipality of Walvis Bay is looking at several strategies to decongest the suburb of Kuisebmund and reduce the risk of shack fires. This includes the introduction of rates and taxes for each shack on allocated plots.

The Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, has announced phase two of the upgrade on the Charlie Cutline Road, 70 kilometres west of Rundu.

The second phase is set to run for six months, covering at least 35 kilometres at a cost of N$29.8 million.

The Deep Sea Company has donated boxes of dried fish, cooking oil, and 152 bags of maize meal that will be distributed to 18 local soup kitchens that feed vulnerable children.

In an alarming incident that transpired at the Jolly Joker bar in Omaruru, a 69-year-old bartender fell victim to a harrowing robbery at knifepoint.

Three unidentified assailants, armed with knives, a panga, and a pistol, entered the establishment around nine o'clock in the evening on Tuesday.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Utoni, has urged local authority leaders to avoid political affiliation when carrying out their duties.