An independent candidate endorsed by the Okahandja Ratepayers Association, describing himself as "Okahandja's last hope", has said his campaign is centred on championing artists' rights and pushing for the long-overdue enactment of Namibia's updated Copyright Bill.

The Oshikoto Police have officially launched their festive season road safety and crime prevention operation, code-named Safer Namibia.

The campaign, launched at Omuthiya, started on 15 November and will run until 16 January next year.

Residents of the Havana informal settlements have raised concerns over stormwater flooding their homes as a result of the ongoing Peter Nanyemba Road project. Those living near the road bear the brunt of the stormwater.

Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele has called on municipalities to fast-track the process of land delivery for housing.

She argued that land delivery is one of the critical enablers of development in any town.

Residents of Omaruru and surrounding villages in the Erongo Region will no longer need to travel to neighbouring towns for NATIS services following the official opening of the town’s first fully equipped NATIS centre.