A businessman in the Kaliyangile area of Sibbinda Constituency, Zambezi Region, received tailoring materials valued at N$9,600 from the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare's income-generating activity (IGA) project.

The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, has officially inaugurated the Omulondo-Oshuuli district gravel road in Ohangwena.

The road will improve access to five villages, two schools and other public services.

The City of Windhoek and the National Commission on Research, Science, and Technology (NCRST) have signed an agreement to establish a science, technology, and innovation centre at the UN Plaza Community Complex in Katutura.

The Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele said nine new townships in Keetmanshopp, Mariental and Koes had been approved. 

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said that veterans of the liberation struggle and other deserving Namibians are accorded state or official funerals in accordance with the criteria set out in the Veterans Act.

Dr. Ngurare, however, clarified that not all veterans receive official or state funerals.