Talks between President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and the Swanu of Namibia Party focused on several national issues, including the N$100 increase in the old age pension announced in the recent national budget, during today's courtesy meeting at State House.
Namibia has become the first African country to host the Wood Identification and Screening Centre (WISC).
The forensic facility launched by the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS) Lucia Iipumbu will strengthen timber verification and law enforcement in the country.
A two-year emergency food support programme targeting over three thousand households has been launched at Farm Ondera in the Guinas Constituency, Oshikoto region.
The Namibian Revolutionary Transport and Manufacturing Union (NARETU) has called on President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah to intervene in the ongoing strike at Namib Mills, warning that the labour dispute could escalate into a national food crisis.
The University of Namibia (UNAM) says the construction of a wastewater treatment facility at the Katima Mulilo campus will help address long-standing sewage challenges at the campus while promoting research and innovation.
