The Okahandja Town Council says several development projects are nearing completion, including a new fire station with a cost of over N$17 million, and they are scheduled to be inaugurated next month.

Okahandja Mayor Beatrice Kotungondo gave an update on ongoing investigations into the killings that occurred in the town earlier this year and on the municipality's steps to improve public safety.

Out of 11,475 applications received from all 14 regions for the National Youth Development Fund (NYDF), only 42 successful projects are set to benefit from the government-backed financial rollout initiative.

Each region has three projects that will benefit from the fund.

Landless People's Movement (LPM) leader Bernadus Swartbooi has called for easier, deadline-free access to the National Youth Development Fund.

The leader of the Landless People's Movement (LPM), Bernadus Swartbooi, called on the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, to focus on developing local authorities and do away with what he calls unnecessary fights.