Eighteen participants from 13 African countries have completed an international geoscientific mapping training course in Namibia.

Participants came from Botswana, Cameroon, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Eswatini, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Gobabis Town Council has elected a new deputy mayor, seven months after the position became vacant.

This follows the expulsion of former deputy mayor Dina Fillemon from A Right to Shelter Foundation.

Customs clearing agents in Namibia have joined forces by establishing the Customs Clearing and Brokers Association (CCBAN).

The association said this is aimed at uniting them and ensuring they have a seat at the table when decisions affecting trade are made.

The Swapo Party Coordinator in the Zambezi Region, Linken Chibozu has urged the Zambezi leadership to turn political influence into economic growth.

He made the call at the opening of the party's leadership training at Katima Mulilo. 

The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, has visited the construction site of Bukalo-Muyako Road to establish the causes of the project's delay.

Frustrations are mounting on the delays of a 10-kilometer Bukalo-Muyako road.