The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, says technology will not flourish without an enabling environment.

NamWater has switched on a pump at the Olushandja Dam South Wall Pump Station, releasing water into the Etaka Uuvudhiya Earth Canal, to assist in mitigating the critical shortage of water in villages along the canal.

The water corporation has invested N$3.9 million in the undertaking. 

Oshikoto Regional Governor Penda ya Ndakolo has called on all Namibians to attend the Heroes' Day commemoration, set to take place tomorrow in Omuthiya, the capital of the region.

Oshikoto Police Regional Commander Theopolina Kalompo-Nashikaku says as the commemoration of Heroes Day on the 26th of August fast approaches, the police are ready to enforce law and order.

Accommodation facilities in Omuthiya are fully booked ahead of the Heroes Day commemoration on August 26.

Economic activities have also picked up in the past few weeks due to the high influx of people. 

Eenhana, Nakayale, and Valombola Vocational Training Centres now have photovoltaic solar plants at their centres.

The green energy will ensure that the three centres have a reliable, uninterrupted power supply in the event of electrical outages.

A six-year-old child, Moses Lihongeni Erickson, died yesterday after he was brutally attacked by his uncle, 31-year-old Catholic priest Max Haudapiti, in Onakaolo village, Ohangwena Region.

The acting Regional Commander for Police in the Oshana Region, Fredrick Djadila, has dispatched a team of police officers, including the Oshakati Police Station Commander, to Rochas to to halt a meeting planned by Uukwambi Traditional Community Committee.

Police in the Ohangwena Region have identified the three-year-old girl, who was allegedly killed by a 31-year-old Rundu-based Roman Catholic priest yesterday at Onakaolo village, as Ingaveuya Tyapa.

Namibian Police Chief Joseph Shikongo stuck to his word to bring about change on Friday afternoon when he announced transfers, appointments, and promotions among the top brass that will be effective from the 1st of September.