Vice President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has called on broadcasters in Southern Africa to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) is used as a tool for truth and not distortion.

The Vice President officially opened the 8th Broadcast and Digital Media Convention at Swakopmund.

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the Namibian government will do its best to address the challenge of constant shack fires at Walvis Bay.

The Vice President visited about 200 families whose homes at the new Otweya settlement in Walvis Bay burnt to ash.

The more than 200 shack owners who lost their homes in a massive fire at Walvis Bay have appealed to the municipality to give them plots.

The shack fire victims say congested residential areas are death traps during fire outbreaks.

Over 20 micro, small, and medium enterprises received equipment under the government's Equipment Aid Scheme in Erongo Region, bringing the total number of beneficiaries of the programme to 3000 countrywide.

Iyaloo Women's Investment Group is blaming the former striking fishermen for the company's reduced budget and cash flow.

About 200 former striking fishermen, known as Okapale fishermen, petitioned Iyaloo Women's Group in February, demanding jobs at sea and not in the factory.

Regional electricity distributor Erongo RED has joined forces with the Road Fund Administration (RFA) and the Roads Authority (RA) to install 24 streetlights along the Swakopmund River bridge.

The lights will be installed for N$4.4 million.

Walvis Bay residents are mobilising themselves to legally fight the municipality over the Red Force contract.

The Red Force debt collection contract was reinstated last week after the matter between the Walvis Bay municipality and the debt collectors was settled in the High Court last week.

Swakopmund residents will close the Namibian Heritage Week 2024 with a fashion show that aims to keep Namibian culture alive.

The Namibian Heritage Week 2024 opened at Swakopmund under the theme "Culture is Community, Community is Culture."

Former-striking fishermen, also known as Okapare fishermen, expressed disappointment with the Government Employment Redress Programme.

Launched in 2020, the programme is an agreement by the Ministries of Fisheries and Labour as well as fishing companies to employ jobless fishermen in exchange for quotas.

The former-striking fishermen, also known as Okapare fishermen, expressed disappointment in the Government Employment Redress Programme.