Students at the University of Namibia (UNAM) have questioned the effectiveness of government interventions aimed at cushioning consumers from rising fuel prices, saying the measures have had little visible impact on daily living expenses.
A group of fishermen under the Government Employment Redress Programme in Walvis Bay say they have gone months without pay and are now calling for intervention.
Botswana has emulated Namibia by suspending three fuel levies for six months to cushion consumers from the rising global oil prices.
Farmers in the Grootberg area have called on the government to urgently intervene and relocate elephants and lions, saying the escalating human-wildlife conflict is threatening both lives and livelihoods.
Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua visited farmers affected by floods at the Swartbooi's Drift border post in the Epupa Constituency to assess the situation and engage with the impacted farmers.
The distribution of drought relief food in the Otjozondjupa Region's periurban areas is still moving at a snail's pace due to a lack of transport with only one truck in the region.
Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa has thus asked the region to advertise its need for trucks.
Swapo Party Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah called for concerted efforts to mitigate the drought situation experienced in some parts of the country due to low rainfall.
