Community members of Farm Julianne, in the Grootfontein Constituency, were overjoyed after the Ministry of Health and Social Services allocated a vehicle to the farm and its surrounding areas.
Farm Julianne is situated about 77 kilometres northeast of Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa Region.
Florian Donatus, chairperson of the Erongo Regional Council, issued a strong appeal for collaboration between the mining, fishing, and business sectors and regional authorities to better support local communities.
He made this appeal during the ground-breaking ceremony for a new MSME park in Walvis Bay.
A local Omaheke farmer and two other benefactors donated safety boots to six needy COSDEC trainees at Gobabis.
The donation follows COSDEC Omaheke reaching out for assistance for trainees at the centre who lacked safety boots.
Speaking on behalf of the donors was Sarah |Goagoses.
The Office of the ||Kharas Governor handed over gardening equipment and seeds to identified rural community gardening initiatives in the region. The equipment and seeds were donated by Mefuta Enterprises.
The Governor of the Kavango West Region, Verna Sinimbo, accompanied by various regional leaders, paid the Kasera family in Sarukwe village a visit following the death of two children due to suspected food poisoning.
The Blue Chromis Fishing Company in Walvis Bay has donated fish to the families of the murdered girls in Okahandja, as well as to the Ark Orphanage and the general community.
In addition, the company contributed N$16,500 to the funeral costs of the girls.
Ozombaze Farmers' Cooperative donated food items to Omitara's Otjivero Combined School in the Omaheke Region.
The Chairperson of the Cooperative, Willem Haoseb, indicated that if all goes according to plan, they will extend assistance to community members in the Omitara settlement.
The Founder of Hephzibah Mental Health Wellness Centre, Cynthia Martin, has called on all Namibians to join hands in the fight against alcohol and drug abuse.
She made this call during the Sunflower Night of Pledges in the capital.
A forum seeking to uplift marginalised communities was launched in Windhoek.
The Forum of Marginalised Groups of Namibia consists of the descendants of the Khoisan.
It will work towards uplifting the communities through religious practices, sports and cultural activities.
The revival of the Swakopmund House of Safety Project is set to bring much-needed relief to victims of shack fires in the town.
