The National Collaborative Board Association of Namibia (NCBA) has launched a series of impactful community development projects aimed at addressing pressing social issues.

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation is mourning the loss of Innocentia Uatjike, who died on Monday at the age of 30.

Uatjike had been employed as a cleaner at the nbc TV headquarters in Windhoek for the past nine months.

Residents of Divundu Village in the Kavango East Region are calling for the removal of the Village Council’s CEO, Athanasius Maghumbo, accusing him of corruption and unfair land practices.

Residents of Kap and Bou, two informal settlements in Okakarara, now have a representative body to push for development and service delivery in their communities.

Construction of access roads leading to Masida and Makanga Villages in the Zambezi Region is expected to be completed this year.

Initially, the two access roads were meant to be upgraded to gravel before the Roads Authority (RA) revised that decision to design them at low-volume seal level.

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has called on Namibians to rally behind Miss World Namibia, Selma Kamanya, as she prepares to represent the country in the 72nd Miss World pageant in India on Saturday.

A senior traditional councillor in the Hoveka Traditional Authority is bemoaning a lack of ownership towards community projects by the locals in the Eiseb areas.

Tjamena Uanivi said this during an interview with nbc News team at Okatumba Gate in the Omaheke Region.

The Walvis Bay Municipality said the Road Fund Administration has increased the budget for the road rehabilitation project to N$400 million.

Currently, the rehabilitation of two streets in the heavy industrial area is ongoing under the project.

The ||Kharas Regional Council has confirmed complying with a High Court order compelling it to promote its employee, Barend Both, to the position of Deputy Director for Administration. 

The Ongwediva Town Council has approved a budget of over N$205 million to improve service provision to the residents.

The budget allocation for 2025/26 prioritises housing, sanitation, land delivery, agriculture, sport, youth empowerment, health, and social welfare, among others.