Close to 800 job seekers at Swakopmund flocked to the head office of the Lighthouse Company Group, to hand in their applications and attend an interview for ten casual posts that are on offer.
One point six million Namibians continue to live in poverty, with the youth mostly affected and plagued by multiple socio-economic challenges.
These were some of the issues being discussed at the Ecumenical Youth Indaba, held in the capital.
About 250 men from Ohangwena, Oshana, and Omusati regions are participating in the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Child Welfare's National Men's Conference at Ongwediva.
President Hage Geingob has called on Namibians to ensure that the well-being of children is protected and their interests are included in any development agenda.
The call forms part of the President's message to commemorate World Children's Day, under the theme "Inclusion, for Every Child."
The Topnaar community in the Erongo Region is in need of a vocational training center, as well as other private educational institutions that could cater to the youth.
The residents at Omatjete settlement in the Erongo Region continue to suffer from a water shortage, and Senior Councillor Fabianus Uaseupuani has now called on the regional office to fast-track a pipeline project that can temporarily solve the problem.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security has registered 46 stateless Namibian nationals at the Omitara settlement in the Omaheke Region.
A delay in the approval to effect salary increases for workers of the Outjo Municipality by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development has resulted in them taking to the streets to voice their displeasure.
Windhoek residents have been urged to be vigilant about a growing trend of water meter and electric gate motor theft.
These items are the latest hot targets for thieves in Windhoek, according to statistics compiled by the City of Windhoek and the City Police.
The villages of Sharukwe and Sikali in Kavango West's Ncuncuni Constituency face a water crisis.
This comes after thieves vandalized and stole solar borehole pumps from their water points last month.
