The City of Windhoek commemorated a belated World Food Day on Friday.
The day, usually celebrated on October 16, is aimed at raising awareness of food insecurity and production worldwide.
The City of Windhoek says access to food is a human right and no one deserves to go to bed hungry.
Participants at a workshop on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) at Keetmanshoop said there is no excuse for sexual violence.
The workshop was conducted by the Karas Arts Dance Academy (KADA) youth group and supported by the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare.
Seven youth social enterprises are to be recognised for their outstanding contributions to sexual and reproductive health matters.
The recipients were selected from among 170 applications received by the Office of the First Lady and the United Nations Population Fund.
The leadership of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority has appealed to the Minister of Justice to look into approving the establishment of three-satellite community courts at Okongo, Eenhana and Omungwelume.
A resident of Gibeon Village in the Hardap Region, Elwin Bloodstaan, has risen to the challenge of tackling unemployment and poverty.
The Nampharm Foundation has received N$200,000 from the FirstRand Namibia Foundation.
The donation aims at improving medical professionals with the funding and resources needed.
The Nampharm Foundation is a children's trust fund that assists state patients that need facial reconstructive surgery.
Sara Ekondo, from Awana Foods, which provides solutions to stem the sourcing of excess and b-grade produce from farmers, walked away with N$100,000 in prize money.
The founder of National Mental Health Care Namibia,Cathy Kambanda has encouraged employees to immediately report any inappropriate behaviour, such as bullying at work, to management.
Financial constraints are the leading cause of people with visual impairments not being able to own white canes.
To address this situation, the Eastern Association for the Visually Impaired in the Zambezi Region is appealing to the business community and other stakeholders to help those in need.
The Petwa Foundation, a registered welfare organisation that aims to tackle issues facing communities, is in dire need of donations and sponsorships to meet its obligations.
The Foundation, among others, supplies young girls with menstrual cups that last up to ten years.
