A group of residents at Katima Mulilo in Zambezi staged a demonstration, demanding land delivery from the Town Council.

The demonstrators are also accusing the Town Council of allegedly failing to implement development projects promised during the elections.

Farmers and officials from the Omaheke Region who were on a benchmarking visit to Harare, Zimbabwe, have been urged to implement what they learned from their counterparts, particularly in the dairy industry.

The call was made by Governor Pijoo Nganate at the end of the visit.

It is generally acknowledged that companies have the responsibility of ploughing back into the community in which they operate through corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Therefore, one of Namibia's mobile giants has decided to create employment through its MTC for Life project.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila visited Ompundja and Uuvudhiya Constituencies to familiarise herself with the developments in the area.

She also visited a number of facilities there.

The Angolan Consulate in Rundu is issuing consulate identification cards to its nationals who have been stateless in Namibia.

Kavango West's Ncamagoro Constituency Councillor, Thomas Rengi, initiated the process after realising the number of stateless persons was overwhelming.

A number of Angolans who have been living in Namibia for decades are still finding it difficult to acquire Namibian citizenship and are not benefiting from social safety nets.

Plans are underway to drill two boreholes at the Tsumkwe settlement as the influx of people continues to put pressure on the authorities to provide basic services such as water and sanitation.

The network of female local authority leaders says the high level of poverty among women and gender-based violence are causes for concern.

The women leaders met at Rundu, under the umbrella of the Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN), to discuss strategies on how to curb these social ills.

Residents of the Sun City Informal Settlement at Rundu have reiterated their demand for compensation for their crop fields the town council allegedly allocated to the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture.

||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has praised the youth of Bethanie Village for constantly striving towards achieving economic independence.