The Gibeon Village Council in the Hardap Region is moving closer to ending the bucket toilet system.

Sharon Bezuidenhout, Chairperson of the Council, told nbc News that the government has allocated N$335 thousand in the current fiscal year for the construction of sanitation services in the village. 

||Kharas Governor Aletha Frederick has distributed assorted baby items to mothers of newborn babies at Bethanie Village, courtesy of the Office of the First Lady.

45 mothers benefited from the donation, which included wipes, nappies, facecloths, baby oil, blankets, towels, and bags.

The Namkid charity organisation held a fun day with the homeless people who are accommodated at the Khomasdal Stadium in Windhoek.

They were treated to and provided with a meal, hygiene hampers, and clothing.

The men were also given haircuts, while the women received different hairstyles.

Beneficiaries and members of Farm Okukuna, a community garden project in the Goreangab Dam area, are accusing the City of Windhoek of mismanagement since they took over the project.

The City of Windhoek has launched its council's Electricity Safety Campaign in the Okuryangava Informal Settlement.

The campaign is aimed at creating awareness of electrical safety in homes, at work, in recreational areas and in other public spaces.

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.