A strike by employees of a local retailer at Rundu and Nkurenkuru continues.
The employees, represented by the Namibian Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAWU), are striking in support of a demand for a salary increase and better working conditions.
Rundu and Ruacana have agreed to partner up in various areas of cooperation.
This comes after the two town councils renewed their cooperation through a memorandum of understanding at Rundu.
The Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation, Utoni Nujoma, says there is much that can be done to strengthen the relationship between the government and the trade unions.
The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade is seeking input on policies that would accelerate economic growth, promote entrepreneurship, and create a conducive environment for investment.
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged the University of Namibia (UNAM) to introduce a faculty of agriculture at the Rudu Campus.
Speaking at the UNAM Rundu Campus graduation ceremony, the Vice President said such a move would spur development in the country.
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) launched its Ground Mobilisation Commandos in Rundu this weekend.
The Ground Mobilisation Commandos targeted about 13 locations in and around Rundu to mobilise and recruit new members.
Healthworkers at the maternity wing at Rundu's Intermediary Hospital have shown off a premature-born baby who defied all odds and is now 1 and a half years old.
Baby Peligrine Triumph Ndara weighed 800 grammes, hardly the size of the hand of an adult person, when she was born on August 2, 2022.
Two minors drowned in an open pit at Rundu today while playing in the water.
The children accompanied their mother, who had gone to the swamp for fishing.
According to the mother, Franciska Hausiku, she left her three children under a tree near one of the open pits while she moved on to the next.
Residents of the Suncity location at Rundu have been without running water for months.
They have now resorted to collecting water from the supply lines found above the ground.
The leader of the Landless People's Movement, Bernadus Swartbooi, says Rundu is in a deplorable state.
During a media conference, the party leadership raised a number of concerns, mainly related to the town's infrastructure and land.
