President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed condolences following the death of James Uerikua, who died this afternoon in a motor vehicle accident.

The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on International Relations, Defence and Security, James Uerikua, said the committee had a successful week-long working visit to the Zambezi Region.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on International Relations, Defence, and Security, chaired by MP James Uerikua, concluded its stakeholder consultation tour in the Erongo Region on Friday.

Otjozondjupa Regional leaders have warned locals against consuming spoiled maize meal from bags that were recently disposed of at Otavi’s dumping site. 

These bags were discarded because they had become moldy due to rainwater leaking into the Namib Mills storage facility. 

The Otjozondjupa region is approximately 90 percent ready to host the regional memorial for founding President Sam Nujoma in Grootfontein on Monday.

Governor James Uerikua stated that the only remaining task for the day of the memorial will be decorating the venue.

Otjozondjupa Regional Governor James Uerikua is convening a meeting with stakeholders who will be involved in the preparations of the regional memorial service of the late Founding President Sam Nujoma.

The meeting is underway at Grootfontein, where the memorial service is to be held on 24 February.

The Okakarara Vocational Training Centre (OVTC) has introduced a bridging course to accommodate more trainees.

More than 200 people have enrolled at the VTC through the newly introduced course.

OVCT held an official opening of the 2025 training calendar on Friday.

Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua handed over food items to the Namibians who had been repatriated from Botswana and are settled at Gam and members of the San community in his village.

The distribution of the San Feeding programme remains a major challenge due to transport-related delays.

Tsumkwe Constituency Councillor, Johannes Hausiku, says the situation demands prompt response for the beneficiaries to continue getting food.

The Deputy Minister of the Division Marginalised Communities, Royal |Ui|o|oo, says education remains number one on the advocacy agenda. 

This is because the literacy level remains below average among marginalised communities compared to other citizens.