The Executive Director of the National Planning Commission, I-Ben Nashandi, says for too long, capital projects have faced delays due to a gap in management capacity.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare called on opposition leaders to collectively focus on advancing service delivery during their tenure in the 8th Parliament regardless of political affiliation.

He said this during his maiden address in the National Assembly on Thursday.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has extended condolences to the Maasdorp family following the tragic death of their five-year-old daughter, Ingrid.

The Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, has reiterated the government's efforts to provide access to ICT services in rural areas.

Theofelus stated that the government and its stakeholders have been working to make ICT services accessible in remote areas.

A retired agricultural extension officer and a farmer in Omaheke's Rietfontein area, Edward Kaseraera, has urged women and young people to take a lead in agriculture.

Kaseraera made this remark during a farmers engagement day held at Okandjoze in the Otjombinde Constituency.