The former mayor of Keetmanshoop, Melody Swartbooi, has sought recourse in the High Court to have her withdrawal as mayor reviewed and set aside.

The Landless People's Movement (LPM) in June this year withdrew Swartbooi as its representative on the Keetmanshoop Town Council.

Health professionals in the Hardap Region are being equipped with practical skills on neonatal resuscitation and immediate newborn care as part of efforts to reduce preventable neonatal deaths.

Awareness campaigns and community sensitisation on the Indoor residual spraying (IRS) programme have kicked off in the Zambezi region with a team from the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) travelling to constituencies to engage communities.

The Namibian Annual Livelihood Vulnerability Assessment identified over 87,000 people in the Kunene region as being at extreme risk of food insecurity.

Members of Parliament (MPs) in the National Council have bemoaned the severe water shortages in the northern regions, arguing that such supply crises should no longer exist after 35 years of independence.