The National Road Safety Council (NRSC), together with the Erongo Regional Council and the Arandis Town Council, officially kicked off the ground-breaking ceremony of a N$60 million facility for the Arandis Emergency Response and Traffic Management Centre on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) says it had nothing to do with former New Era Managing Editor, Johnathan Beukes, leaving the employ of the newspaper.

The special voting process in Katima Mulilo has been reported to be a success so far, with a high turnout as soon as the venue opened its doors.

At the W.K. Rover Hall at Keetmanshoop in the ||Kharas Region, law enforcement members, including police, correctional service, and defence force officers, queued up as early as six o'clock. 

7,199 eligible voters cast their votes locally in the special voting process for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections by 15:00, while 586 Namibians voted at foreign missions.

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia, Elsie Nghikembua, described this as a good turnout.