While the southern African region remains peaceful and stable, there are still security challenges in some parts of the SADC that require an effective response.
Promoting peace and security within the SADC region topped the agenda at the Extra Ordinary Troika Summit in Lusaka, Zambia.
Omaruru was the first town in Namibia to receive full municipal status in 1909, with the first municipal office building erected in 1926.
The council moved to the present building in the 1980s, which was the first government school and hostel, opened in 1912.
Plans are underway to convert the Omaruru single quarters into an open market.
Omaruru Mayor Vincent Kahua says the development will reduce the 70% unemployment rate among the youth in the town.
UNESCO will launch a Safer Campuses campaign aimed at creating awareness about gender-based violence (GBV) at universities.
The campaign will use various elements and channels to encourage students to break the silence and take action against GBV.
Clients of the First National Bank of Namibia (FNB) who receive cross-border electronic fund transfer (EFT) payments within the Common Monetary Area (CMA) will no longer be permitted to use domestic payment methods and channels.
These cross-border payment changes take effect next month.
