The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, in collaboration with the Meat Board of Namibia, launched a country-wide awareness campaign on the Livestock Identification and Traceability System (NamLITS) and stock brands at Katima Mulilo.

The campaign runs until the end of October.

A Bill that seeks to introduce amendments to existing regulations governing the livestock industry and its associated products took centre stage in the National Council today.

The Construction Industry Federation held a demonstration in the capital, pleading for due recognition and support for local contractors from the government.

Demonstrators claim that the government has for years turned a blind eye to Namibian contractors' plight, leaving them without jobs.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism seized about 1,000 illegally cut timber logs last year.

This was revealed in the ministry's Wildlife Protection and Law Enforcement in Namibia report.

Communities of Namibian descent living in Botswana are likely to be recognized by that country's government and could occupy influential positions, including in the House of Traditional Chiefs.