Municipalities and town councils in the Erongo Region also honoured the late President Hage Geingob through a memorial drive.

All emergency response vehicles in the region led the Memorial Drive convoy.

Chief Manasse Christian Zeraeua of the Zeraeua Royal House has joined scores of other traditional authority leaders mourning the death of the late President Hage Geingob, saying he will remember him as a Pan-Africanist.

Cervical cancer can be prevented through vaccination and cured if diagnosed early. Yet it still kills more than 300,000 women worldwide each year.

Globally, only around 21% of women have had a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes the disease.

The pressure on healthcare services and facilities is growing in the Erongo Region due to an ageing population, staff shortages, and an underdeveloped healthcare system.

The community members of Otjimbingwe and surrounding farms hosted a meeting to address serious issues hampering socio-economic development at the settlement.

Otjimbingwe is a settlement in the Erongo Region of central Namibia, with approximately 8,000 inhabitants.

Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni believes the government should also be commended when it does good and not just be permanently criticised.

Uutoni says it is unfair to accuse the government of not doing anything to develop Namibia since independence.

The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration has called on the mining and fishing industries in the Erongo Region to invest in the development and upgrading of transport infrastructure.

The Chief Executive Officer of Andrada Mining says collaboration is needed between the government and the private sector in the mining industry.

Anthony Viljoen made the remarks in an interview with nbc News at the Mining Expo and Conference in Windhoek.

Ombara Manasse Zeraua of the Zeraua Traditional Authority says the water challenge is hindering horticulture progress in communal areas of Omatjete.

It is evident that the government's social programmes are making an impact in the lives of many Namibians, of whom some could have otherwise been worse off without them.