Swapo Party presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says she is ready to lead Namibia and continue the work where her predecessors left off.

Nandi-Ndaitwah remarked this during a Swapo Party rally held at Outapi in the Omusati Region.

The Ovadhimba community in the Omusati Region is up in arms as they say that their attempts to be recognised as a traditional authority for more than 30 years have been futile.

The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, and Employment Creation has embarked on a countrywide roadshow to educate the public on the newly set minimum wage, which comes into effect early next year.

The targeted roadshow took place at Okalongo in the Omusati Region. 

In a significant community-driven effort, the residents of Otshikutshatshipya Village in the Omusati Region, along with local businesspeople, have successfully built a new and improved outreach point.

Residents of the Tsandi Constituency commemorated the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons at Ongongolwa Primary School at Iikokola Village in the Omusati Region.

The day raises awareness about trafficking in persons and the protection of victims's rights.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is optimistic about reaching the 1.6 million target for registered voters in the last week of the exercise. The General Registration of Voters ends on Thursday, August 1.

McHenry Venaani, leader of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), is urging Namibia's youth to elect leaders who understand their struggles and who are committed to their empowerment.

Police in the Omusati Region are high on the heels of a local pastor from Okandi Village, in the Etayi Constituency, who is alleged to have raped three of his female congregation members, aged between 17, 19, and 24 years. 

The Omusati Region paid its respects to the late President Hage Geingob through a memorial service that brought the community together in remembrance. 

Swapo Party veteran Jacob Nangolo, well known as "Kaherero", was buried at Omonawatjihozu Village at the ELCIN Church Cemetery in the Omusati Region.

Mourners gathered in Ongolonongeyama Village for a memorial service to pay tribute to the late Jacob Nangolo, who died on May 24.