More than 600 temporary jobs were created in rural areas through the government's food for cash programme over the past twelve months.

The statistics were revealed by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development at a five-day Rural Development Review and Planning workshop at Keetmanshoop.

The Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister and the Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development have condemned the brutal killing of 23-year-old Josephine Nauses and her two children at Karibib.

The City of Windhoek's Solid Waste Management contract workers have downed tools. 

Workers said they have been on temporary contracts for years, some extending over a decade, and face the uncertainty of unemployment at the end of July.

The Mass Housing Development Programme has made another deposit of 119 houses at Matutura Extension 9 in Swakopmund, narrowing the housing gap in the country.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, says this shows the government's commitment to addressing the housing backlog.

The !Aman Traditional Authority has announced that clan members will elect a new leader on April 20 at Bethanie Village. 

Local authorities are being urged to prioritise giving residents access to fundamental services like water and proper sanitation.

Political office bearers serving in Part II municipalities, towns, and village councils will receive increases in their monthly allowances, which came into effect on the first of this month.