Advertising the tender to complete the construction of the Dr. Hifikepunye Pohamba Highway will result in delays that can cause congestion and road accidents.
The Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa, says the current contractor should be allowed to complete the construction.
The governments of Namibia and Botswana are determined to increase trade using the Walvis Bay harbour and surrounding infrastructure.
President Nangolo Mbumba and his Batswana counterpart, Mokgweetsi Masisi, visited the Walvis Bay harbour this week.
The tarring of the Uis-Henties Bay Road is 52% complete, despite several delays.
The Roads Authority's (RA) Chief Executive Officer, Conrad Lutombi, says the project was supposed to be completed this year but was underfunded.
The Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAITEX) has opened with a call on Botswana and Namibia to enhance trade beyond diamonds.
Namibians gathered at Walvis Bay to celebrate the life of fearless liberation struggle hero Nathaniel Maxuilili, who died 25 years ago.
Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah described the late Maxuilili as a dedicated freedom fighter who fought relentlessly for Namibia's independence.
Civic and voter education is needed to reduce voter apathy among the youth in the upcoming general elections in November.
This is according to the speakers at a civic education workshop in Walvis Bay, who expressed concern over young people lacking interest.
The Swakopmund Regional Court has postponed the sentencing of Jandre Dippenaar to August 20.
Dippenaar was convicted of six counts of murder over a fatal accident that happened in December 2014 near Henties Bay.
The police in the Erongo Region have arrested two suspects in connection with Wednesday's robbery at Beefco Meat Market in Walvis Bay.
The two suspects were allegedly shopping at the mall when members of the public tipped the police off.
Swakopmund residents have proposed that the constituency be divided into two to better deliver services to the growing population.
The constituency population has grown by 41 percent since 2011.
Namibia's laws do not currently regulate new and emerging tobacco products such as hubbly bubbly, vapes, and e-cigarettes.
