Scores of residents of Keetmanshoop braved the scorching sun as they lined up at the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare's Conditional Basic Income Grant registration.

Residents nbc News spoke to said they started queuing as early as six o'clock in the morning.

A grassroots group at Okahandja, going by the name Mommies, is calling for urgent intervention from the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Child Welfare over the increasing number of underprivileged children in the town.

The |Khomas Regional Council and the Ministry of Gender Equality have donated materials for income-generating projects valued at N$270,000 to various SMEs in an effort to tackle the high unemployment rate in the country.

Secretary to Cabinet, George Simataa, has announced the appointment of three new Executive Directors in the public service.

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare handed over equipment to 17 income-generating projects in Omaheke Region to help them grow their businesses. 

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty, Eradication, and Social Welfare commemorated the belated International Women's Day under the theme "Invest in Women to Accelerate Progress."

The day was marked at Zilitene Area in Katima Rural.

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) is reviving the regional Gender Permanent Task Force committee at Gobabis. 

A staggering number of reported child abuse cases are piling up at the offices of the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW).

Marginalised communities living in Bwabwata National Park say they are finding it difficult to bury their dead, largely due to bureaucratic processes.
   

Even though the Namibian government is doing its best to uplift the standards of living for marginalised communities, much still needs to be done to reach levels of satisfaction.