Namibia's population has surpassed the three million mark.

This was announced by the Statistician General, Alex Shimuafeni, during the launch of the preliminary census report.

The Census exercise has not been a walk in the park, with enumerators being chased and/or harassed by the public.

News anchor Elago Shitaatala spoke to Statistician-General Alex Shimuafeni about the progress made so far.

The Namibia Statistics Agency's (NSA) Chief Executive Officer, Alex Shimuafeni, says they broadened the qualification criteria for enumerators from Grade 12 to Grade 10 to address unemployment.

This comes after several protests by youth in different parts of the country, claiming they were excluded.

The Statistician-General of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), Alex Shimuafeni, has urged a group of disgruntled youth at Tsumkwe to engage them instead of picketing.