The Ministry of Works and Transport bid farewell to its former minister, John Mutorwa, who retired, while also welcoming the incoming minister, Veikko Nekundi.

A 170-kilometre stretch of road between Gobabis and Aminuis that has been upgraded to bitumen standards has been officially inaugurated by President Nangolo Mbumba.

The road directly links the Omaheke and Hardap regions.

Phase one of the Ndiyona-Djaradjara road in the Kavango East Region has started.

The road will go through Ndiyona-Djaradjara-Kandjara-Dcude-Cwiba-Khaudum-Shikerete and link up with the Tsumkwe road.

The upgrading of the gravel road between Aroab and Keetmanshoop has been identified as one of three proposed construction projects in the ||Kharas Region. 

The Northern Namibia Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) has produced a turnaround strategy, hoping to put an end to declining profits and underperformance. 

The Divundu Muhembo border post road, which connects Namibia to Botswana and other SADC countries, is set to be upgraded to a bitumen standard road.

This was announced during a community meeting held at the Muhembo border post by the Minister of Works and Transport, John Mutorwa.

Namibia is recognised by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the countries in Africa with the highest quality roads. 

For the fifth consecutive year, the country has maintained its leading position in road infrastructure on the continent. 

President Nangolo Mbumba has stressed the need for sufficient investments to modernise Namibia's road network, which currently carries nearly 72% of all cargo transport. 

Telecom Namibia has activated the Equiano submarine cable, which provides faster and more reliable 5G internet to the country and southern Africa.

The low number of eligible voters registering to vote in the November elections continues to be a cause for concern.