The Erongo Regional Council, through its Constituency Development Fund, allocated machinery and equipment valued at about N$350,000 to close to 30 upcoming smaller entrepreneurs from Arandis and Henties Bay.
State advocate Ethel Ndlovu wants a 10- to 15-year prison sentence for Jandre Dippenaar, who was convicted of killing six people in a car accident near Henties Bay in 2014.
The state and defence in the Dippenaar case presented oral closing arguments in the regional court at Swakopmund on Thursday.
The National Youth Service (NYS) has officially welcomed the biggest intake in its history of more than 700 youth recruits at Henties Bay.
The 726 young people are the 15th intake, and they come from all corners of Namibia.
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 founder of the coastal conservation clean-up campaign, Rudie van Vuuren, is calling on locals and tourists alike to keep the Namibian beachfront clean after visiting the coastal towns.
He made this call during the clean-up campaign held along the beach between Henties Bay, Swakopmund, and Walvis Bay.
Henties Bay residents have bemoaned poverty levels, a lack of recreational facilities, and low wages in the town.
As people flock to different towns in search of a better life, the woes of poverty and unemployment continue to have a grip on the population.
Vice President Nangolo Mbumba is actively calling on both the public and private sectors to open up employment avenues for 2,989 graduates from the National Youth Service (NYS).
