The First Gentleman has expressed concern over the increasing number of male suicides.
Epaphras Ndaitwah says Namibia is losing productive citizens due to suicide and gender-based violence.
The number of flood-affected households in the Ohangwena Region continues to increase.
As of Tuesday, 183 households are submerged, displacing 977 people who are now accommodated at six flood relocation centres.
Ohangwena Governor Sebastian Ndeitunga has called for unity of purpose among the regional leadership.
He said only through a united and collaborative leadership will the region make informed decisions aimed at the upliftment of the living standards of the inhabitants.
Malaria cases are on the rise in the Ohangwena Region, prompting the regional health directorate to declare an outbreak.
The regional leadership held a malaria briefing on Thursday at Eenhana to map out how to combat and manage the outbreak.
Street vendors in Okongo in the Ohangwena Region are expecting improved business funding criteria to benefit small businesses after the elections.
With rain showers having been received in most parts of Namibia, the ploughing season has also begun.
It is against this background that Eenhana Constituency Councillor in Ohangwena Olivia Hanghuwo is appealing to the Ministry of Agriculture to distribute more seeds.
The San communities of Epinga Village in the Omundaungilo Constituency of the Ohangwena Region are ready for elections.
They said voting is their democratic right, and they would like to elect a leadership that will work on addressing their plights and alleviating poverty among their people.
In the Ohangwena Region, ECN Electoral Officer Henock Hanga was pleased that political parties' election observers executed their duties and observed the code of conduct.
The Ohangwena Regional Council launched its Customer Service Charter.
With the charter, the regional council says it recognises the importance of fostering community engagement and participatory governance and plans in collaboration with its stakeholders.
Namibia and Germany have co-funded two road projects in the Ohangwena Region for N$140 million.
The communities of Omukukutu-Omboloka in Oshikunde and Omulondo-Oshuuli in Ohangwena have been crying for a better road network.
