Windhoek resident Ray Sasman is on her way to complete a momentous task of walking 2,300 kilometres from Noordoewer in the ||Kharas Region to Katima Mulilo in the Zambezi Region.

Sasman set off the walk-themed 'Walk With Me' 13 days ago to raise funds for the Walvis Bay Municipality's planned youth centre.

Sasman says her mission is aimed at placing a spotlight on Namibia's youth and the resources, support, and opportunities they need to build a better future in which they can thrive.

Sasman arrived at Keetmanshoop on day 12.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, urged local authorities to refrain from collecting debt from their clients via third-party enforcers and rather educate residents on their services and their responsibilities to ensure such services remain available.

He said this during the handover of houses in Nkurenkuru's Kakuro location in Kavango West Region.

At least 24 low-income earners at Nkurenkuru's Kakuro location in Kavango West Region received houses built under the Shack Dwellers Federation (SDFN).

The project began on December 1, 2021.

About 50 plots were allocated to the Shack Dwellers Federation in December 2021 by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni.

The houses are valued at close to N$42,000.

Of those 50 plots, 24 have so far been completed, with the remainder set for completion by the end of the year.

Liberation icon. Father of the Nation. A stalwart. A principled, steadfast, and decisive leader, even under the most intense pressure. 

That is how many people affectionately remember Sam Shafishuna Nujoma.

Born 95 years ago, on May 12, 1929, in the humble surroundings of the Etunda Village near Okahao in the Omusati Region, Nujoma would grow up to become the first African liberation movement leader to address the UN Security Council in 1971. 

And the rest, as they say, is history.

The Swapo Party joined the rest of the country in wishing Founding President Sam Nujoma a happy 95th birthday.

In a media statement, the party says the life of the Founding President continues to inspire all to work for a better Namibia, freed from the shackles of poverty, hunger, and oppression of any form in human society.

Kunene Regional Governor Marius Sheya has presented Vice President Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah with a briefing note detailing the goals the Regional Council hopes to achieve.

These range from road upgrades to drought relief assistance and the proclamation of the villages of Kamanjab, Torra Bay, and Terrace Bay to municipalities.

The note was presented during Nandi-Ndaitwah's regional visit, which started at Outjo in the presence of cabinet ministers, regional and local authority councillors, and other stakeholders.

Namibia Drydock (Namdock) and Ship Repair has postponed the mass disciplinary hearings for its Walvis Bay workers, following a request from the Metal and Allied Namibian Worker's Union (MANWU).

The union, through its lawyer, Richard Metcalfe, says conducting mass disciplinary hearings of close to 500 workers in a day defies all notions of fair treatment of workers set out in the company's disciplinary code and procedure.

The employees downed tools on April 8 over alleged unfair working conditions.

The Swapo Party Regional Coordinator for the ||Kharas Region has urged the party's pioneers to sensitise eligible voters to go and register for the November general elections. 

Mathew Mumbala made the call at the Pioneers Movement regional elective conference at Keetmanshoop. 

The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) is mandated by the party's constitution to be custodians of the Pioneers Movement and thus must ensure its structures are active. 

Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, re-affirmed the government's commitment to ensuring that all citizens reap the benefits of independence. 

She stated that providing access to basic and essential needs is crucial for the development and well-being of every Namibian.

Addressing the residents of Oshikunde Constituency during the belated 34th Independence celebration held at Oshifitu Village in Ohangwena Region, Theofelus says since Independence, so many dreams have been realised as a result of economic emancipation.