Namibia will host the eleventh session of the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystems services (IPBES) from the 10th to the 16th of December.

Members of the Kabulabula Conservancy in the flood plains of the Zambezi Region are happy with what has been achieved in the conservancy during 2024.

Key among these is spending close to $200,000 on drilling three community boreholes, among other achievements.

The City of Windhoek's election of office bearers had to be postponed to today after some councillors defied the instructions of the presiding officer.

The disruption happened a few minutes after the mayor and the deputy mayor handed over their mayoral regalia on Monday.

Farmers in the Zambezi Region are slowly developing interest in fruit farming, with notable fruit orchards popping up in various communities after realising the business potential in fruit farming.

llKharas Governor Aletha Frederick, at the launch of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (GBV), says society needs to uproot the causes of violence against women and girls. 

The community of Siseme in the Zambezi Region received more than 10,000 liters of clean drinking water from the Adventist Development Relief Agency of Namibia.

Residents have been using traditional boreholes for their survival and their livestock.

The Council of Churches in Namibia (CCN) aided more than 200 destitute families and pensioners at Gobabis with food parcels.

The region recorded several malnutrition cases this year. 

Residents at Otjmbingwe and surrounding areas urged politicians to solve issues of water shortage at the settlement.

Some Otjmbingwe residents are optimistic about the upcoming elections, which they will be participating in.

The Governor of the Hardap Region, Salomon April, has described the development in his region as slow but noticeable.

The Hardap Region, like many other parts of the south, is facing water scarcity due to prolonged droughts, increasing water demand, and the impact of climate change. 

President Nangolo Mbumba says the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) are a reminder to act with purpose towards the elimination of gender-based violence in Namibia.