Omaruru was the first town in Namibia to receive full municipal status in 1909, with the first municipal office building erected in 1926.
The council moved to the present building in the 1980s, which was the first government school and hostel, opened in 1912.
Plans are underway to convert the Omaruru single quarters into an open market.
Omaruru Mayor Vincent Kahua says the development will reduce the 70% unemployment rate among the youth in the town.
UNESCO will launch a Safer Campuses campaign aimed at creating awareness about gender-based violence (GBV) at universities.
The campaign will use various elements and channels to encourage students to break the silence and take action against GBV.
The government has allocated N$8 million to revive the Kalimbeza National Rice Project and has also approved that a sugar plantation be established on part of Kalimbeza, as well as a sugar processing plant in Katima Mulilo.
The Chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council, Marlene Mbakera, has called for the construction of a referral hospital in Otjiwarongo.
Mbakera was speaking during the National Planning Commission's visit to the Otjozondjupa Region.
Communities in the Otjozondupa Region cited unemployment, a lack of infrastructure, and bulk services as areas that need urgent attention.
The inhabitants revealed this to the officials of the National Planning Commission (NPC) during their visit to the region.
The Director of the Swakopmund Genocide Museum mobilised residents and visitors from all over the world to volunteer in a campaign to restore unmarked graves of the genocide victims.
The !Aman Traditional Authority has announced that clan members will elect a new leader on April 20 at Bethanie Village.
The Operative Secretary of the Landless People's Movement (LPM), Dawid Eigub, says there is a need for the party to connect with all its members and establish the developmental challenges they face.
Eigub made the remark after an engagement with the community of Witvlei in the Okorukambe constituency.
Misinformation has allegedly created the perception that there is currently a hazardous, radioactive storage facility at Swakopmund.
Municipality Chief Executive Officer Archie Benjamin says the council has not given approval to anyone to set up the facility as public consultations are ongoing.
