The Otjiwarongo Municipality has started cleaning up areas in the informal settlements that residents have described as health hazards.

The Oshikoto Regional Council, in its New Year's Message, has called on its inhabitants to start ploughing their fields and cultivating their land for food self-sufficiency.

A local tour business operator is encouraging young people to be innovative and seek business opportunities within the tourism sector.

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol), together with the Namibian Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM), is offering leadership development training at Rundu.

The program is being attended by 36 station commanders from all 14 regions. 

The ||Kharas Education Directorate plans to install pre-paid water and electricity metres at its buildings in the new financial year in an effort to reduce utility expenses.

The regional director, Jesmine Magermann, said this during the principals' meeting held recently at Keetmanshoop. 

A leading author of Rumanyo literature—a combination of Rugciriku and Rushambyu, mostly taught in Kavango East schools—died last week.

Dr. Herbert Diaz died at a hospital in Swakopmund at the age of 75.

Gender-based violence and femicide, as well as sexual reproduction and health rights, continue to grip the attention of the nation as they impact the lives of individuals and communities in Namibia.

In celebration of journalistic excellence, several dedicated reporters were honoured this past weekend for their outstanding work in shedding light on the critical issues of gender-based violence, femicide, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Social workers in the Kavango West Region are calling for the provision of a safe house for victims of gender-based violence.

This was their call to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on gender equality, social development, and family affairs, which visited the region.

Youth in Otjiwarongo refuse to lie idle, waiting for job opportunities to be created, and have ventured into selling firewood.

Most residents in Otjiwarongo's informal settlement depend on firewood for cooking and other energy needs, hence the reason to start a firewood business.