Vice President Lucia Witbooi is on an official visit to the Omaheke Region, where she is engaging marginalised communities.

The Vice President's tour started at Epako Clinic in Gobabis.

The Mayor of Walvis Bay, Johannes Shimbilinga, has welcomed the reopening of the revamped Independence Beach Park at the cost of about N$10 million during a Community Fun Day held at the town's promenade.

Unemployment remains a major challenge in Drimiopsis, with youth calling for assistance, even in the form of community projects, to help them earn a living.

Charred remains at the Komsberg farm location are the only reminders of where reed houses stood that were reduced to ashes by a devastating fire early this month. 

Reed house fires are the recurring tragedy at the farm, with several fire incidents reported in the past few months. 

Veteran of the liberation struggle Mathias Kanana Hishoono, who died at the age of 89, was buried at Eenhana Memorial Shrine, joining fellow departed veterans who made sacrifices for the independence of Namibia.

Four women, moved by the plight of orphans and vulnerable children have taken up the vocation to support needy children in their area.

A cleaning up campaign funded by Palms for Life and launched in April last year in Tsumkwe, continues to operate in the settlement. 

The campaign focuses on cleaning streets, planting trees along roads, and involving young people in daily activities.
The project employs 29 youth from Tsumkwe. 

Acts of kindness have poured in for a mother of five, Sharon Muyatwa, who was left destitute after their home was flooded by heavy rains. 

Muyatwa and her family were left without shelter and food.
The Katima Mulilo Town Council stepped in.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the late struggle icon Kanana Hishoono's life was guided by values of unity, resilience and service, to his nation and the Swapo Party.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has given Rundu Town Council two days to find a contractor and start work on covering trenches that pose a risk to lives in the Tutungeni location.