September is a national deaf awareness month, a time to highlight and honour the unique needs, struggles, and vibrant culture of the hearing impaired. 

It is also the month where police officers from various parts of the country gathered in Rundu for a five-day basic sign language course.

Competitors are in full preparation mode for the National Skills Competition scheduled to take place from the 25th to the 30th of this month at Ongwediva.

There is a hive of activities at the Ongwediva Trade Fair Centre as all fourteen trade participants prepare for the competition.

Four people are suspected to have died from a drug overdose at Mondesa in Swakopmund since the beginning of September.

On Sunday, two men were discovered unconscious at a graveyard after consuming crack cocaine, but one of them died at the Swakopmund State Hospital on Monday.