A major milestone during the reporting period of the Erongo region is the upgrading of Uis from a settlement to a local authority, making it the eighth local authority in the region.

The Control Administrative Officer in the Erongo Governor's Office, Jacky Gaingob, has warned that retail workers are being exploited and are too afraid to speak out because they fear losing their jobs.

The Erongo Governor's order to urgently remove rocks believed to have trapped a 15-year-old boy, who drowned 43 days ago near Platz am Meer Mall in Swakopmund, has still not been carried out.

The governor gave authorities until Monday to act, but the rocks remain untouched.

As the rehabilitation of the Omdel-Wlotzkasbaken pipeline is set to begin in early August, the Erongo Governor is calling for quality workmanship, warning that the nearly N$87 million investment must be built to last.

Public service leaders have converged in the Erongo Region to tackle Africa's growing water and sanitation challenges as government officials and experts meet to explore innovative solutions aimed at strengthening public institutions and accelerating universal access to water and safe sanitation across the continent

Erongo Regional Chairperson of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), Aloisus Kangulu, has cautioned that corruption continues to widen the gap between the rich and the poor, depriving ordinary Namibians of essential public services.

Kangulu was speaking at the party's high-level meeting at Usakos.

The Swapo Party branch in Walvis Bay has dismissed allegations that its district office was involved in compiling or managing the list of beneficiaries for the Farm 37 housing project.

The Namibian government has reaffirmed its commitment to using green hydrogen as a driver of rural development, employment and sustainable economic growth during an international monitoring mission at the Dâures Green Hydrogen Village in the Erongo Region. 

The Swakopmund Constituency Office has handed over business equipment worth N$168,000 to local entrepreneurs through the Constituency Development Fund Support Programme.

Hope and Gorob Mining in the Erongo Region held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Copper-Gold Project near Gobabeb.

The ceremony brought together stakeholders to witness the start of a project aimed at unlocking mineral potential, creating jobs, and supporting long-term economic growth.