There is an increasing presence of female small-scale miners at the Xobo-Xobos informal camp in the Daures Constituency of the Erongo Region.
Small-scale mining has become a lifeline and income-generating activity for the women and their families.
The Municipality of Henties Bay is gaining momentum in its efforts to strengthen food security and promote self-sufficiency in the Erongo Region.
The municipality has allocated five hectares of land for the revival of the Tulongeni Community Garden Initiative.
Crimes against tourists in the Erongo Region have seen an uptick of 26% between January and October this year, compared to the same period in 2024.
Forty-four cases were reported between January and October this year, compared to 35 reported during the same period last year.
A group of 300 fishermen from the Erongo Region travelled to seek answers to their petition from the Minister of Fisheries, Inge Zaamwani, but they refused to accept the response and instead demanded a roundtable audience.
Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has raised concerns over rising crime levels in the Erongo Region, including housebreaking and theft; robbery with aggravating circumstances; fraud and cybercrime targeting pensioners; motor vehicle theft targeting tourists; and assault.
The Erongo Regional Governor has emphasised the need to decongest shacks and provide decent housing for residents.
Her call follows the death of two minors in a shack fire last Wednesday at DRC Swakopmund.
Public-private partnerships have the potential to increase the current rate of electrification in the Erongo Region from 78% to more than 80%.
This is according to the regional electricity distribution body, Erongo Red.
Out of 75 000 households in Erongo, 16 700 remain unelectrified.
The business community in the Erongo Region and all those who knew the late prominent businessman John Savvas gathered at Walvis Bay to pay tribute to his legacy.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah officiated at the closing ceremony of the counter-terrorism exercise code-named ||Khau ||Ae, a Khoekhoegowab phrase translating to "Shield Together", at the Etiro East Training Base in the Erongo Region.
The Governor of the Erongo Region, Natalia |Goagoses, said Namibians should dismantle the architecture of fraud and corruption by constructing a future of transparency, integrity and shared prosperity.
