SBM Offshore Africa, a Dutch company specializing in the design, construction, and operation of floating production, storage, and offloading vessels for the oil and gas industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Petroleum Training and Education Fund (PETROFUND) in the capital.
The |Khomas Regional Council visited various project sites in Windhoek to assess progress and engage with site managers.
The project involves the construction of classrooms at two schools, as well as the improvement of A. Shipena Secondary School's sports field.
The construction of a gravel road between Andara and Shamaturu in the Kavango-East Region will start soon.
Once completed, the road will ease the movement of people, increasing access to government services.
Motorists in Windhoek are agitated by daily traffic congestion along the Eneas Peter Nanyemba Road, which is currently under construction.
The first phase of the road construction, which will turn the road into a dual carriageway, is currently in its final stages.
The government of Japan funded the construction of classrooms and a storeroom at the Christoph Ngatjizeko Primary School in the Otjinene Region at a cost of close to N$1 million.
The Welwitschia University will establish a state-of-the-art university at Usakos in the Erongo Region.
This is contained in the memorandum of understanding signed between the university and Usakos Town Council in Windhoek.
Six percent of the ||Kharas Region's population depends on farming for their livelihoods.
The region's unemployment rate stands at 23 percent, and Governor Aletha Frederick says a shortage of vocational institutions worsens the situation.
The Health and Social Services Ministry (MoHSS) has put out an open bid for the construction of a state-of-the-art district hospital in Katutura.
The bid calls for bulk electrical services for farm 1024, a portion of the remainder of farm 508, bordering the Havana residential area.
The new contractor for the Neonatal Unit at Swakopmund Hospital is aiming to complete construction by August 26 this year.
The N$26 million project has faced delays over the years, which led to the termination of the tender initially awarded to Shatty Construction.
Multiple roads around the Zambezi Region are to be constructed and rehabilitated this year.
One of the Roads Authority board members, Helen Amupolo, indicated the Nakabolelwa to Kasika Road is one of the projects expected to commence this year.
