The Namibian government has connected some rural communities just north of Keetmanshoop to the national electricity grid under its rural electrification project.

The Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy, Kornelia Shilunga, officially inaugurated the N$6.8 million rural electrification project.

Governor Aletha Frederick of the Kharas Region has urged for renewed efforts to address gender inequality and poverty.

She made this call during the annual New Year opening meeting for the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare staff, held in Keetmanshoop. 

Scores of residents of Keetmanshoop braved the scorching sun as they lined up at the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare's Conditional Basic Income Grant registration.

Residents nbc News spoke to said they started queuing as early as six o'clock in the morning.

Usakos residents have asked for clarification about the government's conditional basic income grant criteria.

Residents at Usakos in the Erongo Region flocked to the community hall daily since the registration for the conditional basic income grant of N$600 started last week.

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare's Conditional Basic Income Grant registration, which began last Monday, is progressing smoothly.

The registration is currently underway in the ||Kharas Region, covering Karasburg and Oranjemund.

A grassroots group at Okahandja, going by the name Mommies, is calling for urgent intervention from the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Child Welfare over the increasing number of underprivileged children in the town.

Secretary to Cabinet, George Simataa, has announced the appointment of three new Executive Directors in the public service.

Namibia faces a range of issues with implications for the nation's development and future prospects.
 

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare hosted a Women Business Association seminar at Okahandja attended by women from different constituencies in the region.

The year 2025 will be the one that many will be looking forward to as the government plans to implement a grant for unemployed people between the ages of 18 and 59.