Two male suspects accused of stealing N$50,000 from a tourist at Camp Kwando over the weekend were denied bail in the Katima Mulilo Margistrate's court on Thursday.
The two are 31-year-old Mario Wawo and 25-year-old Masiye Muyunza, who are from the Lizauli area.
They were transferred from the Menias Brian Libuto police station in Kongola to Katima Mulilo, where they appeared before Margistrate Sinyama Sibalatani.
Oshana Governor Elia Irimari says the persistent drought has a significant negative impact on families in urban centres within his region and that they too deserve to get food aid to help them get through the drought.
Against this background, the Oshana Regional Council found it fit to hand over food parcels valued at N$135,000 to three of its local authorities.
The towns of Ongwediva, Ondangwa, and Oshakati received 737 tinned fish as well as 184 bottles of cooking oil and 10 kg bags of maize meal to assist the families in these towns in getting a meal on their tables.
The first-ever Kalkfeld Business Park is yet to be fully occupied by businesses and vendors.
The park was constructed in 2012 at a cost of N$14 million.
Over the years, challenges facing the market occupation have been blamed on the high rental fees.
Otjozondjupa Regional Council chairperson and Otjiwarongo Constituency councillor, Marlene Mbakera, says they are in talks to have the fees reduced.
Erongo Governor Neville Andre says despite commendable achievements in human rights and gender equality, Namibia still faces persistent challenges in terms of gender-based violence.
At least 32% of Namibian women are said to have experienced physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner at some point.
To remedy the situation, Andre plans to establish a regional gender-based violence (GBV) task team with different stakeholders on board.
Andre says GBV is the most pervasive yet least visible human rights violation in the world.
Five men were arrested in the Kavango East Region on Tuesday for possession and dealing in controlled wildlife products worth N$250,000.
According to the Acting Regional Commander of Kavango East, Deputy Commissioner Eino Nambahu, the arrests took place in two separate locations at Shighuru village, 60 kilometres east of Rundu.
In the first incident, three local men from that village were apprehended after a tip-off from community members.
Three suspected livestock thieves are in custody in the Karibib police holding cells following their arrest on Saturday.
They are expected to appear in the Karibib Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, facing a host of charges, including attempted murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.
The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, has called on the Erongo Regional Council to ensure that young people can afford plots at the Wlotzkasbaken settlement.
There are a little over 100 houses in the coastal settlement of Wlotzkasbaken, a place where boundary fences or walls are not encouraged.
Located between Swakopmund and Henties Bay, the Erongo Regional Council has been busy dividing the land into plots to accommodate more people.
The Shamundambo Village in the Kavango East Region, which has been without electricity for the past 33 years, has finally been electrified.
Ever since independence, Shambundambo residents have had to travel to Divundu to take care of all their electricity-related business, something that, they say, has been an inconvenience.
The installation of a transformer and wires stretches 685 metres into the village.
The electrification project was funded by surcharges, which are funds that the regional council gets from NORED.
The Otjozondjupa Regional Council has helped electrify 10 houses of pensioners at Otjiwarongo's informal settlements.
Otjiwarongo councillor Marlene Mbakera says the initiative aims to meet sustainable development goals 1 and 10, which speak to poverty and inequality reduction.
The initiative targets connecting 60 households, should funds permit.
Most pensioners in the settlements live with school-going children.
A total of N$150,000 is needed to fully roll out the connection.
The connection has become a relief to the pensioners.
About N$500,000 was raised by the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust (NFCPT) towards assisting schools in the ||Kharas Region, in need of desks, chairs, cutlery, and stationery.
The donated materials were handed over to the regional education directorate at Keetmanshoop by the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust.
In 2012, the Namibia Fish Consumption Promotion Trust committed to raising funds annually to benefit selected schools in all regions.
