With short-term rental demand surging at Swakopmund, long-term accommodation has become scarce, driving up prices and fuelling rental scams.
Swakopmund's popularity as a holiday destination is driving a major shift in the rental market.

The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) has called on policymakers to shift their focus toward improving the daily lives of ordinary Namibians.

The Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy (MIME), Modestus Amutse, has reiterated the government's aim to ensure 70% of the country's citizens have access to electricity by 2030. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) to improve timely communication with investors and to provide what she described as "red carpet treatment" to all clients.

To help mitigate the spread of the cholera outbreak in Grootfontein, its municipality has started providing water at different points as they look at addressing sanitation.

This was confirmed by Grootfontein mayor Moritz Gaingob during a briefing with Otjozondjupa Governor John ||Khamuseb.