The Association of the Dependents of Namibia's Veterans (AODNDV) handed in a petition requesting Parliament to amend the Veterans Act on war veteran dependence to accommodate them.
The Roads Authority (RA) Chief Executive Officer is not impressed with the slow progress on the Engoyi-Omuntele road upgrade.
The road construction commenced in October last year and was to be completed by September this year.
The government is still seized by the plight of a group of fishermen who lost their jobs in 2015 after a strike.
President Nangolo Mbumba has conveyed deep sadness over the death of struggle veteran Idah Jimmy-!Ha-Eiros, who died on Wednesday at the age of 78.
President Mbumba visited the family home in Keetmanshoop today to console the family and extend
a message of condolences to the mourners.
President Nangolo Mbumba has emphasised that education is the most powerful weapon against poverty.
Dr. Mbumba, in his capacity as Chancellor of the University of Namibia, said this while officiating at the Southern Campus graduation ceremony.
