There is a need to establish a Namibian Space Agency to oversee the effective implementation of the Namibia Space Science and Technology Policy. The Policy was developed last year.
Fire outbreaks last year have destroyed over 500 000 hectares of land countrywide, of which five 85 000 were in the Otjozondjupa Region. It is for this reason that the Ministry of Environment is equipping farmers on how to tackle and prevent veld fires ahead of the flame season.
Health experts have urged people to get vaccinated, as the risk is higher for people to get COVID-19 during the winter months. The Director of Health and Social Services in Erongo, Anna Joans, confirmed that cases of the virus did rise during the winter last year around this time.
The Affirmative Repositioning Movement's Revolutionary Union has taken the Labour Commissioner to court for allegedly refusing and interfering with its registration as a trade union. The applicant wants the court to order that the respondents can register the RU as a trade union, within five days.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Dr. Albert Kawana handed over 26 IDs and 51 full birth certificates to shack fire victims at Walvis Bay.
