Regional Adult Learners Week and International Literacy Day were commemorated this week at Omatako in the Tsumkwe Constituency.

The event was held under the theme "Promoting Literacy in a Digital Era.

Various members of Parliament disagree with the Ministry of Works and Transport on parameters set regarding the lifespan of government vehicles, adding that they have the capability to far exceed those parameters. They argue that the limit equates to a waste of public funds.

The Early Childhood Development Feeding Programme has been extended to the early childhood centres in the Otjozondjupa Region to fight hunger and improve learning outcomes among the youngest learners.

90 learners from Otjozondjupa have gathered in Okahandja to attend the ICT boot camp organised by the regional directorate.

The City of Windhoek aims to electrify about 2,000 houses in the informal settlements of Katutura.

So far, 113 houses have been electrified in Windhoek's Katutura areas of Babylon and three blocks in Istanbul Road in Otjomuise.