Leaders in Namibia’s Erongo Region are urging urgent measures to harness the economic opportunities at Uis, focusing on tourism, mining, and community empowerment.

Flooding along the Kunene River in the Epupa Constituency has displaced several households, damaging homes and crops as water levels rose sharply.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) is intensifying emergency assistance to farmers in the Zambezi Region, where floods have severely affected crop production.

Parliamentarian James Uerikua and his son Venturo were buried today at Otjiserandu Village in Gam in the Tsumkwe Constituency following their tragic death in a car accident earlier this month.

A new primary school is set to be built at Gobabis to alleviate the overcrowding in existing schools.

Speaking at the site handover to the August 26 company at Gobabis, Omaheke Deputy Education Director Eliakim Kavari said the new school will improve teaching and learning.