Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare commended the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) for continuing to make a significant contribution to national priorities through its investment activities.
Butcheries and retail outlets in Mariental remain well stocked with meat, despite reports that some other towns have run out of stock following restrictions imposed in response to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak.
The government has intensified efforts to contain the Foot-and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak by setting up roadblocks in the Karasburg district to restrict movement of cloven-hoofed animals and raw animal products.
Seventeen cattle have tested positive for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) out of 199 samples collected as part of intensified surveillance following the detection of the disease in the Karasburg State Veterinary District.
The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade, Jennely Matundu, has revealed that the ministry has initiated 28 projects that collectively invested N$66.8 billion, creating over nine thousand jobs.
