A war veteran, retired Lieutenant Colonel Office Chisozu, from Kongola in the Zambezi Region, has died.

Chisozu died in the Katima Mulilo State Hospital on Monday, aged 90.

The International University of Management (IUM) has donated medical equipment worth N$8.5 million to the Ministry of Health and Social Services.

The government has committed to allocating N$5 million annually to a project tackling menstrual poverty among schoolgirls and intensifying free access to skincare products for children with albinism. 

Inspector General Joseph Shikongo has again reshuffled the |Khomas regional police command, appointing Commissioner Johanna Ngondo as the new regional commander effective 1 November.

Ngondo becomes the first woman to lead the |Khomas police.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has urged office bearers to serve as exemplary leaders in the provision of public services, highlighting the essential importance of hard work and commitment in achieving the government's success.