The Henties Bay Municipality has tabled a budget of close to N$233 million for the 2025/26 financial year, focusing on infrastructure development, improved service delivery, and socio-economic upliftment.

Swanu MP Evilastus Kaaronda has tabled a motion in the National Assembly calling for improved working conditions for uniformed workers.

He suggested an amendment to the current Labour Act to allow service personnel to be paid overtime and to form or join a trade union.

The Ministry of Health has made tremendous progress in the provision of pharmaceutical services, having improved access to medicine with 85 percent of essential items available at public facilities.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the preservation of culture automatically preserves identity, and when it's promoted, it empowers the nation.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform is considering exploring a range of measures to enforce compliance with fishing regulations.

This follows calls for the government to lift the temporary ban on pilchard catches following reports of illegal landings of bycatches of the species.