Japan has, to date, dispatched more than 100 teachers across different schools, while the construction of additional classrooms in Namibia continues.

Funded through Japan's "Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects' programme, Namibia has been a beneficiary of school buildings and around 300 classrooms since 1997.

Japan's Ambassador to Namibia provided an update on this and other matters of mutual concern between the two countries to President Nangolo Mbumba at State House.

Small-scale farmers at Camp Five are devastated after the Otjiwarongo Municipality removed fencing from their garden and set it on fire.

Good rains received in Otjiwarongo over the past few days had farmers optimistic that in no time they would reap what they sowed.

But farmers at Camp Five had their hopes dashed after the municipality burned down their garden fencing, which was made out of bushes to protect their produce from domestic animals.