Scores of residents of Keetmanshoop braved the scorching sun as they lined up at the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare's Conditional Basic Income Grant registration.

Residents nbc News spoke to said they started queuing as early as six o'clock in the morning.

Usakos residents have asked for clarification about the government's conditional basic income grant criteria.

Residents at Usakos in the Erongo Region flocked to the community hall daily since the registration for the conditional basic income grant of N$600 started last week.

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare's Conditional Basic Income Grant registration, which began last Monday, is progressing smoothly.

The registration is currently underway in the ||Kharas Region, covering Karasburg and Oranjemund.

Secretary to Cabinet, George Simataa, has announced the appointment of three new Executive Directors in the public service.

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare hosted a Women Business Association seminar at Okahandja attended by women from different constituencies in the region.

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare has called for collective action among lawmakers, government agencies, and the community to tackle hunger and avoid preventable deaths. 

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication, and Social Welfare handed over equipment to 17 income-generating projects in Omaheke Region to help them grow their businesses. 

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty, Eradication, and Social Welfare commemorated the belated International Women's Day under the theme "Invest in Women to Accelerate Progress."

The day was marked at Zilitene Area in Katima Rural.

Tsumkwe Constituency Councillor Johannes Haufiku has called on the Office of the Prime Minister to combine the drought relief food aid and feeding programmes for marginalised communities in his area.

The European Union (EU) in Namibia has injected more than N$300 million into early childhood development (ECD) centres around the country. 

EU Ambassador to Namibia Ana Beatriz Martins made the announcement during the launch of the programme at Mix Settlement, on the outskirts of Windhoek.