Employees at the Namibia Press Agency's (NAMPA) head office in Windhoek held a demonstration against unfair labour practises within the agency.

The 25th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics has decided to deploy the SADC Force Brigade Plus to the DRC to address the security situation in that country.

The past few weeks have been steeped in extremely cold weather and strong winds. So much so that residents in the informal settlements feared for their lives and businesses.

40-year-old Jacobine Handjamba from Havana Settlement in Windhoek was among those fearing for her livelihood.

Sackaria Immanuel, a resident of Windhoek's One Nation Informal Settlement who has been struggling for the past 20 months to correct the year of completion on his Grade 12 certificate, remains in limbo.

The residents of Katutura in Windhoek are protesting against the appointment of a debt collector, Red Force, fearing that their services will be terminated for non-payment.

They have also appealed to the City of Windhoek to write off their debts.

The Swakopmund Municipality has appealed to the public to donate food and other items to local soup kitchens instead of people who beg on the streets.

This, it says, will get people off the streets and better cared for.

The Director General of the National Planning Commission, Obeth Kandjoze, says the town of Ludertiz will become a major potential employment creator once the green hydrogen project becomes operational.

Kandjoze was speaking at the launch of the NDP6 formulation process in Windhoek.

The two-day Southern Africa Youth Consultative Meeting on the AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade is underway in Windhoek.

The meeting will deliberate on how to address the specific constraints and barriers women and youth face when trading on the continent, as per the protocols.

Land degradation, desertification, and climate change are some of the environmental challenges affecting Namibia's sustainable development efforts.

It is against this background that Namibia will continue with the implementation of the Great Green Wall initiative as a way to address these challenges.

Africa must maintain the spirit of Ubuntu and unity as a driving force for positive change within communities.