The Public Enterprises CEO's Forum conducted a courtesy visit to Shamalindi Primary School at Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa Region, where they donated N$100,000.

Established in 2003, Shamalindi Primary School currently has four teachers and a total of 52 learners.

This number is considerably lower than the previous enrollment, which exceeded 80 learners. The increase in dropout rates has contributed to the decline in the number of learners at the school.

Representatives from school management and learners received the donation.

Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to develop impactful programmes aimed at addressing social and economic challenges.

Nandi-Ndaitwah made these remarks during her address at the gala dinner of the Public Enterprises CEO's Forum held in Grootfontein.

In her address, Nandi-Ndaitwah expressed her appreciation for the theme of effective corporate governance in public enterprises. She spoke highly of the importance of strong governance practises within these entities.

A 29-year-old farmworker died on Saturday morning after he was accidentally shot by his employer during an alleged hunting spree on Farm Choiganab No. 262 in the Grootfontein district.

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Unit Commander for Community Affairs, Inspector Maureen Mbeha, told Nampa on Sunday that the incident occurred at 00h30 and that the deceased has been identified by his relatives as Jacob Kache.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, has called on health centres not to allow challenges that require immediate solutions to persist, saying some minor issues do not need to go through the bureaucratic system for approval to be corrected.

Dr. Shangula made these remarks at Omatako Clinic, where he concluded his visits to health facilities in the Otjozondjupa Region.

The team, including the regional health management, visited the health facilities in Okakarara, Grootfontein, Etunda, Otavi, and Kombat.

A 13-year-old minor is pregnant after allegedly being raped by her father.

The incident occurred in December at the Owambo location in Grootforntein.

It is alleged that the suspect (44), who is the biological father of the victim, raped the victim three times on different days, and in the process, the victim became pregnant.

According to the Namibian Police, the suspect also allegedly threatened to kill the victim with a knife if she told anyone.

The girl is a Grade 8 learner in the Grootfontein district.

Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua has called on the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) to review its online application system for loans, saying it does not cater to all learners.

Uerikua was speaking at the Ritja Career Fair at Otjiwanda Secondary School in Grootfontein.

Although learners were keen on learning more about different career paths, only two institutions showed up to support the fair.

NSFAF, which prides itself on funding students studying at institutions of higher learning, encouraged learners to apply for loans from the fund.

Swapo Party President Dr. Hage Geingob has urged Namibians to shift their focus to achieving socio-economic emancipation.

Geingob said this at the commemoration of the party's 63rd anniversary at Grootfontien in Otjozondjupa Region.

Geingob says the Swapo Party has been hard at work to ensure equal rights for all citizens as well as equitable access to health, education, food, and security for all.