Schools in the coastal towns of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay are overwhelmed with the number of pupils to be admitted, with parents still queuing up for applications.

The prices charged by long-distance transport operators are expected to revert to normal tomorrow.

Vernon John Gavin, a 53-year-old resident of Banker Close Fairways in Walvis Bay, was killed and robbed of his Samsung Galaxy 14 at his home around 12:30 on December 30.

American legal expert Eric Casher and the youth at Walvis Bay are advocating for ethical leadership in Namibia.

A public lecture by City Attorney Eric Casher from the United States attracted youth leaders from the coast to learn about ethical leadership.

President Hage Geingob has visited Namibia's first state-of-the-art green hydrogen plant, refuelling station, and hydrogen academy at Walvis Bay.

Dr. Geingob arrived at the N$4 billion facility, located a few kilometres from the Walvis Bay International Airport.

The Director of Research in the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology, and Innovation (MHETI), Dr. Lisho Mundia, has called on the private sector to invest in research to solve the country's problems.

The Walvis Bay Municipality is reserving 33 hectares of land at Farm 37 for the town's Backyard Tenants Group.

This comes in the wake of the group's petition, handed over to the municipality in February this year.

The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration, Natangwe Ithete, has emphasised the necessity of revising and modernising the national railway system in a way that stimulates growth and development.

Fisheries biologist Lessyn Kalwenya believes seal meat has the potential to add to the list of local delicacies.

She says it will come with the added advantage of health benefits due to its oil being rich in Omega 3.

The high influx of people in the coastal towns of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay has put pressure on schools there despite the construction of additional classrooms and projects.