Swapo Secretary General Sophia Shaningwa inaugurated the amended Constitution of the Swapo Party Women's Council (SPWC) at Omuthiya.

During the 7th Ordinary Congress of the Swapo Party in Windhoek last year, revisions were made to the constitution of the SPWC to align it with the party's framework.

Preparations for the 22nd edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair are in full swing.

So far, 408 exhibitors, both local and international, are expected to participate in this year's fair.

Some exhibitors were busy setting up their stalls.

President Hage Geingob has urged Namibians to adopt the patriotism and loyalty sustained by Dr. Eloby Amundaba during the arduous and challenging years of the Namibian liberation struggle.

The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, inaugurated the Amarika Farmers' Cooperative Butchery in Outapi.

Amarika Farmers' Cooperative Butchery was set up with financial assistance from the government, the European Union, and Germany.

The Office of the Auditor General (OAG), in collaboration with the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), held a week-long Phase Two stakeholders' briefing session.This session was attended by councillors from local authorities and regional councils in the Oshana, Oshikoto, Omusati, and Kunene regions.

The repo rate will remain unchanged at 7.75% for the upcoming two months.

This announcement was made by Bank of Namibia (BoN) Governor Johannes !Gawaxab during the monetary policy declaration at Oshakati.

The Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Dudu Murorua, has called on local authorities and public institutions to scrutinise their record-keeping for the purpose of effective service delivery.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, says the growth of local businesses and their ability to effectively participate in trade at local, continental, and international levels depend on a favourable environment established by governments to foster business development.

The management of Oshakati Intermediate Hospital in the Oshana Region is advocating for the establishment of a mental health hospital in Oshana to address the high volume of mental health patients who are currently being directed to Oshakati Intermediate Hospital on a daily basis.

The Outapi District Hospital faces a range of challenges due to a shortage of doctors and nurses, which hinders its smooth operation.

The hospital estimates the need for ten more doctors and fifteen nurses to ease the pressure on its current staff, who attend to hundreds of patients on a daily basis.