Namibia is intensifying efforts to reduce tobacco use and protect public health, according to the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Esperance Luvindao.

In his final campaign rally message for the Swapo Party by-election in Otjiwarongo, Swapo Party senior member Elijah Ngurare endorsed Paulus Nekundi as the ideal candidate to fill the vacant constituency seat in the upcoming elections.

Commissar Gabriel Manasse, the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) candidate for the upcoming by-election in the Otjozondjupa Region, has vowed to tackle the social and economic development challenges facing residents in the Otjiwarongo Constituency if elected.

Chief Justice Peter Shivute has called for strategic directions and forums that will not only influence the operations of the Office of the Judiciary but will also strengthen its capacity to serve as a pillar of constitutional governance.

Swapo Party’s candidate for the upcoming Kamanjab Constituency by-election, Nicodemus Amutenya, has pledged to bring development to the settlement and push for its upgrade from a village to a town council.

Namibian Police in the Otjozondjupa Region have uncovered a dagga plantation and factory on a private farm located between Osire Refugee Settlement and Hochfeld.

Otjozondjupa Regional Police Commander Philip Hidengwa has confirmed the arrest of the farm owner, where an illegal dagga plantation and factory were uncovered yesterday between Osire Refugee Settlement and Hochfeld.

The Grootfontein Hospital mortuary has been keeping 133 unclaimed bodies of babies and a number of adults since May 2017.

The hospital says it has been struggling to locate families as well as land to conduct burials.

Swapo Party Member Natangue Ithete has assured the residents of Grootfontein of improved development and service delivery, given the mandate through the by-election on 17th June.

The party fielded Nelao Amagulu as its candidate in the Grootfontein by-election.

Urban and Rural Development Deputy Minister Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele has welcomed plans to service 436 plots in Otjiwarongo as part of the informal settlement upgrading programme.