Namibia has stepped up efforts to fight unemployment and poverty, with 278 new correctional officers graduating after nine months of basic training at the Lucius Sumbwanyambe Mahoto Correctional Service Training College in Omaruru.
Most of the country's correctional facilities are dilapidated and in outdated condition and are in need of urgent renovation.
This is according to the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, who is calling for urgent reform.
Cargo volumes at Namport have increased by 4.8% for the financial year ended 31 March 2025, setting a new decade's record.
The ports of Walvis Bay and Lüderitz handled a record-breaking 8.42 million tonnes of cargo for the 2024/25 financial year.
The Walvis Bay Municipality said the Road Fund Administration has increased the budget for the road rehabilitation project to N$400 million.
Currently, the rehabilitation of two streets in the heavy industrial area is ongoing under the project.
Walvis Bay residents continue to volunteer for clean-up campaigns as a response to the waste crisis in the harbour town.
The Walvis Bay Rural Constituency Youth Forum organised the latest cleanup campaign at Kuisebmond.
The Swakopmund Neighbourhood Watch held a fundraiser at Rossmund Village to buy electronic devices to assist them in the fight against crime.
Created in 2011, the Swakopmund Neighbourhood Watch's mission is to help police in the fight against crime.
A group of fishermen who camp at the Kuisebmond stadium has announced that more than 800 workers will not participate in a planned walking protest from Walvis Bay to Windhoek.
Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes has clarified recent comments he made about political sabotage within the municipality.
The Governor of the Ohangwena Region, Sebastian Ndeitunga, expects participants that are drafting the annual strategic plan of the Office of the President to address the bottlenecks that hinder smooth and quick provision of public services.
Iyaloo Women Investment is calling on the government to release the outstanding 50 percent of fishing quotas allocated to the company under the Government Employment Redress Programme.
The company was granted 250 metric tonnes of hake to support employment creation.
