The Karibib Town Council has raised N$1.2 million towards its first ever Mayoral Fund, aimed at responding to the various needs of the community.

The Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister and the Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development have condemned the brutal killing of 23-year-old Josephine Nauses and her two children at Karibib.

Four councillors walked out of a Walvis Bay Town Council meeting on Tuesday and accused Mayor Trevino Forbes of dictatorship.

Karibib Mayor Davey van Wyk has condemned the brutal killing of women and children by men.

Two Karibib families in the Erongo Region are plunged into mourning following the deaths of their sister and two nieces in horrific circumstances in the town.

Josephine Nauses and her two daughters died in a blazing inferno after the makeshift shelter they were living in was set on fire.

The new contractor for the Neonatal Unit at Swakopmund Hospital is aiming to complete construction by August 26 this year.

The N$26 million project has faced delays over the years, which led to the termination of the tender initially awarded to Shatty Construction.

Walvis Bay Hospital has received a N$20 million mobile intensive care unit from the US government.

The fully equipped five-bed Intensive Care Unit is self-sufficient with its own power, water, and sewage systems to allow it to operate independently in the field. 

The strike at Namagra Karibib has entered its fourth day as workers rejected the company's offer to increase wages by N$2 per hour. The company has also proposed a housing allowance of N$200 per employee.

Some Walvis Bay residents are accusing the local authority council of appointing David Uushona as acting Chief Executive Officer to interfere with the ongoing Red Force investigation.

The Namibia Green Hydrogen Research Institute and Cleanergy Solutions Namibia have joined forces to boost local human resources.

UNAM Vice Chancellor Professor Kenneth Matengu says the focus is on developing skills at the PhD, Masters, and TVET levels in the green hydrogen sector.