With the start of the school year, heavy traffic has become a daily occurrence as learners are dropped off and picked up from schools.

The Windhoek Multipurpose Youth Centre, initially constructed for recreational purposes, is now filled with hundreds of squatters, and the number is escalating daily.

Some have been living there for five years under little protection from the elements.

Vice President Lucia Witbooi has departed for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to attend the Sustainability Week Summit.
 

The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture has completed the marking and processing of examination data for the Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary.
 

The |Khomas Regional Council and the Moses ǁGaroëb Constituency Office, under the leadership of Councillor Stefanus Ndengu, held a handing-over ceremony of Christmas gifts for the elderly in the constituency.

Vendors at the Havana four-way along Eneas Peter Nanyemba Road in Windhoek are concerned about their business operations once road construction commences there.

Most dams across Namibia show little change in capacity despite recent rainfall.

Swakoppoort Dam stands at 83% capacity, and Von Bach at 81.2%. Goreangab remains nearly full at 100.5%, down slightly from 100.8% last week.

Otjivero Main Dam holds 36%, Tilda Viljoen 64.1%, and Dan Viljoen 66.6%.

The bail application for Naomi Fisch, one of five Rehoboth residents accused of drug dealing and money laundering, has been postponed to tomorrow.

Water flow from the Von Bach dam is stabilising after a recent power supply interruption affecting the main booster station due to heavy rains.

While many Namibians celebrate Family Day with loved ones, squatters in Windhoek treat the day like any other, hustling to survive.