The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism is currently conducting a workshop to review its performance as the 2025-2026 financial year comes to an end.

Aranos residents have expressed concerns about underdevelopment, unemployment, and inadequate services.

Community member Magrietta Rooi expressed concerns about the challenges faced by residents, particularly regarding water and electricity supply, as well as youth unemployment among school leavers.

Namibia will celebrate 36 years of independence on the 21st of March, with regional celebrations set to take place across the country. In the Hardap Region, residents will gather in Mariental to partake in various festivities, including cultural performances.

The Namibia Local Authority Workers Union (NALAWU)  has demanded a 3% salary increase for Mariental municipal workers during a lunch-hour protest march. 

Residents of the ||Kharas Region will be celebrating Independence Day at Karasburg. ||Kharas Governor Dawid Gertze explained that Karasburg was picked with an aim to boost the economy there.

A rehabilitated inmate, Wilfred Dreyer, who is currently serving time at the Lüderitz Correctional Facility, urged young people to stay away from drugs, crimes and gang activities.

First Gentleman Epaphras Ndaitwah has called for urgent address of rising Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases in the ||Kharas Region.

He said, although there has been some decline in overall crime in the region, GBV cases remain a cause for concern.

Stakeholders in the tourism industry in the ||Kharas Region say the 2008 National Tourism Policy needs to be revised to respond to the current needs.

They said this on the sidelines of a two-day consultative workshop at Keetmanshoop.

The ||Kharas Education Director, Nicolaas Eiman, has described the draft National Integrated Early Childhood Development (ECD) Policy as aiming to increase accessibility for children, especially those from underprivileged backgrounds, to ECD centres. 

Keetmanshoop youth urge communities to prioritise mental health after attending a recent community dialogue session which was implemented by the European Union (EU) and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS).

They made these remarks to the news team during an interview.