Lack of sufficient public toilets in Windhoek's informal settlements continues to persist.
This has resulted in some residents allegedly privatising toilets as most of them are out of order and not repaired for years.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called for greater investment in arts, culture and heritage sectors as they have greater contribution to employment, entrepreneurship, tourism and overall development.
Witbooi made the remarks at the second Hardap Regional Arts and Culture Festival at Mariental.
Gaob Carel Afrikaner has been installed as the new leader of the Orlam Afrikaner Traditional Authority.
His coronation took place at the Okahandja Memorial Gravesite.
The Rundu Trade Fair Gala dinner held over the weekend has raised more than N$1 million, the highest amount ever pledged to date.
Speaking on behalf of the head of state, Vice President Lucia Witbooi, asked the attendees to pledge that exact amount.
Liberation struggle hero and SWAPO stalwart Tobias Hainyeko is being remembered today at Ohaihana Village in the Ohangwena Region, 59 years after his death in 1967.
The Rakel Iindongo-Kakwambi Foundation has donated school supplies, toiletries and sanitary pads worth N$40,000 to Ondukuta Combined School in the Omusati Region.
The donation includes a laptop with a printer, printing papers and school uniforms for boys and girls.
The Otjinene Constituency Councillor, Eben-Ezer Kauapirura, has called on farming communities in the constituency to support and rally behind the new leadership of the Otjinene Farmers Association.
A Ncamagoro craftsman in Kavango West, who has been working with wood for more than three decades, has turned his passion into a thriving business.
Andreas Ngunga started the Andreas Craft Centre 10 years ago and said his craftwork has become increasingly popular.
Residents in Opuwo have raised concerns over recurring flooding, as multiple river channels converge into one stream, causing overflows that threaten homes, roads and livelihoods.
Both natural water flow and human activity are worsening the situation.
Motorists travelling between Usakos and Swakopmund could soon be monitored around the clock through a live surveillance system aimed at improving road safety and emergency response.
