The Otjiwarongo Local Authority Council made a significant decision to cancel the scheduled interview process for the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer.

The Chief Manasse Zeraua of the Zeraua Traditional Authorities says communities residing in mining areas ought to fully benefit from such resources.

He was speaking when he received equipment donations on behalf of a local school and conservancies courtesy of Farpoint Investment Mine at Omatjete.

The more than N$500 million rehabilitation of the B1 road section between the Gochas junction in the Hardap Region and Tses Junction in the ||Kharas Region has been completed two months before the completion date.

With just two weeks remaining until the due date for the MTC Sim card registrations, some residents of Kavango East still stand in excruciatingly long lines to have their numbers registered.

The residents are calling on MTC to provide services to those who are far away as the deadline fast approaches.

The Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia (NamBTS) is in dire need of blood donations and products and has only sufficient supply for the next four days.

The Marketing Officer at NAMBTS Salmi Shigwedha is appealing to eligible donors from the ages of 16 to 65 to come forth.

A new union called the Association of Mineworkers Beneficiaries Namibia (AMBENA) has been launched in Windhoek. 

AMBENA will be advocating for the rights and benefits of current and former mineworkers.

Marginalised communities living in Bwabwata National Park say they are finding it difficult to bury their dead, largely due to bureaucratic processes.
   

While the festive season can be a joyful time for many, it sometimes leads to underlying tensions within family relations that come to the surface.

The Namibia Revolutionary Transport Union (NARETU) has expressed concern over the growing trend of truck hijackings in South Africa, saying it places the lives of the drivers at risk.

The union is therefore calling on employers to put immediate rescue plans in place to safeguard the lives of the drivers.

Over 200 residents of Ondangwa have received plots to build their homes at Omashaka Proper Informal Settlement.

Out of the 231 plots, 37 were awarded through the Shack Dwellers Federation (SDF).

The plots have been serviced with water reticulation and electricity to the tune of N$4.3 million.