Namibia's coastal towns are battling against high temperatures and sandstorms.

The Khomasdal Constituency Councillor, Samuel Angolo, wishes the Windhoek Municipality to relocate homeless people residing at Khomasdal Stadium.

Angolo was speaking at the handover of blankets to the homeless people there.

One person died in a fatal accident this morning on the B2 road outside Arandis involving a single cab bakkie and a truck. 

The accident was caused by sandstorms.

Employees of MeatCo staged a demonstration demanding improved conditions of employment.

Dryland regions such as the Erongo Region are under threat from deforestation, recurrent drought, and climate change, which could potentially threaten the livelihoods of the inhabitants.

Earning too low an income can present a variety of problems for families, with access to health care being the most complex and prevalent.

38-year-old Olga Ngola worked as a domestic worker until an interstitial lung disease robbed her family of an income and subjected her to an oxygen machine.

Young people will once again be presented with an opportunity to explore the latest information and communication technology trends and present their latest innovations and inventions within the ICT space at this year's 7th National ICT Summit.

It is evident that the government's social programmes are making an impact in the lives of many Namibians, of whom some could have otherwise been worse off without them.

The National Training Authority (NTA) will host the 3rd National Skills Competition in September.

NTA entered into an exciting Service Level Agreement with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc).

The agreement will see full coverage of the skills competition across all of nbc's platforms.

The Councillor for the Okakarara Constituency, Ramana Mutjavikua, says there has been notable development in the constituency in the areas of housing, health, education, and youth programmes.