Namibia marked World Population Day, coinciding with the launch of the State of the World Population Report.

The spokesperson of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Committee, Jacob Tjinae, bemoans the slow progress of the upgrading of the Kanaan C settlement in Gobabis. 

Tjinae said the project started off well last year with the demarcation and pegging of 400 plots in the Kanaan Upper area.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has lauded late police officer Chief Inspector Riche Karel ||Naobeb for an exemplary career.

A group of Oranjemund residents have expressed dismay at what they term as irregular low-cost housing allocation to the local council, raising concerns over transparency and fairness in the process.

By Wednesday, the 17th edition of the Okakarara Trade Fair, which began on Monday, had attracted over 3,000 visitors.

The father of the two civilian sisters who died in the Saturday accident said he is still numb from the news of the death of his two daughters.

Berrent Jagger made the remarks to NBC News after the Swapo Party Secretary of the Women's Wing visited the Jagger family today.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged adherence to road rules following the deaths of 14 uniformed officers and two civilians in a car accident last Saturday.

Dr. Nandi-Ndaitwah was speaking at a mass memorial service held at Persiana Stadium in Mariental today.

International Relations and Trade Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi says Namibia has made major advances towards operationalising its anti-trafficking efforts and addressing challenges in combating trafficking in persons.

The Governor of ||Kharas, Dawid Gertze, has urged the inhabitants to use the region's profile report as a tool for making informed decisions and investment planning. 

He made the call while launching the region's profile, released by the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) at Keetmanshoop. 

The Eneas Peter Nanyemba dual-carriage freeway is still under construction and has not been completed by the set date, due to various delays.