Twenty-one low-income residents of Katjinakatji in the Kavango West Region are now homeowners after benefiting from the Shack Dwellers Federation scheme.

Residents of the Butterfly Location in Katima Mulilo are calling for urgent intervention to address years of sewage-contaminated floodwater around their homes.

They say repeated appeals to the Katima Mulilo Town Council have yielded no permanent solution.

The Ebenezer Royal Primary School, a private school at Omuthiya, was closed down after seven counts of alleged rape involving minors at its hostel. 

The reports surfaced after one of the minors opened up to her teachers about the acts last Wednesday.

Namibia is one of the six SADC countries, which have since developed the National Leather Strategic Work Plans as the region trudges towards implementation of the regional leather framework.  

The family and friends of former employee of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), Ananias Elago, who died on Sunday, remember him as a humble man whose life and words touched many people.

Elago died at the age of 74 after battling cancer. 

The Prime Minister has reaffirmed Namibia's commitment to international law, self-determination, inclusive peace-building and multilateralism.

Dr. Elijah Ngurare made the announcement during the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations International Summit, which took place in Luanda, Angola.

Despite several visits and promises by political party representatives over the years, residents of Baboon City on the outskirts of Windhoek say they are only pleading for one basic necessity, water.

Three decades ago, Omuthiya was more of a village, with limited services and infrastructure.

Today, it has transformed into the capital of the Oshikoto Region with established residential areas reflecting its rapid urban growth.

Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has announced a ten-million-dollar food/cash for work programme aimed at providing immediate income support while creating community assets in rural Namibia.

The |Khomas Regional Council in the capital handed over 71 mattresses, valued at N$50.000 to A. Shipena Secondary School's hostel.