A Windhoek family is mourning after a mother identified the remains of her 27-year-old daughter at the Windhoek State Mortuary. Jennifer Isaacks' decomposed body was discovered in bushes behind the University of Namibia's main campus on 31 January.
Former member of parliament Geoffrey Mwilima was buried at Kanono Village in the Zambezi region today.
Mwilima died in a Windhoek hospital aged 70 while awaiting a medical operation.
Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula delivered a speech on behalf of President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, says the Road Contractor Company (RCC) board and management have crafted a recapitalisation plan which calls for new productive equipment and support-enabled assets.
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) is currently working to establish rent control boards as well as drafting a bill that speaks to today's rental market to address the current challenges in the market.
The Right to Shelter foundation of Namibia has withdrawn the town's Deputy Mayor, Dina Filemon, from her position.
The foundation has also reinforced her expulsion, emphasising that Filemon is no longer authorised to represent the foundation in any capacity.
As Namibia marked International Mother Language Day, Khoekhoegowab was spotlighted for preservation.
Census data shows Khoekhoegowab is spoken in only 8.7% of |Khomas households, compared to Oshikwanyama at 21%, Afrikaans at 14.9%, and Oshindonga at 10.9%.
Young people are being urged to take a leading role in transforming Namibia's agricultural sector and reducing the country's heavy reliance on food imports.
The call was made during the Youth Agricultural Co-operative establishment training at Swakopmund.
The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW), Emma Kantema, and the UN Director for Women in the East and Southern Africa Region, Anna Mutavati, met on how to strengthen UN Women's operational presence in Southern Africa.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) has assured farmers and the public at large that no traces of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) have been found in the country thus far.
The governments of Namibia and Congo have committed to reviving the Loudima Institute for Technical and Vocational Training.
