Farmers in the Otjozondjupa Region have committed to working with the government to protect their livestock from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

The Governor of the ||Kharas Region, Dawid Gertze, has urged residents to strictly comply with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) restrictions and implement biosecurity measures.

He made the call during an emergency multisectoral regional engagement on the FMD situation held in Keetmanshoop.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says every Namibian child deserves equal opportunities to learn, stay healthy, discover their talents and pursue their dreams.

Nandi-Ndaitwah made the remarks in a message marking the Day of the Namibian Child, which is being celebrated today.

Over hundreds of girl learners at Ludwig Ndinda Primary School and Okaepe Project School benefited from hygiene kits donated by Ondjombo Jozongeama, all ladies' group.

Rupeho Junior Primary School in Kavango West has received new classrooms, giving the school a fresh chance to serve its community.

The Affirmative Repositioning Movement is advocating for leadership that goes beyond elections, political positions and personal ambition, and instead delivering solutions to the problems people face every day through training.

Swakop Uranium is implementing a project to protect Namibia's iconic Welwitschia plant through scientific research, monitoring and conservation initiatives.

The Welwitschia is one of Namibia's most distinctive plants, surviving for centuries in one of the world's harshest environments.

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Wenzel Kavaka, announced during a courtesy visit to Kavango East Governor, Hamunyera Hambyuka, that the Government Information Centre (GIC) in Rundu is open to all public institutions. 

Restrictions imposed following the detection of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Karasburg Veterinary District have been partially lifted, allowing certain livestock slaughter activities and the movement and trade of specified processed animal products across Namibia.

Africa has a US$10 to US$12 billion pipeline of water projects that could help address growing water insecurity across the continent. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the priority now, however, is turning these projects into funded and implementable programmes.