Namibian police have reported seven suicides across the country during the New Year period.

The incidents occurred between December 31 and January 4.

The Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Minister, Lucia Iipumbu, has inaugurated the Chief Christian Eerike Zeraeua Police Station at Omatjete Settlement in the Erongo Region.

NamWater and Swakop Uranium have signed a joint-venture agreement to develop a new large-scale desalination plant in the Erongo Region.

The desalination plant is aimed at strengthening the country's long-term water security and supporting industrial growth.

Residents of the Tatamutsi location in |Uis in the Erongo Region say they have been left without water, a crisis that has fuelled emotions and renewed complaints over poor service delivery. 

Many say the situation is becoming unbearable, with no clear communication on when water will be restored.

Residents of Omaruru and surrounding villages in the Erongo Region will no longer need to travel to neighbouring towns for NATIS services following the official opening of the town’s first fully equipped NATIS centre.

The outgoing Erongo Regional Council Chairperson, Benita Imbamba, has urged the Council to guide and mentor incoming councillors after next week's Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections.

She delivered her final statement as chairperson during a council meeting in Swakopmund.

The town of Usakos has welcomed the first-ever training centre from the International Training College Lingua, a development expected to transform skills training, boost youth employment, and strengthen economic prospects in the Erongo Region.

There is an increasing presence of female small-scale miners at the Xobo-Xobos informal camp in the Daures Constituency of the Erongo Region.

Small-scale mining has become a lifeline and income-generating activity for the women and their families.

The Municipality of Henties Bay is gaining momentum in its efforts to strengthen food security and promote self-sufficiency in the Erongo Region.

The municipality has allocated five hectares of land for the revival of the Tulongeni Community Garden Initiative. 

Crimes against tourists in the Erongo Region have seen an uptick of 26% between January and October this year, compared to the same period in 2024.

Forty-four cases were reported between January and October this year, compared to 35 reported during the same period last year.