Erongo Governor Neville Andre has described 2023 as a successful year for the uranium mining and exploration sector, which spent N$7.7 billion on local procurement.

Erongo Governor Neville Andre says the government has implemented drought-resilient programmes, assisting over 700 affected farmers in the region in 2023.

In his 4th State of the Region Address, Andre highlighted the negative impact that yet another drought has had on the communities.

The Hai||om San community of the Erongo Region is calling for access to education opportunities for all members.

They say education is the cornerstone of progress, and they believe that such an opportunity will greatly enhance their learning and development.

Police in the Erongo Region have arrested 27-year-old Jessica Gaes as a sixth suspect in connection with the disappearance and death of Matheus Sheehama at Walvis Bay.

Valencia Uranium Mine in the Erongo Region has marked its first official blast since the company acquired an Exclusive Prospecting Licence in 2005.

The first official blast resulted in a celebration at the Valencia uranium mine, located about 40 kilometres from Arandis.

The Namibia-Ghana Permanent Joint Commission of Cooperation (PJCC) concluded in Swakopmund, Erongo Region, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Namibia’s International Women’s Peace Centre and the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC).

Residents of Omaruru in the Erongo Region have petitioned the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, after accusing the councillors of having snubbed their demonstration in which they questioned the town's stagnant development, increasing debts, and lack of job opportunities.

If all goes according to plan, fresh desalinated water will be available from the desalination plant in the Erongo Region by 2027.

This announcement was made by Carl Schlettwein, the Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, during his address at a Land Development Conference in Henties Bay.

Uis in the Daures constituency of Erongo Region needs about N$1.5 million to overcome the water problem at the settlement.

Erongo Chief Regional Officer Mupenzeni Ntelamo says the old asbestos pipe that takes water from the Namwater reservoir to Uis is clogged with limescale.

Chief Inspector Ileni Shapumba, the Commander of Community Policing in the Erongo Region, has issued a stern warning to the public against engaging in mob justice and taking the law into their own hands.