The Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Tylvas Shilongo, says loss of revenue does not only deprives the state of revenue but also derails the development of the country.

Shilongo highlighted this during the handover of the NamRa Domestic Taxes Western Region Report at Walvis Bay.

Shilongo says revenue collected through taxes assists in providing healthcare services, addressing housing needs, education, and many other services to the population.

Walvis Bay Mayor Trevino Forbes has emphasised the urgent need to take action to safeguard the wellbeing of the oceans for the benefit of forthcoming generations.

Forbes says the ocean plays a vital role in supporting life, ensuring food security, generating employment, and presenting limitless prospects for economic expansion and advancement.

Speaking at the opening of the Walvis Bay Maritime Festival, Forbes stressed that the blue economy encompasses an extensive array of sectors, spanning marine transportation, fisheries, renewable energy, tourism, and beyond.

The Rossing Foundation donated more than 200 library books to Tutaleni High School in Walvis Bay.

Acting Chief Education Officer at Rossing Foundation, Florian Engombe, said the books will be distributed to identified schools across the country, with attention given to schools in remote areas in disadvantaged communities.

The Walvis Bay Municipality has allocated erven at Farm 37, on the outskirts of the town, to the first 50 landless people.

The Mayor has urged the first beneficiaries to start building their structures as of today.

Located about seven kilometres east of Walvis Bay, Farm 37 was identified in 2015 as a solution to the land and housing backlog.

Residents have since been waiting to get plots, but bureaucratic processes and a lack of funds to service the land delayed the move.

The battle for the reemployment of 1,130 unemployed fishermen who lost their jobs eight years ago could be over soon.

The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Derek Klazen, made the announcement during a media briefing at Walvis Bay.

These fishermen, who were previously employed by various fishing companies, lost their jobs as a result of their participation in an illegal strike.

Last year, Cabinet directed the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources to issue a public call for competent companies that could offer permanent employment to these workers.

The Windhoek-Okahandja Road Project is expected to be completed by May next year.

The construction of the road, which started in 2016, will allow easy access to and from Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, and the Ovitoto roads.

Through this project, a bridge called Omakunde was also rehabilitated and upgraded this year.

The bridge will give access to the Osona Military Base and the Osona Village and mitigate congestion there.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Roads Authority (RA), Conrad Lutombi, says he is happy with the progress of the about N$2 billion project.

The Police have inaugurated the N$127 million Tutaleni Police Station at Walvis Bay.

Last month, the Erongo Police revealed to members of Parliament that the dilapidated infrastructure and a lack of office space were among the main challenges hampering their mandate.

The construction and inauguration of the Tutaleni Police Station at Walvis Bay are expected to bring relief to the force.

Among others, the station comprises a charge office, 23 offices, holding cells, barracks for 40 officers, a number of three-bedroom houses, and a petrol station.

More than 500 employees at Nam Dock Walvis Bay went on strike in an effort to compel management and the board of directors to address their grievances.

The workers are discontented with alleged salary discrepancies and racism at the company, among other issues.

As early as seven in the morning on Wednesday, more than 500 Nam Dock employees took to the streets of Walvis Bay and obstructed the entrance to the dry dock and ship repair yard.

Namibians who hail from the two Kavango regions, but reside in other parts of the country, have been urged to invest in their regions of origin, thereby alleviating hunger and poverty.

The call was made by a group living in the Erongo Region as they paid tribute to the people who died in a suspected food poisoning incident at Kayova village.

Residents who hailed from the Kavango and other northern regions gathered at a local church to pay homage to the 16 family members who died of food poisoning at Kayova village in Kavango East.

The Swapo Party's Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged members to remain united and focused on strengthening the party if it is to withstand an increasingly competitive political climate.

She addressed a party rally at Walvis Bay.

Nandi-Ndaitwah reiterated that as it was in the past, Swapo will continue to serve all the people irrespective of who they are.

But this can only be achieved through unity of purpose.

She said party members have a mammoth task ahead.