The residents of Bethanie are calling for practical solutions to improve daily life, including service delivery, employment, and development. 

The National Unity Democratic Organisation Party's MP, Vetaruhe Kandorozu, has raised concerns about the current position of the Witvlei Abattoir, which he says was one of the biggest employers in the area, with around 200 workers.

A group of young job seekers from Otjiwarongo who applied for the ECN training have been queuing outside the centre since Friday, hoping to be called in. 

A public discussion by the Economic Association of Namibia (EAN) highlighted the structural causes of joblessness and emphasised the need to better align the country's economic growth with job creation. 

Some locals employed at the Lignaverda reforestation project in the Kavango West Region are saying the project is making a difference in their lives. 

The project is a collaboration between Lignaverda, a Belgian-based NGO, and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wants an assessment of the 500,000 job target, with initiatives undertaken over the last seven months.

Mental health experts have raised an alarm over the growing number of professionals taking their own lives, saying decent and meaningful employment remains crucial to individual well-being and national productivity.

In its quest to reduce dependency on foreign aid, Zambia has for the first time presented a national budget of an equivalent of N$184-billion. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has re-emphasised the need to create 500,000 jobs over the next five years.

Mining is among the industries identified as having the potential to create employment.

Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah has urged NamPost, the new distributor of social grants, to consider absorbing employees affected by the termination of Epupa Investment Technology’s contract.