The Development Bank of Namibia has called on women and young entrepreneurs in the Erongo Region to make use of available financing opportunities to start, grow, and expand their businesses.
The call was made during a DBN Open Session held in Omaruru.
Micro, Small, and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Erongo Region have been encouraged to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to improve productivity and competitiveness.
A shortage of inspectors, vehicles and funding have been hampering workplace inspections in the Erongo Region, where unions have expressed frustration over the protection of workers' rights.
A N$70,000 donation from Swakop Uranium is set to support Ovahimba community women-owned businesses living at the foot of the Brandberg Mountain.
The long-awaited Omaruru Technical and Vocational Education and Training Centre is moving closer to reality, with training expected to begin in July.
Workers in the fishing industry are calling for urgent government intervention over what they call worsening working conditions and job insecurity.
The protesting workers handed over a petition to Erongo Governor Natalia |Goagoses.
More than 50 pairs of school shoes, sanitary towels and deodorant were handed over to the Office of the Erongo Governor as part of a community empowerment drive by the 4x4 Initiative Foundation in Swakopmund.
The Erongo Regional Governor has called for the immediate repurposing of the abandoned 'yellow building' in Omaruru into a technical and vocational education and training centre.
Stakeholders gathered this week to chart a clear path towards turning the facility into a fully operational TVET centre.
The Erongo Police are seeking assistance in identifying a 30-year-old man who died shortly after being admitted to the Karibib Clinic on Saturday.
Sarenda Mbangu, 30, allegedly complained of hunger and feeling unwell, which led to his neighbour taking him to the clinic.
Efforts by the Erongo police and their partners resulted in the collection of N$1.8 million in traffic fines during the 2024/25 festive season.
