Walvis Bay is battling to maintain its roads and the high volume of international traffic, including trucks, transporting goods increases on the harbor town's roads.

This was highlighted by the town's Mayor, Trevino Forbes, during Council's first ordinary meeting.

 Forbes says the high volumes of international traffic, including heavy trucks, transporting goods have contributed to the roads being damaged. 

However, he says the burden of road maintenance and repair falls on the shoulders of the town's ratepayers.  

The Deputy Secretary General of the Namibia Media Professionals Union (NAMPU) expressed concern about the difficulties that journalists find themselves in, including financial hardship and the environment in which they operate.

Jemima Beukes was speaking at the commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in Windhoek.

She said this has put pressure on the well-being and mental health of journalists, who are in some cases underpaid and their salaries delayed.