The Government will not make unachievable promises in its efforts to reduce inequality in the country. President Hage Geingob made the pledge when he addressed a meeting of the African-European party dialogue of Socialists and Democrats in the capital.

President Hage Geingob has challenged delegates to the African-European party dialogue of Socialists and Democrats to interrogate the illegal occupation of Palestine and Western Sahara. Geingob said socialist parties successfully supported the de-colonisation of the African continent and urged them to do so for the illegal occupation of territories.

The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture is still consulting the public on the proposed changes to the school calendar, thus no changes will be made to next year’s calendar.

Livestock farmers have until the end of this month to register with the Meat Board of Namibia or else face the risk of not being able to market their animals.

An environment expert has expressed concern about the ignorance of community members for not showing any interest in attending public hearings about planned projects and the outcome of their Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). Sheldon Husselmann, an Enviromental Practioner from Urban Green Consultation, raised the concern at a workshop for journalists.

The sale of low-cost houses, completed under the mass housing project is moving at a snail’s pace at the town of Opuwo. The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Sophia Shaningwa revealed this at the handover ceremony of 29 houses.

Communities have been warned not to use conservancies as a tool to divide them but rather focus towards driving rural economic growth and poverty eradication. Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, Tommy Nambahu said this at the opening of the Annual Central Conservancy Regional Chairperson Forum at Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region.

Small and medium enterprises in the //Karas Region are calling on organisers to bring more events to the region, to boost business and create temporary jobs for unemployed youth. The call came at the recently concluded week long Works and Transport annual ministerial championship games, at Keetmanshoop.

Namibia has a lot to learn from Rwanda on keeping the country clean. On the sidelines of the World Tourism conference which ended in Kigali last week, Deputy Minister Tommy Nambahu paid a courtesy call on that country’s Minister of Environment to discuss possible cooperation in the area of waste management.

Namibia will have its own Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organism-GMO testing laboratory early next year.