The Rundu Town Council has finally completed the composition of its management committee. The Acting Chief Executive Officer Sikongo Haihambo confirmed in an interview with NAMPA.

Agriculture, Water and Forestry Minister, Alpheus !Naruseb has appointed Kay-Dieter Rumpf as the Director representing the interests of commercial farmers on the Meat Corporation of Namibia Board of Directors. Rumpf’s appointment is effective from 20 May 2019 until 15 February 2020.

According to the World Report on Disability, an estimated 80% of persons with disabilities are in developing countries with many living in conditions of poverty. To ensure that persons with disabilities are included and are not left out, the African Union Commission is hosting a training workshop on disability mainstreaming currently underway in Windhoek.

Cabinet has endorsed the nomination of Dr Bernard Haufiku as United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) Executive Director, for consideration by the United Nations (UN) Search Committee.

Some livestock farmers from the four northern regions are now competing for limited water points, as most lakes have dried up due to drought.

Government has opened a special Bank account for volunteers to make financial contributions towards the drought relief programme.

The Ministry of Trade, Industrialisation and SME Development has distanced itself from an article circulating on social media titled ‘Good News to all Namibian Entrepreneurs’.