Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) leader McHenry Venaani has urged Namibians to register during the upcoming registration of voters.

Farmers in the Kavango East Region are calling on government to lift the ban on transportation and marketing of already harvested timber. The ban took centre stage during the Vice President Nangolo Mbumba’s meeting with the farmers at Rundu.

A German airline, Eurowings, is planning to introduce direct flights between Namibia and Germany. This was confirmed by German Ambassador, Christian Schlaga when he bade farewell to President Hage Geingob at State House this week.

Preparations for the 4th supplementary registration of voters in Erongo is well on track and inhabitants have been urged to give their full support to registration officials. The exercise takes place from 8 to 27 July.

Long distances to hospital and clinics as well as poor road infrastructure are major factors forcing many Himba women to give birth at home. Our news team witnessed the birth of a healthy baby boy at the Ondije Village in Opuwo rural constituency, by new mother Uhimbisiua Tjivinda.

Namibia will soon have a Financial Services Adjudicator Office to deal with consumer complaints against the conduct of service providers. Complaints will be attended to with the minimum of legal formalities and at no cost to complainants.

SWANU is proposing the establishment of a Joint Commission on Ancestral Land claims between Namibia, Germany and South Africa to raise money to buy land for distribution purposes. The party believes Germany and South Africa should bear such responsibility as they administered the process of land theft during colonialism.

Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein has tabled the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) Bill that seeks to widen the powers of the institution. In his motivation, Schlettwein says the proposed legislation is too wide to include consumer education, financial stability and promotion of awareness institution.

Role players in the ICT sector have been urged to drive the industry to greater heights. The call was made by the Minister of Information and Communication Technology Stanley Simata at the ICT summit stakeholders engagement meeting.

Thousands of residents in the Kavango West Region fear for their survival if the Government’s drought relief programme does not reach them on time. More than 30 000 people registered for drought relief assistance in the region.