While learners returned to school on Monday, five schools in the Zambezi Region could not open due to floods.

The Namibia Estate Agents Board (NEAB) is pleading to the public to report any estate agency breaking their Code of Conduct. Manager of NEAB, Festus Unengu made this call following a recent “Caucasians only” online advert.

The recent Afro-barometer survey, have revealed that most Namibians feel that the country is going in the wrong direction. However, it also highlights that about 64% of the population still has trust in government. The Institute of Public Policy Research conducted a panel discussion in Windhoek to discuss the findings of the survey.

The Presidential Economic Advisor, John Steytler says the civil service reform must take a holistic approach.

The Bank of Namibia has once again warned that the wage bill is putting pressure on the country’s finances. President Hage Geingob this morning invited the BoN Governor Ipumbu Shiimi to a Cabinet meeting, to brief the executive on the state of the economy.

Government needs to establish long term sustainable strategies for job creation to effectively fight poverty. National Council members say current social grants will not address poverty but will instead lead to a nation depending on handouts.

President Hage Geingob this morning invited the Governor of the Bank of Namibia Ipumbu Shiimi to brief Cabinet on the state of the nation’s economy NBC’s state house reporter, Blanche Goreses was at the just concluded media briefing and joined us in the studio.

Preparations for the Nama Cultural Festival are progressing well; the event aims to celebrate the diverse cultural heritage of the Nama people.

Some residents of Katima Mulilo are calling on the Town Council to stop demolishing their shacks. They claim the land does not belong to the local authority, but rather to the Mafwe Traditional Authority.

Government is unhappy over what it calls a misleading statement made by the Institute for Public Policy and Research (IPPR). The IPPR reported that politicians and public office bearers tolerate bribes due to a culture of ingrained corruption, a sense of entitlement, political connections, and low wages.