The Environment and Tourism Ministry is monitoring the drought situation across Namibia and its impact on wildlife. The ministry says it is working hard to prevent unnecessary deaths of wild animals as a result of the drought.
Cabinet has approved the proposed amendments to the Property Valuers Profession Act Number Seven of 2012. Information and Communication Technology Minister Tjekero Tweya says Cabinet has further authorised the Land Reform Minister to table amendments in the National Assembly.
The Higher Education, Training and Innovation Minister has announced the appointment of new members of the Namibia University of Science and Technology, NUST, Council. Dr Itah Murangi-Kandjii says the council is the first to serve since the transformation of the Polytechnic of Namibia into NUST.
A Keetmanshoop resident has accused the municipality of evicting two orphans from one of its subsidised Autoline houses in the Krönlein residential area. Nampa reports that the town council allocated the house to a pensioner, Sophie Hartzenberg, who had been living in the house with the previous occupants.
The National Judicial Conference has declared the need for reforms in the judicial system, particularly in criminal justice, to address existing challenges. These include the delay and postponement of cases, which at times erode the rights of suspects who are acquitted at the end of trials.
The Hosea Kutako International Airport and Ondangwa Airport have each received a new operating licence to provide services and ensure safety of aircraft and passengers. Namibia Airports Company Chief Executive Officer, Tamer El-Kallawi says the new annual aerodrome operating licences are valid until the end of July, next year.
The Environment and Tourism Minister is satisfied with the water levels at the two ponds at Bamunu Conservancy in the Zambezi Region although it may dry up in the near future.
Twenty five learners across Namibia have been selected to start their grade eight at the Windhoek High and Windhoek Gymnasium schools.
South Africans went to the polls on Wednesday in local elections which are widely seen as a test for President Jacob Zuma and the ruling African National Congress.
The Judiciary system is in need of reform particularly, in the criminal justice system.
