-The number of COVID-19 cases for symptomatic patients and those in need of hospitalisation is on the increase. Health and Social Services Minister Dr Kalumbi Shangua says new cases are expected to rise even higher.
-Laboratories are again under pressure, due to the spike in COVID-19 positive cases.
-The Governor of Kavango West Region is concerned about the increasing number of unemployed youth in her region.
-The Police in the //Kharas Region is concerned about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the region. It was announced recently that the region now has the third-highest cases of the disease in the country.
-Fuel pump prices are expected to increase on Wednesday, 2 September, due to changes in the international price and exchange rate, the Ministry of Mines and Energy announced.
-The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has announced an increase on fuel prices countrywide, effective 5 August.
-Government has approved a 15% bus and taxi fare increase to be valid during the COVID-19 state of emergency or until full loading is permitted.
-The number of cervical cancer cases among women in Namibia is on the increase.
-The AgriBank plans to increase loans to resettlement farmers from N$200 000 to at least N$1 million to boost productivity.
-Motorists will have to fork out again as the fuel price will increase by 50 cents per litre. It comes into effect tomorrow at midnight.