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Community warned about war games People living in the coastal areas of Arandis, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay have been cautioned to be vigilant during the current Southern African Development Community (SADC) warfare exercise. Members of the special forces of 10 SADC countries are participating in the five-week warfare simulation exercise - code-named 'Welwitschia' - at the Rooikop Military Base near Walvis Bay in the Erongo Region. The exercise was officially opened on September 8, when the Chief of the NDF, Lieutenant-General Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, explained that the Inter-State Defence and Security Committee allows the SADC special forces to conduct yearly multi-national exercises in order to improve their inter-operability in different geographical terrains in the region and beyond when the need arises. Busy Rundu street upgraded The Rundu Town Council is tarring one of the busiest streets in the town. The tarring of the street linking Markus Siwarongo Street to Independence Avenue comes as a relief to most motorists there, who say the street has damaged their vehicles. Some residents along the street have complained that it poses a health risk as the heavy traffic causes very dusty conditions. The town council awarded the tender for the upgrading of the road to the John Paul Santos (JPS) Investment Company. The tender forms part of the N$11,3 million allocated for the tarring of 34 gravel roads by this construction company, which is based at Rundu. Cobras a problem at Tsumkwe school Learners at the Tsumkwe Primary School (PS) killed a cobra on Tuesday night after it was spotted at the boys' hostel. This was the third poisonous snake to be killed at the school in less than six months. According to a supervisor at the Tsumkwe PS boys' hostel, Bonifatus Hangula, the cobra was first spotted by a teacher outside her house on the hostel premises at around 20:00 on Tuesday. "My female colleague saw it slithering towards the dining hall's stoep, and screamed," he said. Hangula said the learners came running out of their dormitories armed with sticks, iron bars and stones, and surrounded the snake. "They started throwing it with stones, and one of the boys managed to hit its head, causing it to die," he explained. Reports by Nampa