Conducting elections amid violence, unresolved disputes and uncertainty regarding compliance would have risked producing a contested outcome and further instability within the National Youth Council.

A collection of cultural artefacts, linked to railway workers and communities affected by colonial rule, has been returned home from Switzerland after more than 120 years.

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has recognised Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) as the exclusive bargaining agent for the employees. 
The announcement was made by the Director General, Menesia Muinjo, at a meeting between the two parties in Windhoek. 

Environment and Tourism Minister Indileni Daniel says there may be a need to cull elephants in the Kunene Region to control a growing population. 

Otjinene Councillor Eben-Ezer Kauapirura says the shortage of emergency vehicles in the region is impacting patients negatively, calling for urgent intervention.

Kauapirura said it has become difficult for one ambulance to serve the entire region.