Pope Francis has died, the Vatican confirmed in an official statement released earlier today.

According to a statement by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, the Pope died peacefully at 7:35 a.m. this morning at his residence in the Casa Santa Marta, Vatican City.

The High Court has ordered the ||Kharas Regional Council to promote its employee, Barendt Both, to the position of Deputy Director of Administration.

The order follows the council's overturning of Both's appointment against an interview panel as well as the Public Service Commission's recommendation.

Members of the Swapo Party in the Grootfontein district are demanding the nullification of branch elections that began on April 16.

Seventeen branches have reported unfair practices allegedly orchestrated by an eight-member special task team assigned by party headquarters. 

Police in Khorixas have initiated an investigation after an unidentified man abandoned a baby girl, estimated to be between one and two years old, at the local Shoprite store on Thursday evening.

The Coastal Spinning and Drifting Club held an Easter bash to raise funds for the vulnerable and further keep young people off the streets in Swakopmund.

Car spinning and drifting as a sport have been gaining momentum in Swakopmund over recent years.