Vice President Lucia Witbooi has called on African countries to strengthen economic cooperation and reduce dependence on external markets, saying Africa must take greater control over its own development and industrialisation.

Botswana's Minister of Environment and Tourism, Wynter Mmolotsi, has called for integrated land use as the region embarks on promoting ecological conservation.

This call comes at a time when most of the countries in the SADC region continue to grapple with the deadly foot-and-mouth disease.

Cattle farmers in the Zambezi Region demonstrated to demand Namibian Defence Force (NDF) assistance in securing the porous border and combating cattle theft.

Vincent Siliye, chairperson of the Liselo-Kamenga Anti-Stock Theft Association, said the security situation has become untenable.

Namibia delivered a competitive performance in the team stroke play event at the Africa Region 5 Golf Championship in Eswatini, finishing fourth after three rounds of competition against some of Southern Africa's top golfing nations.

The Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Menesia Muinjo, has urged journalists and media practitioners to work hard to preserve the country's favourable media freedom rankings.