The Electoral Commission Forum for the SADC Countries and the ECF-SADC Election Observation Mission to Zambia, on behalf of the AU and COMESA, have presented their Preliminary Statement following the 13 August 2026 General Elections.

The ||Kharas Education Directorate Director, Nicolas Eiman, has revealed that, out of an average of 2,800 Grade 1 learners enrolled annually in the region, about 800 could not be accounted for by the time they reached Grade 7.

This is equivalent to an estimated 28% drop-out rate.

The Hambukushu Traditional Authority, through its lawyers, sent a letter of demand to the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa.

The Traditional Authority snubbed a consultative meeting on the Bwabwata National Park at Rundu last week, as they wanted it to take place at Mukwe instead.

As Namibia commemorates Heroes Day on 26 August, the country remembers those who sacrificed for its freedom. 

Among them are ordinary Namibians whose contributions to the liberation struggle often remain untold.

Oshikoto Communal Land Board member Fabian Venasiu has warned village headmen to refrain from illegally selling or allocating land parcels.

This follows the removal of illegal fencing at Ohaiyanda village, outside the Omutsegwonime area in the Oshikoto Region, on Friday.