The 9th High-Level National Gender Advisory Committee Meeting has called for stronger coordination across government ministries and stakeholders to advance gender equality and address persistent social challenges in Namibia.

Namibia and Angola are expected to strengthen bilateral relations and advance cooperation in several key priority areas.

The two countries' Heads of State will hold an inaugural Angola-Namibia Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Luanda, Angola from the 18th to the 20th of October.

During the discussion on the Petroleum Amendment Bill, opposition members continued to reject the proposed bill, which seeks to establish a petroleum upstream unit in the office of the president.

The United States and Zambia have signed a health cooperation agreement worth about N$40 billion in Lusaka on Thursday.

The signing ended nearly a year of contentious negotiations over patient data and mineral rights that had threatened to derail the partnership.

Discussions on the Petroleum Amendment bill in the National Assembly reached a standstill after members of the opposition staged a walk-out.

This followed the Speaker’s call for a division of the house for the voting to take place on the proposed bill.