Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus emphasised the importance of digital literacy in preventing risks associated with online activity. 

The minister was speaking at the regional engagement on ICT development in Otjozondjupa.

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has announced the appointment of a new Interim Board for the National Youth Council. The board took effect this month and will serve for six months or until a substantive board is appointed.

The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema, says the ministry is making major contributions to advancing gender equality, empowering women, and safeguarding children's welfare through a series of national programmes.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said his office has received an accountability report relating to the loss of livestock at the Linden Beef Feedlot.

Dr. Ngurare subsequently directed the matter to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform for an investigation.

The test results of DNA, taken from four persons of interest in the murder of a young girl in Okahandja, Ingrid Maasdorp, are still being awaited.