As Namibia prepares to mark its first-ever Genocide Remembrance Day, Okakarara Constituency Councillor Ramana Mutjavikua is calling on the nation to reflect on the past and foster unity.

Between January and May 2025, the Oshana Region police reported 26 drowning incidents, with the majority occurring in February and March.

A group of genocide victims' descendants from the !Gai||naxas area in the Berseba Constituency has arrived in Windhoek ahead of Namibia’s first official Genocide Remembrance Day, set for May 28.

The Ongha Vocational Training Centre in the Ohangwena Region received a donation of safety gear and school supplies, aimed at motivating learners and addressing the school's basic needs.

The Grootfontein Hospital mortuary has been keeping 133 unclaimed bodies of babies and a number of adults since May 2017.

The hospital says it has been struggling to locate families as well as land to conduct burials.