Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a major concern in Namibia, with authorities expecting that the curve might move up during the festive season due to high alcohol and substance consumption.

The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has written to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres about what he terms "an escalation of extremely serious aggression by the government of the United States of America".

Just over three months after a horrific incident on the road between the Hardap Dam and Mariental, which claimed 16 lives, those involved and affected by the road crash still find it difficult to come to terms.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, the Ministry of International Relations and Trade, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare; and the Angolan Embassy have been dedicating their time to finding a lasting solution to the influx of Angolan children on the streets in various towns

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has launched an amnesty for all foreign nationals who have overstayed their immigration permits/visas.

They are now expected to present themselves to immigration authorities to exit the country without any prosecution.

Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), including Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, are holding a Virtual Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government to elect an interim chairperson of the regional grouping.

Thousands of Congolese refugees arrived in Burundi on Saturday, after renewed violence linked to the M23 group in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North and South Kivu provinces. 

The Southern African Broadcasting Association (SABA) and the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) are actively working on strengthening cooperation between the two entities. 

Ghanian video journalist Ernest Dele Aglunu scooped top honours in the Global South Video News Awards, held in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi.

The inaugural awards were aimed at recognising journalists of the Global South whose work is reshaping the narrative around the south.

The Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Stanley Similo, has reiterated that human oversight is crucial in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Similo took part in a panel discussion on the sidelines of the BRIDGE Summit, underway in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.