The Governor of Hardap, Riaan McNab, has urged regional political and administrative leadership to prioritise economic development for the betterment of communities they serve. 

He made the call while addressing the Hardap Regional Council meeting. 

Former presenters, producers and journalists returned to the studio to reflect on their contributions to the national broadcaster and the role it played in shaping their careers.

They featured on Good Morning Namibia's special 35th anniversary edition.

Kati FM too joined in on the celebrations of the 35th anniversary of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, roping in some of its retired veteran presenters. 

Kati FM has remained central to Namibian people, drawing in scores of listeners and taking second spot in listenership following National FM. 

Staff from the Nwanyi FM station in the Zambezi region commemorated the day with former staff members and members of the public.

Veteran studio producer Martin Mombela, who started with NBC in 1991 when it was still called SWABC, said through the transition, the radio's impact grew in the community.

The Speaker of the National Assembly has expressed concern over what she describes as the disproportionate portrayal of women in media.

The Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Menesia Muinjo, has reaffirmed the broadcaster's commitment to fulfilling its mandate of informing, educating and entertaining the nation, as it has been doing since 1991. 

Swanu leader Evilastus Kaaronda raised concerns in the National Assembly regarding the cancellation of some unverified old-age grants.

He questioned the Ministry of Finance whether the implemented digital system could be the cause.

Almost 16,000 Old Age Grant beneficiaries have been temporarily suspended from Namibia's social grants system after their names could not be verified in the National Population Registry System.

The Director of Health in the Otjozondjupa Region, Gebhardo Timotheus, has confirmed that a man reported missing from Tsumkwe after he was transferred to the Katutura Hospital in Windhoek died in 2019.

Timotheus said there is no record of what happened to his remains.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telecom Namibia Dr Stanley Shanapinda's reign will come to an end on the 1st of July as he takes over as head of the Communications Regulators' Association of Southern Africa (CRASA).