Firefighters across the country commemorated International Firefighters Day in Katima Mulilo on Thursday.

Today is International Nurses Day, and the Ministry of Health and Social Services in the Kavango East Region is commemorating the day with a lineup of activities. 

The day started off with a walk through Rundu’s busiest part of town. 

Zambians celebrated Kenneth Kaunda Day, a public holiday honouring the Founding President, who would have turned 102 on Tuesday.

Various activities took place in the capital, Lusaka. The day began with a five-kilometre marathon, followed by a church service.

An exhibition commemorating victims of Nazi crimes during World War II has been opened by the Russian Embassy.

The photographic display is at the National Library in Windhoek.

Some members of the Ovaherero community, led by Professor Mutjinde Katjiua, held a commemoration today marking the anniversary of the 1904 extermination order against the Ovaherero and Nama people.

The Provincial Heroes' Day celebration for Zimbabwe’s fallen heroes was commemorated together with Mashonaland West Province of which a commemoration ceremony was held at the provincial heroes acre in Chinhoyi town.

Namibia joined the rest of the world in celebrating World Music Day on Saturday, and music lovers had their dancing shoes on in Kalkfeld. 

Music lovers from across the Otjozondjupa Region met in Kalkfeld to celebrate World Music Day. 

The OvaHerero community gathered at Pioneers Park Cemetery to lay a wreath at the gravesite of the late Kamaituara Kukuri.

Chief Kamaituara Kukuri was a leader of the Otjosazu community and a clergyman in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 

Nurses at Swakopmund State Hospital have been reminded to dedicate themselves to their work selflessly, despite the challenges they encounter.

As the world marks International Nurses Day, coastal state facilities face challenges, including a lack of equipment, medicine and staff shortages.

Nurses from the Windhoek Central Hospital marked Nurses Day in celebration of the vital role they play in society.