The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, has warned local authorities against irregular and unprocedural staff appointments.

The National Assembly has made progress in passing urgent Bills crucial to preventing potential greylisting by the Financial Action Task Force.

Out of the thirteen pressing Bills, eight have already been passed and referred to the National Council for review.

Chief Justices from southern and eastern African countries gathered in Windhoek for the official opening of the Southern African Chief Justices' Forum Management Committee meeting.

This event aims to promote regional cooperation, uphold the rule of law, and strengthen the independence of the courts.

Since the start of the fire season in April, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has recorded a total of 499,344 hectares destroyed by uncontrolled fires.

The public is called upon to take precautions when handling fires.

Namibia's fire season starts in April and ends in September.

Namibia and China collaborated to host the China Economic and Trade Cooperation Opportunity Forum in Changsha, China.

The 4th Nkurenkuru Expo is underway at Nkurenkuru in the Kavango West Region.

The town's mayor, Jafet Muti, has called on residents and investors to support the expo.

The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) has ordered the payment of N$200 million to customers following complaints.

Employees of Etosha Fishing Company at Walvis Bay have reiterated their request for an increased fishing quota allocation.

The workers say 480 of them received retrenchment letters in March because the company does not have quotas to employ them.

African leaders, including Vice President Nangolo Mbumba, who attended the Quadripartite Summit, have decided to institutionalise the platform to continue to harmonise consultations on peace efforts in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Journalists are urged to protect their online communications and information from the growing threats brought on by the digital age.

These were the sentiments shared by journalists attending a workshop titled "Investigative Journalism in the Digital Age" underway in Windhoek.