An amount of N$1,600 might be someone's savings, but for 77-year-old Frans Geiseb, from Omatako Village in Otjozondjupa Region, the monthly old-age pension grant is more than a personal lifeline.

It is the only source of income sustaining a household of about 25 family members.

Namibia is setting its sights on lithium battery manufacturing, with Industries, Mines, and Energy Minister Modestus Amutse saying that every industrial partnership must deliver skills transfer to turn the country's mineral wealth into locally manufactured products rather than raw exports.

The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has urged governments to move quickly on AI governance after the Independent Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released a preliminary assessment.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has moved to elevate Namibia's partnership with China, placing youth employment, trade and investment at the centre of talks as she opened her state visit in Guangdong Province.

Miss World Namibia, Elly Aron's send-off gala dinner at Eenhana has raised N$116,000 in pledges, including the donation of one head of cattle by the former governor of Ohangwena, Usko Nghaamwa.