The Minister of Justice and Labour Relations says expanding social protection to workers in the informal economy has emerged as a key government priority.

He said this on a message delivered on his behalf at an International Social Security Forum on Monday. 

The Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management (NIPAM) has begun implementing projects under its N$4.2 million Local Authorities Support Programme. 

It started with a strategic management workshop aimed at strengthening governance and planning in councils across the country.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has demanded the immediate release of political prisoners in Madagascar and an end to the arrest of opposition leaders and members of Generation Z (Gen-Z) as regional leaders push for a return to constitutional rule.

A Grade 8 learner from Mangetti Dune Combined School in the Tsumkwe Constituency has become the first learner from the constituency to be selected to represent Namibia at the Namibia Schools Sport Union (NSSU) International Athletics Competition, which will take place in Mozambique later this year.

Thousands of people braved the low temperatures on Saturday to take part in a new edition of the traditional Strait of Magellan Plunge, one of the most emblematic events of the Punta Arenas Winter Festival.