Dr. Job Amupanda, activist in chief of the Affirmative Repositioning Movement, has criticised the current maternity leave policies in the country, describing them as a form of ‘punishment against women’ for giving birth. 

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is to officially launch the Report of the Joint Namibia-Amani Africa High-Level Panel of Experts on Africa and the Reform of the Multilateral System.

Police in the Zambezi Region intercepted a taxi at the Katima Mulilo Border Post, attempting to smuggle contraband into Namibia from Zambia. 

The late Senior Traditional Councillor of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority, Usiel Kambirongo, was laid to rest at the Ozombuzovindinda Cultural Heritage site in the Otjinene Constituency. In accordance with his wishes, Kambirongo was buried in a rare standing position, facing east.

While many Namibians spent the day commemorating Heroes' Day, others took to the streets, demanding the government implement a Basic Income Grant (BIG) for unemployed citizens up to age 59.