To help boost learning outcomes for vulnerable school-going children, Hangala Foods has donated bags of maize meal to two school feeding programmes at Otavi.

Rainwater from a leaking roof flooded parts of Mariental State Hospital.

Videos of the water leakage, showing nurses mopping up rainwater, circulated widely on social media.

The NBC News team reached out to Hardap Health Directorate Regional Director Yvonne Stephanus, who declined to comment.

Residents of Mariental's Extension Five informal settlement accuse the municipality of relocating them to a flood-prone area after heavy rain flooded their homes this week.

Residents say they feel hopeless after rainwater flooded their homes and destroyed their belongings.

The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade, Jenelly Matundu, says all companies participating in the Africa Free Trade Area are required to register with the Namibia Revenue Agency.

This is to ensure that they comply with the Rules of Origin and other relevant protocols.

Africa must not be a battleground for competing interests but rather a partner of choice guided by principles, mutual respect, and shared prosperity.