The incumbent president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, cast his vote this morning at his hometown of KweKwe, about 200 kilometres outside Harare.

Mnangagwa, in an interview with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), continued to call for a peaceful election.

President Hage Geingob will be departing for Johannesburg, South Africa, this afternoon to participate in the BRICS-Africa Outreach and the BRICS Plus Dialogues.

The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has commenced training the 2023 Housing and Population Census teams in the ||Kharas Region.

The Census is set to take place from September 18 to November 3.

The Nutrition and Food Security Alliance of Namibia (NAFSAN) says 600 children die from malnutrition-related deaths annually.

Forty malnutrition-related deaths under the age of five have been reported in the Omaheke Region in the past four months.

The Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations (CNFA) has criticised the government for competing unfairly against right holders, who are obligated to create jobs and add value to the industry.