Five people have died following a head-on collision between two vehicles on the road between Karibib and Okahandja today.

The Okahandja Town Council has donated burial plots for Roslind Fabian (6) and Beyoncé !Kharuxas (15), Mayor Beatrice Kotungondo has said.

Fabian will be buried this weekend, while the burial of !Kharuxas is scheduled for next weekend.

Landless People's Movement Youth Command Element leader, Duminga Ndala, says the rise in violent crimes against children is chilling, labelling it a national emergency that requires immediate and targeted intervention.

Operative Secretary of the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), Dawid Eigub, says President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's recent State of the Nation Address did not offer real solutions for the problems many Namibians are facing.

The Windhoek High Court has postponed its judgement in the application by Fishrot accused Nigel van Wyk, who is seeking to have nine charges against him dismissed.

The Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations has ordered Omeya Investment CC to pay its employees according to the National Minimum Wage.

The action by the ministry follows a protest led by the Namibia Security Workers Union, which claimed that the company was underpaying staff. 

The Presidency has clarified that former agriculture minister Mac Albert Hengari was, in fact, fired by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.

In a brief statement, the Presidency said the President had expected Hengari’s resignation by Wednesday last week.

Press Secretary at the Presidency Dr. Alfredo Hengari has confirmed the resignation of Agriculture Minister Mac Albert Hengari.

The Inspector General of the Namibian Police, Joseph Shikongo, has confirmed the arrest of Agriculture Minister Mac Hengari and another individual.

Shikongo told NBC News that they apprehended Hengari on Saturday afternoon.

Lawyer Norman Tjombe has criticised the Okahandja Town Council for what he describes as a “pathetic and outrageous” attempt to block a protest aimed at drawing attention to the recent rape and murder of Ingrid Maasdorp.