Namibia joined 191 member states at the 28th Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress in Dubai, where delegates adopted the "Dubai Strategy" and elected new leadership for the global postal sector.

With more families unable to afford decent funerals for their loved ones, the burden of sudden deaths is increasingly falling on households already struggling to make ends meet. 

The cost of mortuary fees and burial expenses has left many unable to lay their relatives to rest with dignity.

The Rehoboth Town Council has named a street in Block E after Loskey ǁGaroëb, one of the town's first regional councillors.

ǁGaroëb, who became the first regional councillor of Rehoboth in 1992, served the Hardap Regional Council until 1998 and later represented the region in the National Council. 

The Executive Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Nghidinua Daniel, reaffirmed the government's commitment to ensuring every Namibian has access to a legal identity.

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security will finally incorporate click sounds and special characters missing from national documents in certain communities.

Advocate Natasha Bassingthwaighte was sworn in as an Acting Judge of the High Court of Namibia on Tuesday, 16 September 2025.

The ceremony, held in the A-Court of the High Court, was presided over by Judge President Petrus Damaseb.

A young man, reported to have been mentally unstable, allegedly jumped from the sixth floor of Katutura Hospital over the weekend and died instantly in what authorities suspect to be suicide.

A taxi driver shot and killed a street vendor at the Okarundu four-way, also known as the Otjikaendu four-way in Windhoek last night.

The University of Namibia's Cultural and Linguistic Society has hosted the country's first Khoekhoegowab Spelling Bee, an event aimed at promoting and preserving one of Namibia's national languages.

Widows lose their cattle and small livestock, and more than 40% of them are deprived of farming equipment after their husbands' deaths.

UN Resident Representative Hopolang Phororo remarked this at the opening of the African Widows Summit in Windhoek.