Learners from schools in the newly established Tsumkwe education circuit gathered on Thursday for a spelling bee competition focused on science, hosted by Tsumkwe Senior Secondary School.

Health officials at the Manghetti Health Centre in the Tsumkwe Constituency say shortages of transport, medical equipment and deteriorating infrastructure are affecting the delivery of healthcare services in the area.

The minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has welcomed learners and teachers back to school for the second semester, urging hard work and dedication to the task at hand.

Learners across the country returned to school this morning for the second semester.

A 68-year-old mother at Baracka, a remote village located about 25 kilometres from Tsumkwe, is making a desperate plea to authorities and the public to help locate her missing son, whom she says has been missing for five years after being hospitalised.

Residents of Gauteng, a settlement in Tsumkwe, say they are forced to beg for water from neighbours as those who have connected water pipes to the communal taps allegedly refuse to share the facilities that would grant them access to water. 

Motorists will face higher fuel prices starting at midnight on 8 May 2026.

The African Green Industries Summit, scheduled for September in Swakopmund, was officially launched in Windhoek.

The summit expects to gather over 600 delegates, 50 speakers, and 100 youth participants.

The 4 X 4 Initiative Foundation launched its 6th Boys in Leadership camp at Ongeama Camp on the outskirts of Okahandja.

The founder of the initiative, Sydney Boois, stated that if boys are not intentionally nurtured, they are likely to make mistakes.

To mark Press Freedom Day, the NMT Media Foundation warned that reporters still face many dangers while trying to tell the truth.

Parents of learners at Golden Hills Primary School in Windhoek's Goreangab residential area are threatening to boycott and lock the gates should the government replace the current acting principal, Leah Iyambo.