Gaob Carel Afrikaner has been installed as the new leader of the Orlam Afrikaner Traditional Authority.

His coronation took place at the Okahandja Memorial Gravesite.

A group of community leaders and members, under the banner of Hai //om SAN Burning Issues, is calling for the removal of the current chief and leadership of the Hai //Om Traditional Authority, based at Seeringkop Resettlement Farm in the Kunene Region.

Minister of Urban and Rural Development James Sankwasa has met with the Khomanin community after previous meetings over the leadership failed to produce results.

The community had demanded to meet the minister directly after the previous engagement ended in chaos.

A Supreme Court judgement has brought finality to years of litigation over the leadership and governance of the Ovambanderu Traditional Authority (OTA).

Shikati of the Mayeyi Traditional Authority, Boniface Shufu, has called on his community to strengthen cultural roots for the next generation.

Hompa Sofia Mundjembwe Kanyetu of the Shambyu Traditional Authority has called upon the citizens of the two Kavango regions to prioritise the importance of culture.

Hompa Kanyetu has been ruling the Shambyu Traditional Authority for the past 10 years.

The Omukwaniilwa of the Ondonga Traditional Authority, Fillemon Shuumbwa, visited Onalusheshete village in the Omageti area as part of his visits to communities under his jurisdiction.

The Ombara of a faction of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority, Hoze Riruako, has called for urgent action to preserve Ovaherero culture, saying traditions must be deliberately passed on to children to ensure they are not lost.

The Okakarara Councillor Uzeraije Tjaverua has postponed the Kambazembi Royal Traditional Authority consultative meeting with village representatives from the Ozonahi districts that was scheduled to take place on Thursday.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has expressed concern about the growing number of disputes over the recognition of traditional leaders in Namibia.