Close to 300 workers employed by China Railway Seventh Group have downed tools following the death of a colleague in the workplace accident on Monday.
Thirty-five-year-old diesel mechanic Lazarus Hedimbi died after a pressure container exploded, striking him in the chest.
A family at Keetmanshoop's Paradise Informal Settlement has blamed the municipality for their house burning down to ashes. They claim that the damage could have been contained had there been water available.
Zambezi Governor Dorothy Kabula has encouraged academics and researchers to help preserve culture and traditional practices as the world advances technologically.
A video circulating on social media since yesterday has captured public attention, as it shows two police officers apprehending a suspect, raising questions about the level of force used during the arrest.
The Acting Chief of the Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority, Malakia Shoombe, has urged the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) to strengthen broadcast outreach to its areas so that the traditional authority and its community members can transmit information that reaches the masses.
Informal trading remains an important source of income, but it must be conducted in designated areas to prevent disorder and maintain cleanliness in towns and cities, Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa has told the National Assembly.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services is assessing the need for additional maternal shelters in areas where expectant mothers travel long distances and wait near health facilities before giving birth.
Caritas Namibia has donated blankets to the Namibian Association of Children with Disabilities at Mariental.
The donation benefited 20 recipients and forms part of the Catholic Church's efforts to support vulnerable members of society.
One hundred and one beneficiaries received allotment letters for ten hectares of land on Farm Tsintsabis and Urwald in the Guinas Constituency of the Oshikoto Region.
The beneficiaries have been urged to develop and use the land productively.
Namibia's Heritage Week 2026 is underway at Opuwo, but beyond the celebrations, the week carries a deeper message about identity and responsibility.
