President Nangolo Mbumba has commissioned two newly acquired Namibia Defence Force (NDF) aircraft to add to the Air Force fleet at Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region.

The National Youth Council is without a board after the Minister of Sport, Youth, and National Service dissolved the board with immediate effect.

Minister Agness Tjongarero cited what she calls "serious contraventions" of the Act as the reason for the removal of the board.

The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Derek Klazen, urged participants at the 38th High-Level Panel on Sustainable Ocean Economy, which took place in Walvis Bay, to adopt resilient strategies to address the impact of climate change.

President Nangolo Mbumba departed for Cuba this morning for a state visit. Cuba and Namibia have a long-standing history of political and economic ties.

The president has been invited by the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.

Various unions in the security sector have proposed to the government a gradual increase in the statutory minimum wage for security workers.

This is after it was announced recently that all workers should earn at least a minimum wage of N$18 per hour as of 1st January 2025.

Oshakati Town Council has commissioned the construction of an underground sewer network and water reticulation for Oshakati North Extension 12 and a portion of Extension One.

Another upgrade is the Natis Extension 3 - NHE road to bitumen standard, phase 1, in Oshakati East.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Namibian Society of Composers and Authors of Music, NASCAM, Albert Nicanor, has issued a warning against broadcasters that fail to pay their royalties.

The society is currently working on renegotiating standardized licenses for all broadcasters.

The Windhoek Central Hospital Forensic Unit received a donation of cosmetics, clothes, Christmas hampers, gardening tools, and sweet treats from the Namibian Automated Clearing House, Namclear.

The Namibia Meteorological Service says most parts of the country will continue to experience extremely hot conditions due to the heatwave in South Africa.

Temperatures will rise to more than 40 degrees Celsius.

Residents of Uis in the Erongo Region have occupied the Dâure Daman Traditional Authority office, demanding the removal of their traditional leader, Chief Sagarias Seibeb.