The recently concluded Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) conference has agreed to roll out focused regional meetings to address specific issues affecting conservancies, community forests, and community associations.

The Executive Director of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Penda Ithindi, shed light on the Vision April 2026, focusing on the plans for public healthcare improvements.

Parliament, in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union, hosted a two-day youth caucus aimed at training young parliamentarians on leadership, mentorship and communication.

The Joint Parliamentary Women Caucus has officially been launched in Windhoek, bringing together women lawmakers from different political parties to strengthen participation in parliamentary processes and decision-making.

Botswana is expediting the leasing of coastal storage facilities in Namibia and Mozambique to diversify supply routes for petroleum products.

The move aims to mitigate supply disruptions in the neighbouring country.

Namibia is positioning itself as a key player in the global green energy transition, with growing investments in green hydrogen and biomass production. Projects such as the Daures Green Hydrogen Village are already laying the foundation for a new energy future. 

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution recognising slavery as one of the gravest crimes against humanity.

This comes after Ghana’s President, John Mahama, proposed the resolution at the Assembly, seeking to declare the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.

SWAPO Party member Reinhold Shipwikineni has issued an apology to the party following a High Court ruling.

Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila motivated a budget allocation of over N$410 million for the National Assembly and N$134 million for the National Council for the 2026-27 financial years.

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), Indileni Daniel, acknowledged that black ownership in game farming in Namibia remains limited.