The youth in Omuthiya are turning to self-employment initiatives, including the running of small businesses, in part to address unemployment experienced in the country.

The Otjozondjupa Regional Council has resolved to update a database of unemployed and skilled persons to absorb some into government projects undertaken in the region.

The move follows a recent community demonstration at the Kalkfeld settlement where they demanded jobs and better services.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah assessed the progress at the Ekoka Brown Field Green scheme project in the Ohangwena Region.

The Ekoka Green scheme project seeks to develop a sustainable, irrigation-based farming initiative focused on maize and vegetable production.

Unfair dismissals and retrenchments account for the highest number of labour complaints filed.

This was revealed by Labour Commissioner Kyllikki Sihlahla during an interview on the One-on-One news show.

The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development says at this stage it cannot confirm the validity of the elections held by the |Khomanin community to remove their Gaos Juliane Gawa-!Nas and her council from the office.

A vote of no confidence was instituted against Gaos Gawa-!Nas and her council on 16 May. 

The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu, has called for discipline and professionalism at the border posts.

Iipumbu made the call as she prepared to visit various border posts and the ministry's projects in the Zambezi Region.

The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy says there is nothing improper in the arrangements the government made to secure Namibia's fuel supply for the period from July to September 2026, in light of the conflict in the Middle East.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has expressed concern over reports of misuse of old-age grants by some beneficiaries during a visit to the Ekoka San community settlement in the Ohangwena region.

Namibia has warned that unilateral actions, the selective implementation of UN resolutions, and growing global fragmentation are weakening the foundations of international peace and security.

Former Speaker of the National Assembly Professor Peter Katjavivi has described the enactment of the commemoration of Genocide Remembrance Day as having rejuvenated a non-wavering call for restorative justice following the heinous crimes committed against Namibians at the hands of the German forces in 1904–1908.