Newly elected members of the National Council will be sworn in on Friday, 12 December 2025, following the recent regional council elections.

The First Gentleman, Epaphras Ndenga Ndaitwah, has reminded leaders to serve with integrity and to have organisational vision and empower employees.

The Public Enterprises Governance Amendment Bill has been amended and will enable the transfer of specific functions from the minister responsible for public enterprises and finance to the Prime Minister.

Some community members of the Etoshapoort informal settlement in Outjo, under the banner of the Pots of Hope organisation, marked the Human Rights Day by honouring victims and survivors of gender-based violence.

|Khomas Governor Sam Nujoma said inequality is still a major challenge, making reference to the gap existing between the Katutura and Hochland Park areas.

Leaders have described that the observance of International Anti-Corruption Day is a solemn reminder of a shared responsibility borne by governments, institutions, communities and individual citizens to confront corruption wherever it manifests and in whatever form it appears. 

The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Emma Kantema, visited the children and family of the late Rachel Simasiku, a recent victim of gender-based violence (GBV) who was buried last weekend in Katima Mulilo. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has paid tribute to women, saying that as Namibia marks Women’s Day, “we must begin by recognising the historic role that Namibian women played in the liberation struggle.”

The Namibian Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPBD), in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, (KAS), held consultations with micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in Keetmanshoop. 

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism (MEFT) says community-driven efforts such as Joey's Soup Kitchen play a critical role in protecting vulnerable children and preventing them from falling into crime, abuse or neglect.