President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has highlighted that Namibia and China will continue to strengthen their bilateral relations to enhance economic development and create employment opportunities.

African health leaders are calling for greater investment, regional cooperation and self-reliance to improve health security on the continent as external funding declines. 

This was highlighted at the fifth Southern Africa Regional Ministerial Steering Committee meeting in Windhoek. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia aims to leverage its mineral-based economy by strategically managing the mining sector to benefit from the SADC industrialisation programme.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the SADC region has prioritised critical industrial sectors to curb heavy import reliance and maximise finished product exports. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will join regional leaders in South Africa to deliberate on key economic, industrialisation, infrastructure, peace and security priorities as she participates in the 46th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community Heads of State and Government in Durban.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described former President Nangolo Mbumba as a distinguished son of Namibia, a veteran of the liberation struggle, an elder statesman and a devoted servant of the Namibian people as he celebrates his 85th birthday.

One hundred years after Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro's birth, Namibia says his legacy remains woven into its freedom story. 

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has emphasised that Africa cannot celebrate its first women leaders and stop there.

She said this is because the continent's progress will be measured by how many more women rise to leadership and whether they leave the path easier for those who follow.

African countries that gained independence decades before Namibia have a role to play in its industrialisation pursuit through investment, value addition and regional trade.