The High Court has postponed to November a lawsuit, led by opposition politician Bernadus Swartbooi and traditional representatives of the Herero and Nama communities, challenging the legality of the 1904–1908 genocide joint declaration between the Namibian government and Germany.

This case involves multiple applicants, including Bernadus Swartbooi, Herero, and Nama traditional authorities, against the speaker of the National Assembly, the National Assembly, the President, the Cabinet, and the Attorney-General.

The local authorities of Swakopmund and Oranjemund have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at developing innovative solutions to residents' problems.

Housing development, tourism, and investment promotion, as well as waste management, are among the focus areas of the agreement.

Through the five-year agreement, the Swakopmund Municipality and Oranjemund Town Council will rely on exchanging information and expertise to improve service delivery to the public.

The Ministries of Fisheries and Labour signed an agreement with two fishing companies to re-employ part of the 1130 unemployed fishermen who lost their jobs eight years ago.

The signing comes after a few delays in the Attorney General's office reviewing the contracts.

The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Derek Klazen, made the announcement during a media briefing at Walvis Bay.

These fishermen, who were previously employed by various fishing companies, lost their jobs as a result of their participation in an illegal strike.

The Namibian Police (NamPol), the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), and the Bank of Namibia (BoN) signed an agreement to curb transnational organised crimes as well as reduce the risk of the country being grey-listed by the Eastern and Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group and the Financial Action Task Force (ESAAMLG).

NamPol, as a member of Interpol, has access to global communication systems, which link law enforcement agencies in all 195 countries.

Quality customer care is vital for the survival of any tourism business.

It's against this background that the Namibia Wildlife Resort and the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) signed a cooperation agreement to improve the quality of service delivery and customer care services.

The agreement was signed in Windhoek.

At the signing, the Vice-Chancellor of NUST pointed out that improving service delivery for the tourism sector will go a long way in helping the sector recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Heritage Council of Namibia and the National Commission on Research, Science and Technology have signed a partnership agreement aimed at reforming and harmonising the operations of the two entities.

The National Heritage Council of Namibia provides protection and conservation of heritage places, while the NCRST promotes, coordinates, and develops research.

In terms of the agreement, NCRST will provide funding for the development of research in science and technology in Namibia.