Electricity tariffs in Namibia are expected to decrease over time following the signing of a pivotal cross-border energy agreement with Angola.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for the rapid conclusion of financing negotiations for the Angolan portion of the Angola/Namibia Power Interconnector. This project involves constructing a 166km, 440kV transmission line linking the Kunene substation in Namibia to Cahama in Angola.

Angola's Ambassador to Russia, Augusto da Silva Cunha, revealed that Luanda and Moscow were collaborating on 'peaceful exploration of outer space', speaking on the Space Forum's sidelines in Moscow on Thursday.

Heavy rains in Luanda have triggered a humanitarian crisis, leaving at least 30 dead and hundreds homeless as flooding devastated the municipalities of Cazenga, Viana, and Kilamba Kiaxi.

The 15-year-old Angolan national, reportedly subjected to starvation, overwork, and abuse by a 62-year-old pensioner who employed her in Oshiyagaya Village, has fully recovered and has now been discharged from medical care.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia does not forget countries and movements that supported Namibia's liberation struggle.

She emphasised that the country's independence was built on global solidarity. 

Oshikoto Police have arrested a pensioner from Oshiyagaya Village in Onyaanya Constituency for allegedly starving and physically abusing a 16-year-old Angolan domestic worker. The 62-year-old woman is expected to appear in Ondangwa Magistrate's Court on Monday.

The 3-day consultative meeting of police chiefs from the six member countries—Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—concluded yesterday in Kasane, Botswana.

Angola and Namibia are set to significantly reinforce bilateral cooperation through the Cubango Province. 

This follows a meeting on Monday between Cubango Provincial Governor José Martins and Namibia's Ambassador to Angola, Leonard Iipumbu.

A total of 184 Angolan nationals are currently held in correctional facilities in Namibia, while 107 inmates have applied to be transferred to Angola, of those who have applied, only 17 have national identification documents.