The implementation of the UN Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions is advancing efforts to create jobs, expand social protection and formalise the informal economy.

South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola has rejected allegations by Ghanaian nationals over South Africa's treatment of foreign migrants, saying the country has the "sovereign right to enforce its immigration laws" while condemning isolated acts of violence.

The governor of the Otjozondjupa Region has called on young people to embrace vocational education as a pathway to employment, entrepreneurship and economic growth.

Namibia's top agricultural innovators were recognised on Wednesday at the Agripreneurial Innovation Challenge Finale and Awards Ceremony, where 28-year-old self-taught innovator Kakunadunda Katuuo from Aminuis, founder of Orevia Green Farms, walked away with the N$150,000 first prize.

The government is spending nearly N$87 million to replace the ageing Omdel-Wlotzkasbaken pipeline, a critical piece of water infrastructure at the central coast.