A 38-year-old Motswana woman was raped and killed in Mukwe Constituency, Kavango East Region, last Saturday.

Mukwe residents turned out in large numbers on Tuesday morning to protest the brutal killing of Keolebogile Paulino.

The managing member of Kuru Kaje Investments CC says the workers doing the debushing and clearing for the Andara-Shamaturu road in Mukwe, Kavango East Region, will be paid on Thursday.

This comes after 63 workers downed tools last week because the subcontractor failed to pay them for March. 

Minister of Works and Transport Veikko Nekundi has issued an urgent warning about rapidly rising water levels along the Orange River, cautioning that a key road near the floodplain may be closed imminently due to safety concerns.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has congratulated German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on his election as Chancellor.

Merz was elected by parliament in a second round of voting after losing in his first attempt.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has dismissed reports of a complete stock-out at Rundu Hospital.