Fourteen Namibian citizens have returned home from neighbouring South Africa amid anti-foreigner sentiments with only a few possessions. 

Issued with emergency travel certificates, the group of returnees were voluntarily repatriated from Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape Province. 

The Namibian Broadcasting Cooperation (NBC) says it is implementing several projects aimed at improving radio and television coverage across the country to ensure all Namibians have access to information.

The Namibia National Students' Organisation (NANSO) Secretary General, Secilia Ambunda, says the student movement remains a vital school of leadership that shapes young people into responsible and capable leaders.

Oshana Governor Hofni Iipinge has urged young people to embrace leadership with integrity and a spirit of service, saying they are not merely the leaders of tomorrow but the leaders of today.

The U.S. Embassy in Windhoek will no longer issue visas from 1 August. 

Applicants looking to travel to the United States will now have to travel to South Africa, either Johannesburg or Cape Town, for visa services.