Hundreds of small-scale traders shut their shops and took to the streets of central Nairobi on Friday, protesting a 28 per cent rise in the customs tax.

Namibian Broadcasting Cooperation's (NBC) Director General Menesia Muinjo described the late Lamech Mwanyangapo as someone who was dedicated and worked hard whether in the country or abroad.

She says Mwanyangapo believed in teamwork and never shielded away from assisting his fellow colleagues.

Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi says driving school instructors will have to undergo training to make sure that they are able to train others on how to drive. 

Nekundi says most driving schools only teach how to pass without the technicalities of how to actually drive. 

The NBC's Board Chairperson, Lazarus Jacobs, has paid tribute to the late Lamech Mwanyangapo, describing him as a dedicated professional, a compassionate colleague and a man who turned personal adversity into a mission to help others.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has sent condolences to the people of Norway following the death of their King Harald V, who died on Friday, at the age of 89.