An 86-year-old woman from Popa Village in the Kavango East's Mukwe Constituency was allegedly raped by a known suspect over the weekend.
It is reported that the suspect allegedly broke into her room on Friday at around midnight.
Today marks Venezuela's 215th Independence Day.
Religious denominations, led by Pastor Marson Sharpley of No Walls Apostolic House of God, gathered in Windhoek to pray for those who lost their lives in the Venezuela earthquake and for their bereaved families.
The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) is serving as a catalyst in creating direct linkages with established buyers and distributors in Namibia.
BITC is a government agency that promotes and facilitates investment and export in the southern African country.
The ||Kharas Youth Development Initiative has hosted a training to equip youth with essential life-saving skills.
Founder Mac Witbooi said the training aims to boost youth confidence and readiness for them to respond swiftly and effectively to community emergencies.
As temperatures continue to drop in Windhoek, many people without homes are spending their nights in riverbeds, on sidewalks and in cardboard boxes to protect themselves from the cold.
One local pastor believes more can be done to provide a safe place for people to sleep.
Unemployment has forced many residents of Omatako village in the Tsumkwe West Constituency to rely on selling firewood as their primary source of income to support their families.
Omatako is one of the villages in the constituency, pressed by unemployment.
The work is labour-intensive.
The Okakarara Councillor Uzeraije Tjaverua has postponed the Kambazembi Royal Traditional Authority consultative meeting with village representatives from the Ozonahi districts that was scheduled to take place on Thursday.
The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology is expanding its reach into rural areas of Kavango West to improve digital access and bridge the connectivity gap.
The region has a satellite centre at Mpungu, which has been operating since 2018, apart from Nkurenkuru.
Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has raised concern over the increase in criminal activities in the region, revealing that more than 6,400 criminal cases were reported in 2025.
The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) has revealed that it has detected 316 cases of fraudulent claims or forged documents over the past four years, worth a combined N$1 billion.
