The chairperson of the Public Service Commission of Namibia, Salmaan Jacobs, has stressed the need for public service commissions across the SADC region to collaborate on shared challenges.

The SADC Chiefs of Police Sub-Committee will be meeting in Dar es Salaam from tomorrow until Friday for the Annual General Meeting.

The meeting will focus on tackling transnational organised crime throughout the region. 

The SADC Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) International Conference and Summit of Heads of State and Government is scheduled to take place in Harare, Zimbabwe, from May 19 to 23, 2025.

A high-level delegation from the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), led by its president, Tokely Justin, an MP from Madagascar, is visiting Namibia as part of the forum's efforts to strengthen regional ties and honour Namibia's leaders who have passed on.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) says the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the U.S. nullify the benefits member states had under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

SADC is the latest to react to the tariff increment by U.S. President Donald Trump.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is concerned over the resurgence of cholera in the SADC region.

Last month, Namibia reported a confirmed case of cholera in Opuwo, a first in over a decade.

The Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Land Reform to commence community awareness about the possible spread of the locust outbreak in the SADC region.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reaffirmed Namibia's commitment to working alongside fellow SADC countries to advance the region's shared developmental aspirations for the benefit of current and future generations.

Namibia marked its 35th Independence Day with the swearing-in of its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. 

The event was attended by various dignitaries and Heads of State, who shared their thoughts on the historic occasion.

SADC has terminated its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), announcing the phased withdrawal of SAMIDRC troops. The decision was made during a virtual extraordinary summit of SADC Heads of State and Government on Thursday.