The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has urged traditional authorities and councils to steer away from squabbles and disputes over leadership succession.

These Sankwasa warn these only lead to disunity and halt development.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said there is a new wind of hope in the Zambezi Region as all traditional leaders gathered at Sangwali to celebrate the Batsara cultural festival.

Dr. Hoze Riruako, leader of one of the two Herero factions, has called on traditional councillors in the Otjinene area to step in and diffuse the situation that might result in bloodshed. 

His call followed unrest in the area after a resident was killed over the weekend.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on traditional leaders to work alongside the government in combating domestic violence, particularly the abuse of women and children.

Community members of Vaalgras Village in the ||Kharas Region converged at the tiny village over the weekend to pay homage to their fallen heroes during the annual festival.

President Nangolo Mbumba says Namibia's leadership made a conscious decision to foster healthy relationships with the church and traditional authorities.

The traditional leaders from the Hardap and ||Kharas regions have raised a number of issues during their meeting with President Nangolo Mbumba.

These include drought, progress on the Nama and Ovaherero genocide negotiations, and chieftaincy succession disputes.

President Nangolo Mbumba engaged traditional leaders of the eight northern traditional authorities at Oshakati this morning.

The aim was to familiarise himself with traditional leaders, inform them officially that he had taken office as Head of State, and seek their blessings.

Various traditional leaders in the Omaheke Region described the late President Hage Geingob as someone who had always encouraged traditional leaders to reason together in their differences for the benefit of community development. 

Some traditional leaders in the Aminuis constituency are strongly opposed to the proposed mining of uranium along the Stampriet aquifer.

The leaders are of the opinion that they were not properly consulted in the matter.