The ||Kharas Education Director, Nicolaas Eiman, says it is all systems go when the new academic year starts on Monday.

 Eiman told NBC News that both urban and rural schools are ready for the 2026 academic year despite some challenges.

Forty-six Zambian and 36 Namibian nationals have been arrested on Wednesday in Katima Mulilo's Cowboy location for smuggling timber into the country.

Katima Mulilo Police Station Commander Charles Mayumbelo said the consignment of timber was discovered during the police inspection.
 

 Bail applicant Bino Cloete has voiced discontent over the line of questioning by the State when he took the witness stand for cross-examination in the Keetmanshoop Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

 The Electoral Commission of Namibia has dismissed claims that election officials contracted for the 2025 Regional and Local Authority Elections were underpaid.

 In a statement issued, the elections regulator said all payments were processed in line with signed contracts and verified attendance records.

The Okapuka Roadblock between Windhoek and Okahandja has been quiet, as most holidaymakers are yet to make their way back from their destinations.

Few cars arrived from holiday destinations, but mostly those traveling between Windhoek and Okahandja.