The Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA) has urged game farmers to be vigilant about foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among wildlife.

The association warned that they, too, are at risk of contracting the disease. 

The councillor of Mashare Constituency, Petrus Kashumali, has raised concern over severe crop damage caused by elephants in Baramasoni, Vikota, and Rupesho Tara Tara villages in the Kavango East Region. 

Heavy rain and storms destroyed about 40 hectares of maize at the Uvhungu-vhungu Green Scheme in the Kavango East Region.

This occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The storm started at around 1:00am and is estimated to have lasted about 20 minutes.

Algeria's ambassador to Namibia has stated that the late former President Liamine Zéroual played a key role in strengthening bilateral relations between Algeria and Namibia.

Zéroual died on Saturday in a military hospital in Algiers at the age of 84 and was buried in his hometown of Batna on Monday.

The defence sector has been allocated about N$7.5 billion for the 2026/2027 financial year.