Namibia's judiciary has partnered with the United States Pepperdine University to train judges, lawyers, and mediators on strengthening capacity for the implementation of plea bargaining in the criminal justice system and to expand knowledge and skills in commercial mediation for civil matters. 

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, has called on traditional authorities to stop infighting that is creating disunity, which goes against what traditional authorities stand for. 

The Republican Party (RP) says it is not opposed to the government or the Swapo Party.

Its leader, Henk Mudge, told President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House that the RP's focus remains on practical, fact-based politics rather than emotional debates.

The Body of Christ Party (BCP) agrees on the urgent need to pass the Land Bill as a first step toward addressing landlessness in Namibia. 

Its president, Festus Thomas, said the tabling of the bill is timely, given the eagerness of all stakeholders to tackle socio-economic challenges. 

Zambia has confirmed five new cases of Mpox in the last week, bringing the total cumulative cases to 1,733 since the disease outbreak began in October last year. Despite the high number of cases, the Zambia National Public Health Institute reports that the death toll remains at three.