Miss World Namibia 2026 Elly Aron has returned home after representing Namibia at the Miss World Festival in Vietnam, where she joined contestants from 110 other countries.

Although Aron did not qualify for the main Miss World competition, she secured a top-five position in the Media Challenge.

Germany urged the International Court of Justice on Monday to throw out Nicaragua's case accusing Berlin of breaching the Genocide Convention through its support and arms exports to Israel. 

The husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, was buried in Zanzibar's Kizimkazi on Monday, just hours after his death at a hospital on the island.

Hassan's burial was according to Islamic rites, and mourners included senior government, political and religious figures.

Tragedy has struck the Ohangwena Region after two separate fire incidents claimed the lives of two women.

In the most recent incident at Onhuno, a thirty-two-year-old woman died after allegedly locking herself inside a burning corrugated-iron room on Monday morning.

Okahandja residents are jointly amplifying their voices to address the growing problem of drug abuse and crime among young people in the town.

Residents say drug use is destroying the lives of young people while contributing to rising levels of crime and violence in the community.