Court proceedings across the country came to a standstill on Wednesday morning, as magistrates began a strike, leaving accused persons, lawyers, and prosecutors waiting in courtrooms with no presiding officers.
Opposition parties in the National Assembly have rejected the recently tabled Regional Councils Amendment Bill by the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa.
Opposition MPs argue that the Bill seeks to centralise responsibilities and undermine the autonomy of regional councils.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is training police officers and party agents from the Kavango East Region ahead of the Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections.
The training focuses on preparing the police and party agents for their roles as well as polling procedures come voting day.
With the campaigns for the 2025 Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections in full swing, the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) will be conducting a meeting with all political parties, associations and independent candidates in Windhoek on Thursday.
Namibia is set to intensify its lobbying efforts for the bid to host the Green Climate Fund (GCF)'s African Regional Hub during the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference.
The conference, also known as COP30, will take place from 6 to 21 November in Belém, Brazil.
