Police Chiefs from Southern Africa have taken and approved 26 decisions aimed at strengthening the fight against transnational organised crime.

A candlelight vigil was held in Windhoek in memory of 19-year-old Pius Kalipa.

Family, friends, and community members marched from the Katutura Youth Centre to the riverbed behind the Swapo Party headquarters, the site where Kalipa's body was discovered on the 28th of May.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare announced on the social media platform X that approximately 4,310 young people are being recruited into the public sector across all 14 regions of Namibia. 

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare announced on X that approximately 4,310 young people are being recruited into the public sector across all 14 regions.

He said these recruitments are in line with governments' efforts to tackle youth unemployment.

The Fishrot accused have made another attempt to challenge the decision by corrections authorities to transfer them to a public space within the Windhoek Correctional Facility, where they would be housed with the general population. They approached the Windhoek High Court for this purpose.

Chief Justice Peter Shivute has called for stronger efforts to introduce plea bargaining as a practical way to reduce pressure on the courts.

Shivute was speaking at the opening of the National Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Windhoek. 

The Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council (NMRC) has directed Fabupharm Namibia Ltd to recall all oral liquid medicinal products after inspections revealed manufacturing deficiencies in the company’s production processes.

Former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Mac-Albert Hengari, has been remanded in custody by a Windhoek Magistrate's Court until Thursday, pending a decision by the Prosecutor General.

A controversial 99-year farm lease agreement between the government and a Russian billionaire's company will remain in place after the Windhoek High Court dismissed a legal challenge brought by the Popular Democratic Movement.

The Namibian Police have reported a string of weekend crimes, including drug busts, attempted murders, and the suspected murder of a teenager.

Police arrested multiple suspects and confiscated illegal drugs valued at over N$34,000 in operations across the country.