The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture (MEIYSAC) and Basecamp empowered creatives with a

N$1.6 million from a collective grant pool. 

Namibia has become the first member state of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to launch and operationalise the Copyright Module of the Industrial Property Administration System (IPAS 4.0), a specialised extension of the WIPO's digital intellectual property office suite.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on young Namibians to write, saying that literature and novels influence people's lives in one way or another.

Dr. Alpo Mbamba Senior Secondary School in Rundu has launched a media hub programme.

The hub intends to address youth empowerment, job creation through the creative industries and the development of a knowledge-based economy driven by local content. 

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, said N$50 million allocated to creative industries is expected to generate approximately 500 jobs and host the Namibian Annual Music Awards (NAMAs).

The Filmmakers Association of Namibia (FAN) has stepped up its regional outreach as part of its 2026 National Membership Drive.

The association reaffirmed its commitment to decentralised growth in the creative and cultural industries.

Creative Culture Investments (CCI), in partnership with UNESCO and the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Sports, Youth, Arts and Culture, has begun drafting a Cultural and Creative Industries Strategy for 2026-2030.

Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo's fruit tree planting campaign in the region also promotes creative industries, aiming to showcase local talent and cultivate human creativity in the region.

Namibia and Windhoek will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Berlin-Windhoek sister city partnership this week.

A delegation led by the Mayor of Berlin, Dr. Kai Wegner, is expected in Windhoek on Wednesday.

Namibia’s Ambassador to France, Albertus !Aochamub, challenged global stakeholders to rethink their engagement with Africa, saying that the continent is no longer a future promise but a present force in the global economy.

!Aochamub said that Africa has been framed as a continent in waiting for too long.