A 16-year-old boy from Omutundungu village in the Omusati region is set to make history by becoming one of Namibia's youngest citizens to be conferred a hero's status.

The minister of Foreign Affairs from the Kyrgyz Republic and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs from the Philippines paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of International Relations and Trade (MIRT).

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted Namibia's efforts to strengthen public health responses, focusing on the country's intensified fight against a malaria surge and its continued leadership in tobacco control across Africa.

The former Public Service Commission (PSC) chairperson, Salmaan Jacobs, will have to wait longer to hear his fate following the postponement of his sentencing for a corruption conviction in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court.

Firefighters across the country commemorated International Firefighters Day in Katima Mulilo on Thursday.

The Governor of the Ohangwena Region, Kadiva Hamutumwa, has emphasised the importance of workers' welfare and strong labour relations on the Ondobe-Eenhana Road Rehabilitation Project. 

Hamutumwa visited the Unik Construction Engineering site at Ondobe.

The Ministry of Works and Transport has appointed new board members for the Roads Contractor Company (RCC), the Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and Transnamib.

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) aims to distribute a total of 150,000 decoders over a three-year period, with an annual rollout target of 50,000 units.

The decoders are equipped with key functionalities to support NBC's digital broadcasting strategy.

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare said the government has set aside funding to support graduates' business ideas and innovations.

Namibia launched a conservation project valued at more than N$1 billion in Windhoek on Wednesday.