Kavango West Region's regional leaders and the police have called for community collaboration in addressing crime and in accelerating development across the region.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Esperance Luvindao, said the ministry supports the Namibia Medicines Regulatory Council's decision to seize defective paracetamol syrup produced by FabuPharm Namibia.

Retired Namibian Defence Force lieutenant colonel Natangwe Kadhingula allegedly committed suicide at his home in Okahandja on Wednesday.

The Church of Africa's late Deputy Bishop, Ngetujame Zacheus Makari, will be buried on Sunday at Okahumandu village in the Omaheke Region's Aminuis Constituency.

Rukee Moelanjane, the late deputy bishop's brother, confirmed the burial details to Nampa.

The Capricorn Foundation has committed N$2 million to fight hunger and malnutrition in the country.

Deputy Minister of International Relations and Trade, Jenelly Matundu, has called for a strengthened partnership between Africa and the European Union (EU) in different areas.

Two children aged three and four died from suspected food poisoning after eating cassava at Korokoko village in the Ndiyona Constituency of the Kavango East Region on Sunday.

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, said her ministry continues to struggle to find qualified teachers to teach Khoekhoegowab, Setswana, and Afrikaans.

Two boys aged 13 and 16 survived a hippo attack at Kasisi village in the Kavango West Region on Monday.

Namibian Police Force (NamPol) Chief Inspector Raimbert Muronga confirmed the incident to Nampa, saying the boys were attacked while in a canoe between 16h00 and 17h00.

Between January and May 2025, the Oshana Region police reported 26 drowning incidents, with the majority occurring in February and March.