Renowned Oviritje artist Jane Kavita has died following a long battle with cancer. She died at the Windhoek Central Hospital this week, where she had been admitted for the past three weeks. 

She was 44.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described the late former Minister of Works and Transport, Moses Amweelo, as a freedom fighter who has contributed immensely to the struggle for the independence of Namibia. 

Amweelo, a former Member of Parliament, died on Wednesday, aged 73. 

Former Minister of Works and Transport Moses Amweelo has died.

73-year-old Amweelo died last night after battling cancer.

His death was confirmed by family representative Simon Haikwiyu.

Late Amweelo served as the Minister of Works, Transport and Communication from 2000 till 2005.

The Directorate of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has confirmed that a case of rabies was detected in a Cape fur seal at the Walvis Bay Lagoon.

The three boys who tragically died from a lightning strike earlier this month were buried on Saturday in Katenture village, Mukwe Constituency, Kavango East Region.

The boys were Frans Thinyemba (14), Matamu Nyambi (4), and Dinyando Kathumbi (5).

Cabinet members nbc News spoke to described the late Founding President Sam Nujoma as a father figure who united irrespective of ethnic and racial differences.

The ministers also praised Nujoma for standing firm in his belief that every child deserved an education.

A registered nurse, who is stationed at Etunda Farm Clinic, Josephine Namupala, has vowed to continue serving the health and education legacy of Founding President, Dr Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, who passed away early this morning.

Today, Namibia and the world mourn the loss of the country's Founding President Dr. Sam Nujoma.

Nujoma, who was a leader of the Swapo Party, served as the first president of Namibia and two subsequent terms after his long fight for independence during the apartheid regime.

On the first anniversary of the late President Hage Geingob's death, his family remembers him as a family man.

Geingob would, on Family Day, invite family members to his farm near Otavi.

This time it was different, though, given his absence.

NAMDIA has expressed sorrow following the death of Francis Eiseb, a senior protection officer at the company.

Eiseb had been employed at NAMDIA since 2019 and died attempting to protect the premises during Saturday's robbery.