-A Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) employee who tested positive for COVID-19 has recovered fully and returned to work.

-Namibian has recorded its highest COVID-19 recovery cases today of 1 494.

-The Namibian Presidency today announced that presidential advisor, Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi tested positive for COVID-19 on 13 August.

-Parents and guardians are advised to keep a close eye on how the pandemic affects young children. The psychological effects of the Coronavirus on children are similar to those seen in adults says Dr Anina du Toit, a clinical psychologist in Windhoek.

-SWAPO's chairperson of the national leaders assigned to the Khomas Region has called on the party members to work towards reclaiming the votes the party had lost during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections last year.

-The Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court has denied bail to self-proclaimed prophet Shilimela Tetanusa and his former assistant after they were arrested on charges of fraud, theft under false pretence and money laundering.

-The Boards of SBN Holdings and Standard Bank Namibia have announced that Vetumbuavi Mungunda will step down as chief executive and leave the group with effect from 1 May 2021.

-Namibia has recorded five more COVID-19-related deaths today.

-The Erongo Regional Council is set to spend over N$14 million on upgrading and construction of sewer and water pipelines at five settlements.

-The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says households stricken by severe drought last year are not out of the woods yet.