-Young people from different regions around the country are meeting in Windhoek to be equipped with skills in leadership, community development and entrepreneurship.
-A legal battle over the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the result of the November 2019 Presidential Election is set for the Supreme Court in Windhoek on Friday.
-SWAPO party has lost its stronghold in the Walvis Bay Urban Constituency to independent candidate Knowledge Ipinge.
-The registration and nomination of candidates for the Opuwo Rural Constituency by-election, slated for 9 March this year, has started.
The exercise ends on 29 January.
-A Grade 12 learner of the Paresis Senior Secondary School at Otjiwarongo on Tuesday opened a case of assault against members of Operation Kalahari Desert at the town.
-The Namibian Police Force warned the public, especially first-year university students who are looking for accommodation, to be vigilant about scams involving landlords advertising accommodation on various platforms, especially social media.
-Former Education Minister Katrina Hanse-Himarwa has approached the Windhoek High Court and applied for leave to appeal her corruption conviction.
-The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has assured parents and guardians that all learners who did not get placement will be accommodated within 15 school days.
-The Namibia National Teacher Union (NANTU) has joined other stakeholder in criticising the new school curriculum, saying it is contributing to a higher number of dropouts.
-The 2020 school calendar year has officially begun and schools in the capital's informal settlements remain characterised by a high influx of learners.
