Since Local Authority elections were held in 2015, women have featured prominently on the Swakopmund Town Council, with four being councillors.

-Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation (MIRCO) Permanent Secretary (PS) Selma Ashipala-Musavyi has implored SADC member states to ensure that the region's agenda on women, peace and security is effectively implemented.

Women continue to be a rising force in business and this could advance gender equality in the business world.

The Zeraua Traditional Authority in the Erongo Region's Daures Constituency has given land to 70 women, for free.

Namibia intends to increase the number of women in decision-making positions during its two-year tenure as 2017 Africa Gender Award holder.

Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Sylvia Makgone has called on women to organise themselves and fight social ills.

A number of women live by selling acacia pods to farmers on the side of the road. This they say is better than staying at home waiting for employment.

-Team NUDO slate has promised to push for the empowerment of women in the party as well as address social and development issues that current leadership have allegedly failed to deliver.

First Lady Monica Geingos says it is difficult to manage issues of female breadwinners who are rising in a male-controlled society.

-International Women's Day was also commemorated at Windhoek's Mix Settlement.