New parents across Namibia have been given a special Christmas gift this year in the form of newly born babies. NBC News reporters visited different hospitals and filed this report.

A Zambian man was stabbed to death after a dispute over beer at Ikaba village in the Zambezi Region on Christmas Day.

A 24-year-old woman was arrested at Oshakati on Monday for dealing in drugs and contravening the Customs and Excise Act.

The /Hau/Khaua Traditional Authority in the Berseba Constituency of the //Kharas Region has instructed a commercial farmer to cut off water to a communal farmer, who has been using water from his farm. The communal farmer has been piping water from the Sudereke commercial farm, at a payment and with the consent of the owner, […]

The festive period this year was again accompanied by tragedy with five deaths, attributed to foul play, reported between Christmas and Family Day. In Windhoek, 25-year-old Liezel Willemse was fatally shot in the head with a hunting rifle, at 16h12 on Christmas Day.

Many residents of the Zambezi Region joined the rest of the world in celebrating Christmas and Family Day.

Today, being Family Day, NBC News spoke to some families to find out what the day means to them.

The Tsau //Khaeb Sperrgebiet National Park will soon be explored for renewable energy opportunities, following a new land lease agreement signed between Innosun Energy Holdings, and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.