Administrators of the City of Windhoek briefed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economy, Industry, Public Administration and Planning on urban development, infrastructure, and market plans.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has promised to ensure the decongestion of overpopulated informal settlements through the informal settlement upgrading programme.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah promised this during a meet-and-greet of Swapo Party members and sympathisers along the B1 road in Otavi.
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) held a groundbreaking ceremony in Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay, marking the start of construction for 79 new houses under the National Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) consecrated its new Bishop Abraham ||Keibeb at an event in Okahandja.
Bishop ||Keibeb, who was consecrated along with his deputy, Bishop Lorenst Kuzatjike, will serve for six years.
Freelance sign language interpreter at the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, Peter Mbwale, was buried on Saturday at Omindaba village in Omusati's Ruacana Constituency.
A group of the |Hai-|Khaua clan members expressed discontent over the appointment and installation of the clan's deputy Gaob, citing a lack of consultation with the wider community.
The |Hai-|Khaua clan, a sub-tribe of the Nama people, has appointed a new deputy Gaob.
Senior traditional councillor of the |Hai-|Khaua Traditional Authority, Michael Haman, was installed into the position during a ceremony held at Berseba on Saturday.
One of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation's long-serving cameramen, Eddy Eneas, was buried at Grootfontein on Saturday.
Eneas died on the 24th of October at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital after a short illness.
Miss Namibia Johanna Swartbooi has set her sights on the universe as she departed to represent Namibia at the Miss Universe pageant in Thailand, scheduled for November 2 to 21, 2025.
The 28-year-old model hopes to represent the unity and cultural diversity of Namibia on the global stage.
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, the Omaruru Town Council, and Erongo RED have co-funded a project worth N$28 million to electrify 290 homes in the Hakahana settlement at Omaruru.
Life was difficult for residents in the Hakahana settlement before they had access to electricity.
