The National Skills Competition officially kicked off at Swakopmund.
Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture Minister Sanet Steenkamp, who inspected the venue ahead of the opening, was satisfied with the preparedness.
Namibians are urged to be torchbearers of the country's heritage in their everyday lives.
MTC has committed an investment of N$4.5 million in the Content Creator Awards over the next three years.
The announcement was made during the nomination event held at the National Theatre of Namibia.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has re-emphasised the need to create 500,000 jobs over the next five years.
Mining is among the industries identified as having the potential to create employment.
Responding to concerns raised by representatives of churches and civil society organisations about the state of readiness of the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections in November, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) said it is well on track with the preparations.
Churches and civil society organisations remain worried about the state of readiness of the Regional Councils and Local Authorities elections in November.
They, therefore, urged the Electoral Commission of Namibia to engage them and use the platforms available to create awareness on voter registration.
Namibia's success in resolving conflicts outside the formal court system has set an important precedent.
The Head of the Upstream Petroleum Unit, Kornelia Shilunga, said that the Namibian government will enforce a strict upstream petroleum local content policy to ensure the country's discovered oil translates into real benefits to all Namibians.
The Cabinet has instructed the Ministry of International Relations and Trade to arrange a suitable date for President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's visit to India before the end of the year.
The City of Windhoek aims to electrify about 2,000 houses in the informal settlements of Katutura.
So far, 113 houses have been electrified in Windhoek's Katutura areas of Babylon and three blocks in Istanbul Road in Otjomuise.
