The Secretary General of the NUDO Youth League, Veparura Kandirikirira, says the party should make its presence felt in the Kavango regions.

The NUDO branch in Rundu has been in existence for a year now.

Kandirikirira urged party members to play their part in terms of making NUDO visible.

88 people from Okangwati in the Kunene Region have joined the ruling Swapo Party.

Receiving the members, Vice President Nangolo Mbumba says the party is open to everyone, where their dreams and aspirations will be fully realised.

An interim board of directors has been appointed to assist with the refinement and implementation of MeatCo's strategies.

The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, has appealed to financial institutions to provide low-income earners with loans to build houses.

Uutoni was speaking at the handover of serviced plots at the MTC Land Delivery Ground-breaking Ceremony at Okakarara.

The 10th International Festival of Freedom of Expression and the Press (IFFEP) will bestow Namibia an award for its consistent top-ranking position on media freedom in Africa on Saturday evening.

The award ceremony will take place at 22:00 and will be broadcast live on nbc2 or channel 283 on DSTV.