The Opuwo Town Council says it made great strides in housing development and service delivery in 2024. 

The Council Support Officer for the Opuwo Town Council, Gebhardt Makono, said the council has so far allocated over 300 housing plots to the Shack Dweller Federation. 

The community leader of the Mix Settlement, Lucia Bashir, is pleading with the government, institutions, and the City of Windhoek to build recreational facilities at the settlement to reduce criminal activities among young people. 

A few hours before the close of 2024, the NBC News team visited Rundu, where locals shared their reflections on the past year and hopes for 2025.

Residents of Queen Sofia Farm are optimistic that 2025 will bring adequate rains following the drought of the past two years.

Situated in the Kunene Region, Queen Sofia is made up of five resettlement farms.

As the year 2024 faded away, the beaches of the coastal towns came alive with excitement, and fireworks were displayed as midnight struck.