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.

The Swapo Party Coordinator for the Otjozondjupa Region says the region is no longer the subject of attention from the party's headquarters and the national leaders assigned to it because of divisions that had plagued it in the past.

The Otjiwarongo municipality has assured the residents that the planned explosives factory northwest of the town will pose no danger to residents as it is located in an area where there are no plans for current or future developments.