The new year 2023 should be a year in which Namibians spread unity and love.

These are the words of encouragement spoken by a number of people that nbc News spoke to as they crossed the threshold into the new year.

Rundu Beach drew a crowd for the New Year's Eve countdown after being closed for two years due to COVID-19.

The joyful crowd described their delight at being back at the popular hangout spot. 

The Chairperson of the Kavango-East Regional Council, Damian Maghambayi, has applauded stakeholders for successfully completing planned projects during the 2022–2023 financial period. 

Strong wind and rainfall have left some families at Otjiuaneho in the Otjinene Constituency destitute as the roofs of their houses were blown off and power lines are down.

Residents and visitors at Oshikango have expressed dismay at the lack of alternative roads to get around town, which makes traffic a nightmare.

The border town, like many others in northern Namibia, receives a high influx of holiday makers during the festive season, and this year was no exception.

No value-added tax will be charged on sanitary pad products as of early next year.

The Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises announced in a statement that the No Value Added Tax Amendment Act, 2022, will come into effect on January 1, 2023.

The construction of flush toilets for the residents of Kunene's Fransfontein has begun after almost 30 years of using the bucket toilet system.

The Ndaitwah family organized a special thanksgiving ceremony for Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who survived a fatal accident five years ago.

The ceremony also celebrated her 70th birthday.

A new regional councillor is expected to be sworn in soon after the by-election of the Moses ||Garoeb Constituency in the |Khomas Region.

Residents of the 20-year-old constituency are expected to cast their votes on January 6.

The municipality of Swakopmund has cautioned its residents to desist from illegal electrical connections and put out candles before they leave home or go to bed.

Nineteen people were left homeless after their shacks burned to the ground in Mondesa, near Swakopmund, on Monday.