Mines and Energy Minister Tom Alweendo announced the 12-member Diamond Board of Namibia on Monday.
The Board represents the diamond industry and is selected on recommendation by industry stakeholders. They will serve on the board for three years, with their primary focus on advising the minister.
Ondangwa Town Council has set aside N$2.4 million for the construction of 31 Build Together Houses at the Onatsi-Proper informal settlement.
The ground-breaking ceremony for the project took place at Ondangwa.
The houses, which will be completed in two months, are for low-income earners.
Otjombinde Councillor Wenzel Kavaka is pleased with the progress made in developing the new settlement, Eiseb 10 Growth Point.
Developments include a livestock auction pen and the construction of an oxidation pond.
The Government Institutions Pensions Fund (GIPF) and the Namibian government are to sign an agreement for a pension-backed home loan facility to enable members to buy houses.
The Build Together Housing Programme at Karasburg has been dormant for the past three years due to financial constraints.
The community of Karasburg told the Minister of Urban and Rural Development, Erastus Uutoni, during an engagement of their concern about the dormant social housing programme.
