The newly appointed Deputy Ministers were sworn in by Chief Justice Peter Shivute at State House today.
They are Nathalia |Goagoses at the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology, and Innovation, Lucia Witbooi at Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, and Eveline Nawases-Tayele at the Urban and Rural Development Ministry.
The says that the Rent Control Bill is currently undergoing drafting by an assigned team of experts.
The ministry's public relations department says the final draft is expected to be done before the end of the 2023–2024 financial year.
The ministry says it is subject to stakeholders' consultations and refinements.
The Rent Control Board of Namibia was set up in 2018 by the former Minister of Industrialization, Trade, and SME Development, Tjekero Tweya.
A group of women from Elombe Village received a one-day jam-making training at Ongwediva offered by officials from the Urban and Rural Development Ministry.
The one-day jam-making process focused on value addition, where rural people are empowered to produce food from their local produce that is easily accessible to them.
This time around, they gathered under the tree to receive training on how to make jam from marula, a plentiful seasonal fruit accessible at almost every rural household in the north.
