The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) built 516 houses in the 2023/2024 financial year, facilitating homeownership for middle- to low-income earners.

The demand for affordable housing remains high, with many families still relying on rentals or living in informal settlements lacking basic services.

Oshikoto Regional Governor Penda ya Ndakolo has called on all Namibians to attend the Heroes' Day commemoration, set to take place tomorrow in Omuthiya, the capital of the region.

Accommodation facilities in Omuthiya are fully booked ahead of the Heroes Day commemoration on August 26.

Economic activities have also picked up in the past few weeks due to the high influx of people. 

As Namibia prepares to commemorate Heroes' Day on August 26, all eyes are on Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region, the host town for this year's national celebration.

A National Arts Council of Namibia board member (NACN), Emmanuel Enkara, has encouraged people living in rural areas to invest in the arts and attract tourism.

Enkara, during an advocacy session in Omuthiya, said rural areas could also attract tourism through their art.

The head of rural water supply in the Oshikoto Region, Stevenson Tuukondjele, has said people are becoming increasingly agitated over a lack of access to water and insulting them when visiting the ministry offices due to these challenges.

Unity and peace are prerequisites for the development of any given country.

These were the remarks of Swapo Party Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah when she addressed a rally at Omuthiya in the Oshikoto Region.

The Namibian government has completed major transport infrastructure in the Oshana Region during the 2022–23 Financial Year to create an enabling environment for economic growth and improve the country's global competitiveness.