The Keetmanshoop Electricity Business Unit (KEBU) has urged pensioners to register for the social electricity tariff to benefit from a discounted electricity rate.
Overjoyed by the just-ended Miss Namibia 2024 pageant, residents of Lüderitz expressed their appreciation to the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation for choosing their town to host the prestigious event.
An expression of interest by the Luderitz Waterfront Company culminated in the southern town of Lüderitz being granted the honour of hosting this year's coveted Miss Namibia event.
Newly-crowned Miss Namibia, Prisca Anyolo, says the coveted beauty pageant title comes with responsibility.
Miss Namibia 2023, Jameela |Uiras crowned her successor at a glitzy event at the Luderitz Waterfront, where ten contestants competed for the national crown.
Former Miss Namibia 2021 finalist, Anyolo, is a make-up artist and media personality.
A year ago, she launched her own make-up company.
Her advocacy initiative focuses on poverty eradication through the implementation of sustainable gardens in impoverished communities.
Elaine Engelbrecht was crowned Miss Teen 2024 at a glittering ceremony held at Luderitz last night.
Winning the Miss Teen title was an overwhelming and emotional moment for 15-year-old Engelbrecht, a student at Centaurus High School.
Caitlin Bosman is the first runner-up, while Queen Sheya was named the second runner-up.
Engelbrecht says she will begin implementing advocacy initiatives and getting ready for the Miss Teen International 2025 competition.
The Director General of the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc), Stanley Similo, has expressed concern over the reluctance of some corporate entities to invest in the Miss Namibia beauty pageant.
Similo was speaking at a dinner at Luderitz on the eve of the Miss Namibia beauty pageant contest.
With just hours to go before the crowning of Miss Teen 2024, the venue at the Luderitz Waterfront has been transformed into a spectacle of glamour and sophistication.
Miss Teen hopefuls will grace this evening ahead of Miss Namibia tomorrow.
The event promises to captivate audiences, celebrating not only the beauty of the contestants but also their intellect and compassion.
The nbc has full ownership of the Miss Namibia brand.
nbc Director General Stanley Similo explained the importance of hosting the event in the ||Kharas Region.
The Hardap Region's political leadership described the death of the region's first female governor and former Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture as a great loss.
Katrina Hanse-Himarwa (57) died on Sunday morning after battling cancer.
Hardap Governor Salomon April, in his condolence message, described the late Hanse-Himarwa as a person who was guided and driven by passion and the courage of her convictions.
The Agriculture Extension officer based in the Hardap Region, Fabian Boys, has encouraged the region's communal and resettlement farmers to embrace government-subsidised support services aimed at boosting agricultural growth.
Speaking to nbc News, Boys highlighted the Namibia Agricultural Mechanisation and Seed Improvement Project (NAMSIP) and urged the region's small-scale farmers to take full advantage of the project.
NAMSIP focuses on agricultural mechanisation, livestock, and seed improvement in efforts to stimulate high-quality production.
Operations at the Naute Irrigation Farm outside Keetmanshoop came to a standstill after workers downed tools over a wage increase dispute.
The workers demand a 12% wage increase for Grade A category workers, 10% for Grade B category workers, and 8% for Grade C category workers.
Additionally, they want housing and transport allowances as well as a N$2,500 monthly wage for seasonal workers.
On the other hand, the company offers a 5.5% increase.
Livestock farmer Joppie Cloete has overcome challenges and achieved great success on a resettlement farm through hard work and ingenuity.
Speaking to nbc News in an interview, Cloete explains that he diversified his operations in response to the ongoing drought conditions across the country.
In 2008, the government resettled Cloete on a 4,200-hectare farm in the Hardap Region as part of its land reform program.
Despite being a traditional livestock farmer, Cloete ventured into new areas such as piggery, poultry, horticulture, hydroponics, and dairy farming.
