The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and the Namibia Football Association (NFA) have officially inked a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Thursday, aimed at collaborating to elevate football promotion in Namibia.

This partnership entails developing content for the NFA's premier leagues to elevate corporate branding, media coverage, and societal influence. Additionally, the NBC will offer media coverage of NFA events across various platforms and secure broadcasting rights for NFA matches.

Work-integrated learning programmes, or internships, are more than just a phase in a student's academic journey; they are a transformative experience that provides students with real-world exposure and opportunities to apply classroom knowledge in a practical setting. 

These were the sentiments shared at the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the University of Namibia, NovaNam, and Millenium Refrigeration and Electrical Services in Windhoek on Tuesday. 

With money laundering, business fraud, and illicit dealings detected in the business environment, the Business and Intellectual Property Authority (BIPA) and the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to curb and educate those in the business world about these emerging crimes.

The collaboration between the two is to build a foundation that safeguards the rights of intellectual property rights holders, the owners of businesses, and those who are users and benefactors in both areas by exchanging information.

The Rundu Town Council signed a memorandum of agreement (MoU) with the Namibian Housing Acting Group to construct affordable housing for low-income earners.

The MoU was signed at the Sikanduko informal settlement at Rundu.

The Rundu Town Council and the Namibian Housing Action Group entered into an agreement in 2018 for the formalisation of the Sikanduko informal settlement.

The Mayor of Rundu, Gabriel Kanyanga, stated that the formalisation aims to uplift the livelihood and living conditions of the residents of the town through the provision of land tenure.

Namibia has officially taken over the rotating chairmanship of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in sport with Botswana for the next two years.

The handover ceremony took place in Gaborone, Botswana earlier this week, marking the beginning of Namibia's leadership in this cooperative agreement.

The MOU, signed in 2021, serves as a collaboration framework between the national sport commissions of Namibia and Botswana, focusing on sport development.

The Communications Regulatory Authorities of Namibia (CRAN) and that of Botswana signed a memorandum of understanding at Swakopmund on Thursday.

The MoU will allow the countries' authorities to collaborate on matters related to cybersecurity, data protection, and roaming data, among others.

The ministers of information of the two sister countries started working on this collaboration about three months ago when ICT Minister Dr. Peya Mushelenga visited Botswana.

The Omaheke Regional Council and the Batswana Ba Namibia Traditional Authority have signed an agreement to manage and maintain a cattle project in the community of the Okorukambe Constituency of the Omaheke Region.

Five years ago, the community received 43 cows and two bulls for the purpose of community development-related affairs.

Kgosi Andrew Kgosiemang of the Batswana Ba Namibia Traditional Authority states that the signed agreement will help ensure the smooth operation of the cattle project, with the primary objective of improving the livelihoods of the community.

The Zambezi vocational training centre and the Northern Regional Electricity Distributor (NORED) have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation in technical and vocational training.

The two institutions will collaborate in trainee industrial attachment, internship, apprenticeship, and staff exchange programmes for capacity building, as well as staff exposure, renovations, repair works for building structures and conducting research.

The University of Namibia's Vice Chancellor, Professor Kenneth Matengu, said palliative care is an important and valuable aspect of healthcare.

Professor Matengu emphasised this at the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding with the Hope Home-Based Healthcare Service and Dr. Jeketera-Khumalo Surgery.

Palliative care is specialised medical care for people living with a serious illness, such as cancer or heart failure.

Namibia and Zimbabwe signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the areas of agriculture, industrialization, human capital, and local governance at Gobabis.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Permanent Secretary of Provisional Affairs and Devolution of Zimbabwe, Tafadzwa Muguti, emphasised that the agreement also focuses on social development.