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The decentralisation of government’s decision-making powers, responsibilities and financial resources, which is referred to as administrative decentralisation, has been more readily implemented in Namibia compared to fiscal decentralisation. 

The office of the auditor general has given New Era Publication Corporation (NEPC) an unqualified audit report for the year ended 31 March 2019. 

Outgoing Evangelical Lutheran Church of Namibia (Elcin) western diocese bishop Veikko Munyika has reiterated the church was deeply divided, citing the recently held synod as one of the examples.

A number of young rural farmers have turned to poultry farming in the past few years after realising the yields that could be reaped from this venture.

The ministry of agriculture, water and land reform said financial subsidies availed to farmers in Omusati region have improved the farmers’ production capacity and quantity of products.

The councillor of Onesi says the Omusati Regional Council is committed to bringing services closer to the people.

T​​​​​​​he local solar plant has been providing power to the grid since 2018, and Outapi in the Omusati region plans to provide solar energy directly to households as well as for streetlights. 

Although there are still areas without basic services, the Omusati Regional Council has over the years worked towards improving the livelihood and providing access to critical services such as water, electricity and roads.

An initiative undertaken by Giesela Nangula Amutenya (66) eight years ago is starting to pay dividends.

The Nakayale Vocational Training Centre (NVTC) will introduce three new courses, namely insurance intermediaries, civil and building engineering as well as information communication technology.