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Entries for Miss Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) open on Thursday in view of crowning the new title holder in July.

The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation last week revealed that it has acquired full ownership of the Miss Namibia beauty pageant, up from only a 30% share acquired in 2018. 

The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) will be releasing this month’s economic statistics in Nkurenkuru, Kavango West region, on 29 March 2023.

The trade and industrialisation ministry (MIT), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), has invited interest from national, regional and continental private entities to operate an invader bush processing plant. 

Debmarine Namibia, the joint venture marine diamond prospecting and recovery company, owned in equal shares by the Namibian government and the De Beers Group, increased its contributions to government by 147% in 2022.

After independence, Namibians were eager to repudiate tribalism as divisive. It was seen as an evil practice that was a serious obstacle to the unity of Namibians.

The situation and circumstances surrounding maternity leave could be regarded as discriminatory against women and their babies.

Namibia is an upper-middle-income country in Africa, as per the Human Development Index of 2020. The country has a stable political government, and was rated as one of the most peaceful countries in the world by the Global Peace Index (GPI) in 2018. 

The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare handed over material and equipment worth N$77 000 for income-generating activities in the Zambezi region on Thursday.