1 November 2023

– Loans worth N$326.1 Million have been disbursed to a total of 310 small and medium enterprises since the launch of the SMEs Recovery Loan Scheme by the Bank of Namibia, Finance and Public Enterprises Minister Iipumbu Shiimi has revealed. – The Brief

– King Charles has acknowledged the “abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against Kenyans” during their independence struggle. On his state visit to Kenya, the King addressed the “wrongdoings” of Britain’s colonial era. He told a state banquet in Nairobi of his “greatest sorrow and regret” and that there was “no excuse”. – BBC

– Cricket Namibia says the just concluded Castle Lite Series with test Country Zimbabwe against the Richelieu Eagles, will be remembered as one of the momentous chapters in Namibian cricket history as the final T20I game saw the Namibian team made history by defeating a test nation on home-soil by a scoreline of 3-2.  

– Heatwave conditions are expected to persist over the northern half of the interior in places.