Hertta-Maria Amutenja
The National Housing Enterprise (NHE) has partnered with the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and the Miss Namibia Organisation to award a fully furnished house to the 2025 Miss Namibia winner under a three-year agreement signed on Monday.
Speaking at the launch in Windhoek, the NHE Chief Executive Officer, Gisbertus Mukulu, affirmed that the partnership aims to promote affordable housing while empowering young Namibians.
“We are indeed proud to be part of a process that will instil a positive economic trajectory to three young Namibians through housing, while three more citizens who will be picked randomly via the Win a
House Competition will be housed between now and 2028,” said Mukulu.
The three-year partnership will run from 01 June 2025 to 01 June 2028.
As part of the agreement, NHE will provide two fully completed houses annually.
One house, valued at N$750 000, will go to the Miss Namibia titleholder. The second house, worth approximately N$900,000, will be awarded to a randomly selected winner through NBC’s “Win a House” game show.
Mukulu also highlighted NHE’s ongoing housing developments across the country, saying 64 houses were recently completed in Ondangwa and 30 in Omuthiya.
“Further, 52 houses are nearing completion in Okakarara and 34 in Mariental. We have also started land servicing for 546 houses in Katima Mulilo, while 172 houses are being developed in Nkurenkuru,” he said.
He added that the winner of the 2025 Miss Namibia pageant will receive a fully furnished house in one of the project locations.
“The provision of affordable housing remains one of the biggest challenges facing our nation. As a result, we need to adopt robust approaches that will ensure that we have a lasting impact on the housing backlog,” Mukulu said.
NBC director general Stanley Similo said the partnership is more than just a media campaign.
“It is a national initiative to celebrate the excellence of Namibian women, raise awareness about affordable housing, and create meaningful rewards for the public,” he said.
Miss Namibia Organisation CEO Umbi Karuaihe-Upi concurred with Similo’s remarks.
“For the first time, our Miss Namibia titleholders will receive homes, a powerful symbol of stability and recognition in their national role,” she said.
