Otjozondjupa Police has reactivated its Regional Road Safety Forum.

At the launching, Acting Police Inspector General Anne-Marie Nainda said the reactivation of the forum signals that road safety is a broader public safety, public health, and national development priority.

"This region occupies a strategic thread to the national road transport network, with major routes connecting different regions and facilitating the movement of people, goods, and services. The region's road network supports economic activities, tourism, agriculture, trade, and access to essential services. I therefore encourage the entire regional leadership to solidify its support for the Forum, provide the necessary institutional backing, and ensure that it functions as an active, effective, and sustainable mechanism for improving road safety throughout Otjozondjupa."

Otjozondjupa Governor, John ||Khamuseb says the revival of the forum is timely and necessary, as road accidents in the region are of high concern.

The region recorded 282 crashes since 2025, resulting in 678 injuries and 67 fatalities.

"This forum must serve as a platform for meaningful engagement, information sharing, joint planning, and the implementation of practical road safety intervention. I expect this forum to identify accident-prone areas within our region, analyze the causes of accidents, recommend appropriate intervention, and continuously monitor progress."

The chairperson of the management committee of Otjiwarongo Municipality, Namibia Kandume, on behalf of Mayor Leonard Simushi, welcomed the partnership.

"As the town and region, we refuse to accept these losses as an inevitable cost of holiday travel. The launch of this forum provides us with a framework to fight back. We are shifting from isolated effort to a highly coordinated strategy. Through this forum, we will pool our human, operational, and strategic resources to implement practical measures."

The forum is aligned with the regional campaign theme "Road safety is everyone's responsibility."