Motorists travelling between Usakos and Swakopmund could soon be monitored around the clock through a live surveillance system aimed at improving road safety and emergency response.

A N$552 million road infrastructure project covering 31 kilometres between Karibib and Usakos has been completed.

Erongo Regional Chairperson of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), Aloisus Kangulu, has cautioned that corruption continues to widen the gap between the rich and the poor, depriving ordinary Namibians of essential public services.

Kangulu was speaking at the party's high-level meeting at Usakos.

A collection of cultural artefacts, linked to railway workers and communities affected by colonial rule, has been returned home from Switzerland after more than 120 years.

A mediation hearing in the case of Usakos tour guide Marvin ||Areseb, who is suing the Namibian Police Force and three officers for alleged assault, will not proceed as scheduled.

The matter had been set down for mediation for today. 

The town of Usakos has welcomed the first-ever training centre from the International Training College Lingua, a development expected to transform skills training, boost youth employment, and strengthen economic prospects in the Erongo Region.

39-year-old Steven Garoeb, accused of murdering Usakos resident Imolatria Dominika Gaoses, has been denied bail.

The accused made his first appearance in the Usakos Magistrate's Court, where the matter was postponed to 23 March 2026.

There has been an improvement in the livestock displayed by farmers at the ARAF Agricultural Show in 2025 compared to last year. 

This is according to the Erongo Chief Agricultural Technician, Joel Kooitjie, a judge at the agricultural show. 

Entrepreneurs hailed the ARAF trade fair at Usakos for providing a market for local products.

ARAF is a joint trade fair created by the Omaruru, Karibib and Usakos Town Councils to celebrate local entrepreneurship, micro- and small enterprises, corporates, agriculture and music.

Leaders, entrepreneurs, and community stakeholders gathered for the Mayoral Stakeholders Fundraising Dinner and Business Awards at Usakos, held under the theme "Partnership, Collaboration, and Actualising the Namibian Dream".

The event raised N$692,000 to support youth employment initiatives in the town.