Various community media houses and industry stakeholders gathered in Otjiwarongo for a consultative workshop to finalise the draft of the Community Media Policy Framework. 

The two women who died in an accident involving an Intercape bus and an Iveco minibus on the B1 road outside Otjiwarongo on Tuesday have been identified by their relatives.

SPAR Southern Africa Chief Executive Officer Max Oliver says the popular retailer at Otjiwarongo, Theo Spar,  will continue to trade as normal and will not be closing.

Residents of Otjiwarongo braved the cold weather experienced across the country to exercise their right to register for the upcoming national elections.

Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua was one of the first citizens to join the queues in Otjiwarongo to obtain a voter's card. 

Otjozondjupa Regional Governor, James Uerikua, has reiterated a call for a referral hospital at Otjiwarongo because of the many accidents happening on the B1 road.

Uerikua was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ombili Clinic at Otjiwarongo.

The Otjiwarongo Mayor has pleaded for patience with residents, as the municipality is busy addressing damaged roads in the town. 

The Electoral Commission of Namibia's (ECN) Commissioner, Emmerentia Leonard, has urged Supervisors of Registration to conduct their work in a non-partisan and transparent manner.

Dr. Leonard was speaking at the opening of a two-week training for supervisors of registration at Otjiwarongo.

Residents of Tsaraxa-aibes, an informal settlement in Otjiwarongo, are calling on the municipality to attend to the uncollected waste piled up over recent years.

The residents claim that waste has not been collected for the past 2 to 3 years. 

The Altersheim Retirement Village in Otjiwarongo is encouraging family and friends of its residents to visit them as often as possible.

The Retirement Village cares for elderly residents and assists them with all their needs.

Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua says the regional council agrees to the writing off of historic water debts in certain cases.