A significant number of people cast their votes this morning at Okandjengedhi Community Hall and Onawa Kindergarten polling stations in the Oshana Region.

Omusati Electoral Officer Elizabeth Shiningayamwe has expressed concerns about the insufficient number of vehicles needed from the public for the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections in her region.

Police in the Omusati Region are ready to deploy law enforcement officials to maintain law and order at polling stations in the region during the Presidential and National Assembly Election on the 27th of November.

Stakeholders in Namibia's north-central regions held a consultative meeting and raised the need to improve water infrastructure and the construction of new water treatment plants and desalination plants as a way to address the demand for potable water.

The Elenga Enene of Uukolonkadhi Traditional Authority, Daniel Shooya, was buried at Omuthitu Gwatshishele cemetery, Onesi constituency, in the Omusati Region.

Shooya died at his homestead on October 31.

Police in Omusati are appealing to the public for assistance in locating and re-arresting ten trial-awaiting offenders who escaped from the Onandjaba police holding cells on Wednesday.

Ten trial-awaiting inmates escaped from the Onandjaba police holding cells in the Omusati Region on Wednesday.

No arrests have been made so far, and the police are on the ground searching for the escapees.

Stakeholders dealing with water affairs, specifically officials from the Water Ministry, the Namwater CEO and his officials, and regional and local authority officials led by Oshana and Omusati Governors, are gathered at Outapi to discuss water crisis-related matters in the Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, and Ohangwena r

Vendors at Outapi have welcomed the introduction of a Flea Market Day by the Outapi Town Council.

The business initiative, which started in May, is aimed at providing a platform to all vendors to market and sell their products to generate income. 

The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) is inviting the public to avail vehicles for use in elections.

Omusati ECN's Electoral Officer, Elizabeth Shiningayamwe, says the vehicles should be double or single pickups and not older than ten years.