The Namibia National Farmers Union Board Chairperson Vetuundja Kazapua has called upon private sectors in Omaheke to contribute meaningfully towards agricultural-related activities in the region.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has applauded the Otjombinde farming communities for breeding quality livestock despite various challenges faced by the sector, such as climatic pattern changes, bush encroachment and the unstable market, amongst others.

The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, is pleased with the progress made by the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) on the upgrading of the Trans Kalahari One Stop Border Post project.

The project aims to enhance trade facilitation.

The Leonardville Village Council, through the Build Together programme, is set to complete 14 houses before the end of this year.

According to the Village Council Chairperson, Petra Witbooi, the council decided to revive the project to address the housing backlog.

Residents of Aminuis in the Omaheke Region gathered on Sunday to pay tribute to the late Headman Petrus Mbaha, who died three decades ago.

The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund has concluded its weeklong outreach programme in the Omaheke Region, aimed at taking services closer to the communities.

The Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, said access to funding and exposure to international markets are some of the key aspects that will help the Kalahari Wild Silk Project prosper.

Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate has reminded traditional authorities that it's high time they acquaint themselves with the seven pillars of the Sixth National Development Plan (NDP6) to address regional development.

Nganate made this remark at the annual Okeseta Commemoration Day.

A farmer in the Okorukambe Constituency, Republic Ngahahe, is facing eviction from Farm Ozombahe, as he is not from the area.

Farm Ozombahe belongs to the residents of Omitara; however, Ngahahe, a native of the Otjinene Constituency, spent three years there.

The spokesperson of the Informal Settlement Upgrading Committee, Jacob Tjinae, bemoans the slow progress of the upgrading of the Kanaan C settlement in Gobabis. 

Tjinae said the project started off well last year with the demarcation and pegging of 400 plots in the Kanaan Upper area.