Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare is in Grootfontein to assess the cholera situation as the outbreak threatens the town, especially its informal settlements. 

The Office of the Kunene Regional Governor has commenced the distribution of more than 300 stationery parcels to learners who have lost their parents, aimed at easing the hardships faced by vulnerable children in accessing education.

The initiative kicked off at Alpha Combined and Opuwo Primary Schools. 

The Otjozondjupa Education Director Gerhard Ndafenongo is calling on schools in the region to reinstate the practice of hand washing.

The health directorate had recorded 32 cases of cholera by the 12th of January.

The Otjozondjupa Regional Education Directorate has recorded improved academic performance for the 2025 school year, with 15 out of 25 secondary schools showing better results compared to 2024.

The National Youth Council (NYC) held a meeting with youth at Khorixas to discuss the challenges they faced, such as youth participation, leadership, and skill development.

Parents of grade 10 learners schooling at Otjiwarongo Secondary School have blamed the school for their children's poor performance in Grade 10. 

The Otjozondjupa Education Directorate has reassured parents of the safety of learners.

This follows after a teacher at Wilhelm Nortier Primary School in Grootfontein was arrested last year in connection with an alleged sexual assault involving school-going boys.

Otjozondjupa police are calling on the public to help identify a female murder suspect captured on CCTV walking with a male victim minutes before the killing.

The Otjozondjupa Regional Education Directorate says it is better prepared to accommodate learners for the 2026 academic year, despite ongoing placement challenges in some towns.

The Acting Secretary General of the National Security Guards Protection Union (NSGPU) Mekupi Kandorozu has taken issue with companies that he says, refuse him permission to address members.

He particularly pointed out companies at Otjiwarongo and Okahandja.