Ohangwena Governor Kadiva Hamutumwa has handed over a new house to an elderly woman with a disability at Oshandi Village.

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Esperance Luvindao, has said that despite work ahead, Namibians have reasonable access to health care.

She made the remarks at the official opening of the new Onandjokwe Hospital Maternity Ward.

Magistrate Veruka Njembo has postponed his decision on limited access to communication for the five accused in the murder trial of the late control prosecutor, Justine Shiweda.

The five accused are currently incarcerated at the Grootfontein Correctional Facility.

The Okashana Rural Development Centre at Omuthiya, under the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, continues to empower local poultry farmers through the chicken revolving plan.

The centre strives to proactively capacitate rural communities, primarily in the Oshikoto Region and neighbouring regions.

The Ruacana Waterfalls in the Omusati Region remain a popular holiday destination, experiencing a surge of visitors during the Easter long weekend.

Omusati Police Regional Commander, Commissioner Ismael Basson, says 11 people in the region have been arrested for drunk driving since the Easter long weekend began yesterday.

The Omusati Region has seen an influx of visitors, prompting police to set up sporadic roadblocks across the region.

Oshikoto Police have intensified patrols in all 11 constituencies ahead of the Easter weekend.

With an expected influx of people and traffic ahead of the Easter long weekend, the police are moving to enhance visibility in crime-prone areas.

The 15-year-old Angolan national, reportedly subjected to starvation, overwork, and abuse by a 62-year-old pensioner who employed her in Oshiyagaya Village, has fully recovered and has now been discharged from medical care.

The Affirmative Repositioning's (AR) chief activist, Job Amupanda, has reiterated his commitment to supporting education.

He has pledged a donation to his former school, Omaalala Primary School, in Oshana Region. 

The Ondangwa Magistrates' Court has denied bail to 33-year-old Thomas Sheya, who allegedly killed two of his children in September last year.

His case was postponed to the 5th of August.