The Oshakati Town Council has upgraded the Uukwangula Settlement to a township after acquiring the settlement from the Oshana Regional Council.
The township will now benefit from all municipal services.
Oshana Governor Elia Irimari is urging the regional leadership to work together and refrain from corrupt practices.
Irimari addressed stakeholders in development at an engagement held at the Leo Shoopala Hall in Oshakati.
Oshana Governor Elia Irimari says the persistent drought has a significant negative impact on families in urban centres within his region and that they too deserve to get food aid to help them get through the drought.
More than N$400,000 was raised at the Oshakati Totem Expo gala dinner to raise funds for the event's success in December.
The Oshakati Totem Expo began in 2012 but was halted in 2022 due to COVID-19.
The two-day Investment Conference began this morning in Ongwediva, bringing together local and international business professionals.
This much-awaited second conference, aimed at outlining the economic advancement of the Oshana Region, is held under the theme "Igniting Economic Growth".
