Omatako Constituency Councillor Israel Hukura has been sworn in as a member of the National Council this morning.

He will represent the Omatako Constituency of the Otjozondjupa Region.

October 12 marks a century since the ancestors of the Ovitoto community emerged from concentration camps, seeking refuge and rebuilding their lives in the Ovitoto communal area.

The milestone was celebrated over the weekend at Okandjira Village in the Omatako Constituency.