Learning at Shalom Primary School in Otavi, Otjozondjupa Region, came to a halt on Monday after concerned parents kept their children at home in protest over the school’s severely deteriorated toilet facilities.
Young people in the Gam settlement say they are being left behind by other youth in Tsumkwe.
They have accused the youth office in the Tsumkwe Constituency of failing to provide timely information, support, and feedback on funding applications and development opportunities.
An amount of N$1,600 might be someone's savings, but for 77-year-old Frans Geiseb, from Omatako Village in Otjozondjupa Region, the monthly old-age pension grant is more than a personal lifeline.
It is the only source of income sustaining a household of about 25 family members.
Residents of Gam in the Otjozondjupa Region have raised concerns over years of unreliable electricity that left them with spoiled food supplies and children unable to study at night.
The increasing demand for water is straining the two boreholes in the Neu Samarou Settlement, located in the Kombat area of the Otjozondjupa Region, as the population has surged to approximately 2,000 residents.
Residents queue for water every day, as the two boreholes no longer meet the demand.
The family of a late former commissioner of refugees in the Home Affairs Ministry has donated clothing items to 215 pre-school learners at the Osire Refugee Camp in the Otjozondjupa region.
The family donated the items as part of the legacy of the late Nkrumah Mushelenga, a veteran who died in 2022.
Faster land reform, higher food production, and urgent action on unemployment were among the main issues raised by the Governor of the Otjozondjupa Region John ||Khamuseb in his second State of the Region Address on Monday.
Residents of Otavi in the Otjozondjupa Region gathered on Saturday to celebrate World Music Day, an international event that highlights the power of music in promoting cultural diversity, social cohesion and economic development.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has described the late |Hai|Om chief Dawid ||Khamuxab as a bridge that played an integral part in transforming the indigenous San tribe to be part of Namibia's social and economic participation and advancement.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus has officially launched the 2026-2030 Community Media Policy and its implementation plan at Okakarara in the Otjozondjupa Region.
