The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) continues to bring services closer to the people, and residents of Outapi and surrounding areas now have service at their doorsteps.

The growth of the Omusati Region and Outapi, among others, is attributed to institutions such as the GIPF, which has heeded the call for decentralisation and set up offices outside Windhoek.

Strong winds blew off the roofs of three blocks at Ekango-Linene Combined School in Etayi Circuit, Omusati Region.

The damage occurred to the block that accommodates approximately 100 Grade 3 learners.

The block's walls were damaged, and classes were under water, causing further damage to classroom displays on the notice boards and posing a setback to teaching and learning for both teachers and learners at the school.

The damage to the block is estimated to be around N$7,000.

The school principal, Dasken Mushabati, says the storm also uprooted trees.

During the launch of the festive season campaign, Omusati Regional Commander Commissioner Ismael Basson could not emphasise more the responsibility of community members to hold the police accountable in the execution of their duties when it comes to ensuring optimal safety.

Commissioner Basson stressed the importance of engagement and proper introduction of members of the force to the public in maintaining ethical behaviour, law, and order.

The Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Ministry has denied claims that there is no production taking place at the Etunda Green Scheme Irrigation Project in the Omusati Region.

The farm manager, Sacky Shilyomunhu, says there has been no work halted at the project and its business as usual.

Shilyomunhu says when the green scheme projects were returned to the Agriculture ministry last year, the ministry commenced with various interventions, including mobilising funds to ensure continued production at various green schemes in the country, including at Etunda.

Men have been urged to uphold the culture of being providers of families, including shelter, instead of mainly relying on women for their needs.

Nowadays, men are said to have developed a tendency to move into women-owned houses, which should be the opposite. They will later become reluctant to move out and build their own.

A pensioner from Olunkavu Village in the Omusati Region is grateful to the government for building a pit latrine at her homestead.

Going outside the house at night is not safe for the elderly. Ebba Katumwa says it has been particularly difficult for her husband, who is unable to walk, and she is left with the responsibility to also take care of him.

Katumwa made these remarks in an interview with nbc News.

The government continues to extend sanitation to rural areas through the provision of pit latrines to less privileged communities and poor households.

The majority of people in the Omusati Region's rural areas are still not in possession of national identity documents.

This came to light during a three-day government information sharing session spearheaded by the Ministry of ICT as well as other relevant ministries and agencies.

ICT Deputy Minister Emma Theofelus spearheaded sessions in Omusati's Onesi Constituency to share information on government services offered by the Ministries of Home Affairs, Gender, Youth, and the Police.

The Onyeka Yepumba Farmers Association in the Omusati Region recently inaugurated its new office at Etunda in Ruacana Constituency after receiving N$3 million from the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) as a booster to cater for farming equipment.

Onyeka Yempumba Farmers Association caters for farmers within the Onesi and Ruacana districts in the Omusati.

The association caters to individuals who are passionate about farming a variety of crops and vegetables and have a reliable water source, such as a borehole.

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) held a stakeholder engagement at Outapi, Omusati Region, to create awareness and provide services to the public.

The engagement focused on inquiries such as admission, housing, the claim of benefits, the printing of benefit statements, medical aid, complaint handling, and issues related to taxes.

Institutions such as NamFISA, NamRA, First Capital Namibia, Kuleni, PSEMAS, and Allan Grey were also there.

Headman Oswin Mukulu of the Ombalantu Traditional Authority is inviting all Namibians to attend the upcoming Omagongo festival in big numbers.

The festival is scheduled to take place at Ohamautsi, in the Anamulenge Constituency of the Omusati Region, on the 3rd of June.

The annual Omagongo festival is celebrated on a rotational basis among the eight northern traditional authorities.

The Marula fruit festival brings people from diverse cultures together to socialize and strengthen their traditional roots.