Oshikoto residents say the 1904-1908 Genocide Remembrance Day upholds Namibian history and honours those who lost their lives in pursuit of Namibia's independence.

Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi says corruption is an obstacle to socio-economic progress and calls for the need for decisive actions at all levels.

The Chairperson of the Oshikoto Regional Council, Sakeus Nangula, has emphasised that enhancing reporting, monitoring, and evaluation is essential for expediting and coordinating development. 

Nangula was speaking at the Annual Review and Planning Workshop in Ondangwa, which started on the 13th of April.

Oshikoto Police have arrested a pensioner from Oshiyagaya Village in Onyaanya Constituency for allegedly starving and physically abusing a 16-year-old Angolan domestic worker. The 62-year-old woman is expected to appear in Ondangwa Magistrate's Court on Monday.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has met with the political leadership of the Zambezi, Kavango East and West, Ohangwena, Oshana, Omusati, Oshikoto, and Kunene Regions to discuss the way forward in 2026.

The gathering took place at the President's residence at Onheleiwa in the Ohangwena Region.

Following several days of consistent rainfall, Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi has urged all farmers in the region to promptly prepare their fields and to plant sufficient crops to ensure family food security and potential surplus.

Residents of Oshaampula Village in the Oshikoto Region are calling for meaningful change after the elections to improve their living conditions.

They are calling for the upgrading of the Okankolo-Onkumpula road, saying the current state of the road severely affects their daily lives.

As voters in the Omuthiya Constituency of the Oshikoto Region prepare to cast their ballots on 26 November in the Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections, many say they have high expectations and do not want their votes to be in vain.

Residents of Oerwoud Resettlement Farm in Guinas Constituency, Oshikoto Region, are grateful for the education centre and the health outreach point set up there, but they continue to be challenged by a lack of water, electricity, and land for farming.

The Regional Electoral Officer for Oshikoto, Ester Hipangelwa, says preparations for the November Regional Councils and Local Authorities Elections are progressing smoothly and are firmly on track.