The late Headman of Oshikoto's Onelago Village Sam Nepando was buried at Onamutene on Saturday.
  
Nepando was fatally shot to death a week ago following a land dispute.
 

A resident of Iikokola Village in the Oshikoto Region, Sinkus Johannes made his first court appearance in the Ondangwa Magistrates' Court on charges of murder and attempted murder.

Namibian police have reported seven suicides across the country during the New Year period.

The incidents occurred between December 31 and January 4.

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

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

The Electoral Commission of Namibia’s regional office in the Oshikoto Region has begun deploying 11 teams to operate across various constituencies and polling venues in preparation for special voting, scheduled for 24 November. 

Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has assured the National Assembly that the government is taking urgent steps to address water challenges in some parts of the Oshikoto Region.

A 32-year-old visually impaired man began a 50-kilometre walk this Wednesday from Iihwali Village to the Oshana Regional Council Office to deliver his petition letter to Governor Hofni Iipinge.

The late Jackson Kaujeua Jr. was remembered for his golden voice and applauded for following in the footprints of his father, the late liberation icon Jackson Kaujeua, to keep the legacy alive.

Governors from the Oshana, Oshikoto, and Omusati regions have made key recommendations following their joint assessment of the recent fire outbreak at Etosha National Park.

The remains of the late Jackson Kaujeua Jr. arrived in the country today, where he was received by close family members and fellow artists at Hosea Kutako International Airport.