Police in the Ohangwena Region have identified the remains of a man found at Oshalumbu village in the Okongo constituency as 36-year-old Nghitewa Nghiyalasha from Onamudidi village. 

The Swapo Party’s Okongo District Office honoured the First Gentleman, Epaphras Ndaitwah, by renaming the office after him.

While thanking the leadership for the gesture, Ndaitwah urged them to work hard and build on the foundation already laid to develop the country.

The First Gentleman has expressed concern over the increasing number of male suicides.

Epaphras Ndaitwah says Namibia is losing productive citizens due to suicide and gender-based violence.

Street vendors in Okongo in the Ohangwena Region are expecting improved business funding criteria to benefit small businesses after the elections.

There is a need for a fully-fledged NATIS office at Okongo in the Ohangwena Region to allow people access to services close to them.

This was highlighted by the Okongo Village Council Chief Executive Officer during a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi.

President Hage Geingob described the late Nahas Mukwaita Ndevahoma as a community activist for social change, a passionate educator, and a patriot who dedicated his life to the liberation of Namibia.

A 33-year-old Namibian male Tuhafeni Simon has been denied bail in the Eenhana Magistrate Court.

Simon faces a charge of murder after allegedly killing his girlfriend on Tuesday night at Okongo. 

The leadership of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority has appealed to the Minister of Justice to look into approving the establishment of three-satellite community courts at Okongo, Eenhana and Omungwelume.

The Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia (SDFN) continues to provide decent housing to its members across the country.

150 members in Okongo, in the Ohangwena Region, became the latest beneficiaries of this scheme.

Namibia has recorded 10,800 cases of malaria and 30 deaths since January this year. The national indoor residual spraying campaign has thus been launched at Okongo in Ohangwena, one of the regions vulnerable to malaria.

In 2021, the country recorded 13,732 cases of malaria.