A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of an eight-year-old boy in Ongwediva.

A chaotic scene unfolded at Ongwediva after the registration for the Conditional Basic Income Grant was unexpectedly postponed.

Pupkewitz Volkswagen North recently hosted a successful car meet at their Ongwediva branch.

The Swapo Party-led government has made undisputed progress since 1990 and continues to ensure that peace and stability prevail.

This was the view of Swapo Party presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the party's rally at Ongwediva.

A nine-year-old girl, Ndakolute Ndakulanawa, a learner at the International Primary School in Ongwediva, died yesterday after she was electrocuted. 

The residents of Ongwediva's Sky Phase 3 can now enjoy the benefits of a N$4.1 million electricity connection.

Residents welcome the new development as a Christmas gift.

NORED customers in the Oshana Region owe the electricity utility N$3.6 million.

Of this, N$734,000 has been outstanding for more than a year.

The German government has installed a solar PV plant at the Gobabis Vocational Training Centre to sustain the centre's electricity supply as part of the social-economic progression.

The solar plant project cost N$4.1 million.

462 trainees received qualifications in various technical fields at Ongwediva during a joint graduation ceremony for the Valombola, Nakayale, and Eenhana vocational training centres.

The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, says Namibia continues to make strides in the provision of clean drinking water, both in urban and rural areas.

These efforts are, however, impeded by damage to infrastructure.