Oshikoto Governor Sacky Kathindi has extended financial assistance to the family of the murdered 34-year-old Christofina Khanuses, including funeral arrangements.
Khanuses, an unemployed mother of six minor children, was found raped and murdered on 11 October in the Nomtsoub location of Tsumeb.
Community members in Tsumeb, under the banner of the Aitsama Madan organisation, have called on the Police to review the 48-hour waiting period associated with missing-person reports.
Residents of Kuvukiland informal settlement in Tsumeb have raised concerns over open trenches dug a year ago during a water project that have become a safety hazard.
Residents say the open trenches have raised fears for children's safety, during the rainy season.
Construction of the Otjikoto Biomass Power Station outside Tsumeb is progressing, although the project is running behind its initial schedule.
The N$2.6 project, which started in 2024, is now expected to be completed next year in December.
Nurses and healthcare workers in Tsumeb benefited from a specialised palliative care training programme.
The training was aimed at strengthening the delivery of home-based healthcare services.
All residents evicted from the Endobo area in Tsumeb have been permanently relocated to a newly established settlement on a portion of Portion 49-761.
A group of aggrieved community members under the banner of the Tsumeb Aitsama Madan development project have taken to the streets, reportedly against the exclusion of youth in the employment of the BioMass Plant.
The project is currently under construction along the Tsumeb-Oshivelo road.
A family in Tsumeb, mourning the loss of a murder victim, has taken to the streets to urge the court to deny bail to the alleged attacker.
Tsumeb municipality Acting Chief Executive Officer Frans Enkali has warned residents against unlawfully blocking stormwater drainage points, as such actions contribute to the increase in flooding incidents currently experienced in the town.
Plans are underway to relocate a number of households in Tsumeb's largest informal settlement to pave the way for construction of what will be the 'Kuvukiland' Kindergarten.
