Okahandja residents are jointly amplifying their voices to address the growing problem of drug abuse and crime among young people in the town.
Residents say drug use is destroying the lives of young people while contributing to rising levels of crime and violence in the community.
Youth and elders in Okahandja gathered today at the Old Nau-aib Community Hall for a youth meeting aimed at uniting young people around common challenges and solutions.
Four people have died while 17 others have been injured in a road accident on the Okahandja-Otjiwarongo road, approximately 65 kilometers from Okahandja this morning.
The descendants and community of Ovaherero gathered at Okahandja for the 103rd Otjiserandu Commemoration of the legacy of Chief Samuel Maharero.
The Commemoration, also known as Red Flag Day, was held under the theme "Remembering the reburial of Chief Samuel Maharero's remains in Namibia".
The family of gender-based violence victim Da Silva Gowases has handed over a petition to the Okahandja Magistrates' Court and the Okahandja Police Station.
The Ombara of a faction of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority, Hoze Riruako, has called for urgent action to preserve Ovaherero culture, saying traditions must be deliberately passed on to children to ensure they are not lost.
The Ovambanderu community and other members of the public converged on Okahandja last weekend to mark the 130th anniversary of the execution of erstwhile Ovambanderu leader Kahimemua Nguvauva.
Nguvauva was executed by firing squad on June 12, 1896, in Okahandja.
A total of 1,703 recruits graduated from the Namibian Training Establishment in Okahandja after successfully completing their military training programme.
The Otjozondjupa Regional Council's Directorate of Education, Innovation, Sports, Arts and Culture held an official opening for the Multi-Disciplinary Arts and Craft Indaba project in Okahandja.
The workshop will run from 11th to 16th May.
The 4 X 4 Initiative Foundation launched its 6th Boys in Leadership camp at Ongeama Camp on the outskirts of Okahandja.
The founder of the initiative, Sydney Boois, stated that if boys are not intentionally nurtured, they are likely to make mistakes.
