Residents of Orwetoveni in Otjiwarongo have raised concern over medical waste and contaminated laundry being dumped outside the Orwetoveni Clinic.
Residents say the situation poses a health hazard, particularly for children who play in the surrounding area.
A 40-year-old Congolese national has been arrested in Otjiwarongo after police allegedly discovered pharmaceutical products and baby formula being sold illegally from his tuck shop in Orwetoveni.
43-year-old truck driver Robbert Amutenya, who allegedly blocked traffic in Orwetoveni after refusing a breathalyser test, appeared in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court today.
Suicide and drug possession top the weekend police report.
Two of the three suicides reported are of women in their 40s.
At Oshifo's Omumbonde Village, Lucia Pokanana (47) allegedly hanged herself at home, as did 44-year-old Meriam Kairi from Orwetoveni at Otjiwarongo.
A decision by the Otjiwarongo Municipality to ease the overcrowded Single Quarters hostel units at Orwetoveni has been met with mixed emotions by residents who are refusing to be relocated to a new service area with no water and electricity.
