Residents of Saamstaan, a residential area in Usakos, have been pleading for basic sanitation services for nearly 20 years – a plea that falls on deaf ears.
The community continues to call on the municipality to restore their dignity by addressing their long-overlooked need for proper toilet facilities.
Usakos was shattered last week when six family members were allegedly murdered by a teenage relative.
Police have detained a 17-year-old male as a suspect in the murder of six people at the Hakhaseb location in Usakos.
The suspect, who turns 18 tomorrow, is a relative of the deceased persons.
The police have confirmed that six people died in a house fire at Usakos early this morning.
A grandmother, an adult woman, and four children lost their lives in the incident.
The police forensic team has arrived at the scene to investigate, as the cause of the fire remains unknown at this stage.
A young man, believed to be in his early 20s, has been taken in for questioning in connection with a deadly house fire that claimed the lives of several family members in Usakos early this morning.
Residents at Omugulugwombashe Informal Settlement at Usakos want political parties to provide basic necessities such as water, electricity, and jobs once they are elected into office.
The Welwitschia University will establish a state-of-the-art university at Usakos in the Erongo Region.
This is contained in the memorandum of understanding signed between the university and Usakos Town Council in Windhoek.
Erongo Red donated oxygen concentrators to three state hospitals to reduce the scarcity of such equipment in the region.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was discovered that state hospitals in the Erongo Region desperately needed oxygen concentrators to treat patients.
Youths of Erongosig, a surbub in Usakos, voiced their grievances over what they termed the unjust distribution of land in their neighborhood. They handed over a petition of their plea to the mayor, Irene Simeon-Kurtz.
The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services says individuals grappling with mental health challenges are at a high risk of contemplating and attempting suicide.
