Four murder cases have been reported to Namibian police since the start of the new year.

Growing frustration is gripping the northern town of Oshikango in the Ohangwena Region as residents openly admit they are unlikely to vote in the upcoming elections, citing years of stalled development and unfulfilled promises.

Unrehabilitated sand mining pits continue to pose a threat to both human lives and those of their livestock in many areas in north-central Namibia.

The San communities of Epinga Village in the Omundaungilo Constituency of the Ohangwena Region are ready for elections. 

They said voting is their democratic right, and they would like to elect a leadership that will work on addressing their plights and alleviating poverty among their people.

A minor boy was burned beyond recognition when the sleeping room in which he was resting caught fire last night at Ohangwena yaHaamoni village in the Ohangwena region.

The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) MP in the National Assembly, Lukas Hamata, says there is an urgent need for clean water in the Ohangwena Region, which can be addressed through the Ohangwena Aquifer 2.

The International University of Management (IUM) is planning to inaugurate its campus at Eenhana in the Ohangwena Region on October 20th.
 
The campus, which is nearing completion, is part of the university's goals to spread its wings for regional development.

Learners at Savo Nuts Private School in the Ohangwena Region who are implicated in examination irregularities will be allowed to enrol in school next year.

The police are stepping up their commitment to provide safety and security with the inauguration of a new police station at Endola in the Endola constituency of the Ohangwena Region.

Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila handed over a borehole to the residents of Epembe Constituency's Ohamutwe-Tautende Village in the Ohangwena Region.

The project was funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform to the tune of N$2.7 million.