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.

Residents of Oikuku and Ohamukwata villages in the Ohangwena Region now have access to potable water after three decades of waiting.

The project is being carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform and the Office of the Prime Minister at a cost of N$3.6 million.

Namibia and Angola have issued a joint communiqué pertaining to the authorization of drought-plagued Namibian farmers to continue grazing their livestock in Angola.

A veteran of the national liberation struggle, Jona Amunyela, was buried at Odibo in the Ohangwena Region on Friday.

He died on December 13th, at the age of 66.

Amunyela joined the Swapo Party in 1970 and went into exile four years later.

The report on the outreach programme to the Ohangwena Region, led by Deputy Speaker Loide Kasingo, which highlighted challenges faced by citizens, including drought, hunger, and limited access to essential services, was adopted after deliberations in the National Assembly.