Strong winds, accompanied by hailstorms and rain, caused damage to houses in Onepandaulo Village in the Endola Constituency of Ohangwena Region on Saturday evening.

Roofs were blown off, and trees were uprooted. Fruit trees, on which many depend for an income, were also not spared.

As the year draws to a close, Association of Local Authorities Namibia (ALAN) President Samuel !Oë-Amseb says councils and village settlements across the country have worked tirelessly to deliver services to their residents amidst the challenges of full funding for development projects.

Villages in the eastern part of Otjinene Constituency, bordering the Eiseb area in the Omaheke Region, are battling a veldfire that has destroyed vegetation and much-needed grazing.

Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) president, Dr. Panduleni Itula, recently concluded a grassroots regional tour, where he visited nine regions and over 300 villages.