The Oshikuku Town Council was allocated N$5.7 million by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) to expand their sewerage pond, fence it off, and put up an embankment to prevent the overflow of sewerage in the current financial year.

The tender for the project was awarded to Kambwa Trading.

According to the Oshikuku Town Council's Public Relations Officer, John Siloiso, the town's eight sewerage ponds, which have been in existence for about twenty years, can no longer keep up due to the drastic increase in population, hence the need to revamp them.

When it comes to education, the Social Security Commission (SSC) is dedicated to supporting initiatives that uplift and empower communities, especially those in rural areas.

These were the comments made by the Chief Executive Officer, Milka Mungunda, during the handover ceremony of a two-classroom block to Omalago Primary School in the Omusati Region.

Omalago Junior Primary School was established in 1993, catering to Grades one to four.

Initially, the school had only two classrooms, and in response, parents stepped in and erected corrugated iron sheet classrooms.

The Oshikango -Santa Clara Border Post will now operate 24/7 following the launch on Friday.

This follows an agreement between the Namibia and Angola governments.

The 24/7 operation will allow the movement of people of the two countries at any time.

Ohangwena Governor Sebastian Ndeitunga is confident that the initiative will greatly ease the movement of people, goods and services and minimise illegal crossing among others.

In April of this year, 133 new hemodialysis cases were managed at Oshakati Intermediate Hospital.

Hemodialysis is a treatment to filter waste and water from the blood.

Of the 133 cases, 35 patients have recovered, while 38 are being managed as outpatients. 

27 chronic cases were referred to private facilities, while three more were relocated to other regions.

30 patients died from diabetes-related causes.

The Ministry of Health and Social Services received a hemolysis machine from DebMarine Namibia, expected to improve healthcare service delivery.

General registration of voters (GRV) has started smoothly in the Kunene Region, with no technical problems experienced unlike in other constituencies.

Since June 3, more than 5000 eligible voters have registered to participate in the upcoming presidential and national assembly elections in November.

Mike Nganjone, the regional electoral officer in the Kunene Region, stated that everything has been going well since the beginning of the voter registration in his region, and no major challenges have been encountered.

The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) is ready to fight for the betterment of Namibia and bring about change in the country.

PDM encapsulates its unwavering dedication to addressing the pressing challenges that face the nation, such as corruption, poverty manifestation, unemployment, and the escalating cost of living.

The PDM President, McHenry Venaani, made these remarks at the official opening of the Central Committee meeting at Opuwo, Kunene Region.

Three thousand and twenty-one people registered in the general registration of voters in the Omusati Region on Monday.

However, the problem of cameras not capturing some people, especially the elderly, remains a challenge at some registration points, but technicians are trying their best to rectify the matter. 

The ECN Regional Electoral Officer in Omusati, Elizabeth Shiningayamwe, says the registration started well in Omusati, and all 56 points opened exactly at 8:00 as anticipated.

The general registration of voters (GRV) started well in the Oshana Region, with only a few hiccups recorded at some of the registration points the nbc News team visited this morning.

The elderly and the young made their way to registration points to register on time to avoid last-minute registration.

Among the first people who woke up early to register at Omashaka puKamanya were Oshana Governor Elia Irimari, Ondangwa Urban Constituency Councillor Ronny Negonga, and two pensioners, Lahja Kornelius and Epifania Simon.

The disaster risk management warehouse at Uukwangula, Oshana Region, which houses drought relief food for the Omusati, Kunene, Oshikoto, Ohangwena, and Oshana regions, is operational and ready to distribute food to the beneficiaries.

Currently, there are a total of 48,030 bottles of 750-ml cooking oil to be distributed in the Oshana Region over the next three months.

Other food items in the warehouse are 17,395 soya mince soup sachets and 17,894 bags of 20 kg of maize meal.

More funds are still needed to build the envisaged Helao Nafidi Private Hospital at Onhuno in the Ohangwena Region.

The private hospital, launched in October 2022, is planned to be a fully registered proprietary limited company.

The feasibility study of the envisaged Helao Nafidi Private Hospital has already been completed and approved by the Ministry of Health and Social Services.